Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Martian by Andy Weir
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
2,988 books — 527 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Highest Rated Books on Goodreads (with at least 100 ratings)
319 books — 444 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Selection by Kiera Cass
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4 and Above
664 books — 355 voters
The Body Finder by Kimberly DertingBlood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis KlauseInside Out by Maria V. SnyderMonsters of Men by Patrick NessThe Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
Under-Rated YA Books
334 books — 165 voters

Jodie Wise Nails It! by Dorothy TopferA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Fictitious Australia
515 books — 164 voters
Glamorama by Bret Easton EllisThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Dark Satire
165 books — 156 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Most Intelligent Plots
236 books — 92 voters
Blindness by José SaramagoThe Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José SaramagoDeath with Interruptions by José SaramagoAll the Names by José SaramagoSeeing by José Saramago
Best of José Saramago
19 books — 84 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Unputdownable Books Of All Genres
184 books — 54 voters
All of the Rogers by Erin LockwoodThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany
Best books that you have read in 2017
149 books — 32 voters

The Fall Of White City by N.S. WikarskiThe Hanover Square Affair by Ashley GardnerIndia Black by Carol K. CarrSilent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournThe Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries by P.B. Ryan
Best Romance Historical Mystery Suspense Spy Thriller Romance Series Pub.2005+
25 books — 27 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanKing Street Run by V.R. LingEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
High IQ books
92 books — 20 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterLord Byron Selected Poems by Lord Byron1984 by George OrwellOutsmart The Unexpected by Regina PacelliThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Original Thinker Books
43 books — 19 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen CorasantiPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOtherborn by Anna SilverThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Brilliant Stuff
150 books — 17 voters

Janet Does Everything by Van Evan FullerPlay the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the F... by Charles BukowskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Cat Inside by William S. BurroughsA Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Best Books by Bukowski and the Beats
105 books — 13 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Arctic Incident by Eoin ColferThe Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Nymn's Best of Child Masterminds, Geniuses & Prodigies
13 books — 11 voters

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe A.B.C. Murders by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry ThomasBasil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #11 The "Brilliant Detective" Trope
48 books — 10 voters
The Radleys by Matt HaigThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysReasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Brilliant Original thought which is so rare
22 books — 6 voters

On Looking by Alexandra HorowitzThis Explains Everything by John BrockmanAdvice to Little Girls by Mark TwainTime Warped by Claudia HammondSelf-Portrait as Your Traitor by Debbie Millman
Brain Pickings' Best Books of 2013
13 books — 4 voters
Undertow by S.M. StelmackMidnight Everlasting by S.M. StelmackNecropolis of Light by S.M. Stelmack
What's as good as Undertow (UnderCity Chronicles)
3 books — 1 voter

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