Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Clarice (131 Lists)



On Writing by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen KingThe Forest House by Marion Zimmer BradleyDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Crystal Cave (Merlin, #1) by Mary Stewart
What We've Read So Far In 2010
4,981 books — 1,784 voters
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 961 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Fur Person by May SartonThe Gargoyle by Andrew DavidsonDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,669 books — 1,034 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBag of Bones by Stephen KingNeedful Things by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,870 voters

The Shining by Stephen King
Hotels, Motels, Inns, B'n'Bs and Guesthouses
444 books — 187 voters
The Knitting & Crochet Bible by Claire ComptonUltimate Knitting Bible by Sharon BrantKnitwear Design Workshop by Shirley PadenThrown Together by Kim HargreavesCables & Arans by Erika Knight
Knitting Nonfiction
81 books — 82 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,331 books — 5,836 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters

The Fur Person by May SartonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Shining by Stephen KingOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
GoodReads Read in 2009
64 books — 23 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,331 voters

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBag of Bones by Stephen KingGhost Children by Sue TownsendOn Writing by Stephen King
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,600 books — 16,222 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
American Literature at the Movies
462 books — 180 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingCold Mountain by Charles FrazierRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters
The Stone and the Flute by Hans BemmannPawn of Prophecy by David EddingsThe Mistress of the Jewels by Diana L. PaxsonSilverhair The Wanderer by Diana L. PaxsonMärchenmond by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 688 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingThe Killing Doll by Ruth RendellShutter Island by Dennis LehaneOne Across Two down by Ruth RendellHeartstones by Ruth Rendell
books to read in one-sitting
337 books — 273 voters
The Killing Doll by Ruth RendellThe Tree of Hands by Ruth RendellThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The Mind
436 books — 464 voters

Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Philosophical Fiction
315 books — 555 voters
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
The Child is Dead
63 books — 15 voters

The Killing Doll by Ruth RendellThe Tree of Hands by Ruth RendellThe Lake of Darkness by Ruth RendellThe Minotaur by Barbara VineThe Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,257 voters
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
I Love New York City
609 books — 355 voters

Pet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Fur Person by May Sarton
Great Cat Books
1,578 books — 949 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyLady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Forest House by Marion Zimmer BradleyRavens of Avalon by Diana L. PaxsonDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,441 books — 18,174 voters

Dark Satanic by Marion Zimmer BradleyDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Fog by James HerbertDark Harvest by Norman PartridgeWeed Species by Jack Ketchum
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,099 voters
Gott schütze dieses Haus by Elizabeth GeorgeBy the Light of the Moon by Dean KoontzThe Spear by James HerbertThe Ghosts of Sleath by James Herbert
The absolutely worst books you can think of
913 books — 531 voters

Pet Sematary by Stephen KingI'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
243 books — 121 voters
Fluke by James HerbertCujo by Stephen King
Great "Dog" Books
1,250 books — 1,932 voters

Beneath the Skin by Nicci French
Books set during the Summer
370 books — 220 voters
London by Edward Rutherfurd
London Calling
1,229 books — 642 voters

One of Us by Michael Marshall Smith
Best Supernatural Mysteries
143 books — 167 voters
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Best Books of 1992
457 books — 197 voters