Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris Gager (1483 Lists)



Life of Pi by Yann MartelA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Linda's list
10 books — 8 voters
Wheat Belly by William DavisFood Rules by Michael PollanFit for Life by Harvey DiamondThe Carbohydrate Addict's LifeSpan Program by Richard F. Heller
A Nutrition Reading List
377 books — 412 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenPaper Towns by John GreenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathRoméo et Juliette by William ShakespeareThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
YA Books About/Mentioning Depression, Self-Harm And Suicide
318 books — 832 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollRabbit, Run by John UpdikeRabbit Redux by John UpdikeRabbit Is Rich by John Updike
Rabbits
282 books — 98 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Death of a Parent in Fiction
411 books — 59 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Ms. Fitzgerald's AP Lit Suggested Reading List, Part 2
25 books — 7 voters

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
#26 A Novel Set In A Firm Or Corporation
8 books — 8 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Books about 15 year-olds
151 books — 16 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Inspirational Christian Biographies
134 books — 11 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesMax the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Books about 14 year-olds
195 books — 35 voters

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerDead Wake by Erik LarsonMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickLife on the Mississippi by Mark TwainA Night to Remember by Walter Lord
True Nautical Stories (Non-Fiction Only)
92 books — 51 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakWolf Hall by Hilary MantelRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Amazing Historical Fiction
454 books — 218 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,297 books — 7,864 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Writing so Good it Hurts
24 books — 5 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFour Fish by Paul Greenberg
Best Essays about Plants, Animals and Nature
253 books — 56 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books I Just Didn't Understand
37 books — 19 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best History Books
3,670 books — 3,709 voters
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Autumn Vibe Books
50 books — 5 voters

Fiction 100 by james-h-pickering
Rip Van Winkle
52 books — 10 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Ghosties, Ghoulies, and Gothic
41 books — 9 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPlainsong by Kent HarufEventide by Kent Haruf
Fall Reading List
127 books — 16 voters
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisHotel California by Barney HoskynsL.A. Confidential by James EllroySan Miguel by T. Coraghessan BoyleThe High Window by Raymond Chandler
Books Set in Southern California
387 books — 58 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréAtonement by Ian McEwanOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
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405 books — 28 voters
The Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerNotre-Dame de Paris by Victor HugoAmsterdam by Ian McEwanHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Cities
1,589 books — 136 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Best Classics of All Time
59 books — 10 voters
Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovGravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Books that are Utter Nonsense
3 books — 3 voters

The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Reptile Room by Lemony SnicketThe Austere Academy by Lemony SnicketThe Miserable Mill by Lemony SnicketThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Macabre
51 books — 7 voters
The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best Popular Poetry Books on Goodreads
242 books — 29 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymous
Abandoned Babies
137 books — 20 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratEye of the Needle by Ken FollettHangover Square by Patrick Hamilton
World War II England
384 books — 197 voters