Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Janet M (18 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Ending
8,043 books — 6,030 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dystopia!
1,220 books — 2,755 voters
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
Best Survival Stories
1,152 books — 1,606 voters

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,186 books — 11,230 voters
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Must-Read Personal Accounts
273 books — 212 voters

Calico Joe by John Grisham
Baseball Books to Love
269 books — 126 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,882 books — 21,901 voters

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Liars' Club by Mary KarrTruman by David McCulloughJust Kids by Patti Smith
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,782 books — 6,314 voters
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,221 books — 8,062 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultPet Sematary by Stephen KingSphere by Michael Crichton
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,691 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Stand by Stephen KingAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,829 books — 49,769 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtSummer of '42 by Herman Raucher
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,300 books — 1,132 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,922 books — 2,054 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett11/22/63 by Stephen King
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
717 books — 800 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,380 books — 119,558 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters
Truman by David McCulloughThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,647 books — 2,927 voters