Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bridgit (61 Lists)



The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,761 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best for Book Clubs
14,515 books — 18,325 voters

True Grit by Charles Portis
Girls Who Kick Ass
1,313 books — 834 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
75,629 books — 281,220 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWater for Elephants by Sara GruenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,284 books — 4,611 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,902 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Gotta have 'em!!! 2010 & 2011 YA Releases!
347 books — 938 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,079 books — 9,806 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Sidekicks Carry The Story
60 books — 41 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLolita by Vladimir NabokovGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,352 books — 14,511 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
India: Fiction
319 books — 322 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
YA Books Better Than Twilight
648 books — 449 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy that is Really Fantasy
331 books — 285 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,316 books — 24,548 voters

Black Magic Sanction by Kim HarrisonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsA River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,137 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Yellowest Books Ever
1,818 books — 580 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,582 books — 13,113 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Magus by John FowlesHamlet by William ShakespeareGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,383 books — 119,586 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerBeyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
989 books — 4,123 voters

Frostbitten by Kelley ArmstrongKitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
Eagerly Anticipated Books Remainder of 2009 and 2010
490 books — 1,415 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Highbrow Fantasy Books
418 books — 623 voters

Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNarcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters
The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,134 books — 25,667 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
638 books — 2,229 voters
The Secret by Rhonda ByrneEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertGodless by Ann CoulterDianetics by L. Ron Hubbard
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,102 voters

Predator by Patricia CornwellIsle of Dogs by Patricia Cornwell
The absolutely worst books you can think of
913 books — 531 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,447 books — 8,400 voters