Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Powerful/influential books
206 books — 134 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Influential Books
293 books — 144 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Books for certain boys,
37 books — 9 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauWild by Cheryl StrayedThe Man Who Walked Through Time by Colin FletcherThe Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
Best books about Solitude (non-fiction)
41 books — 51 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books on Loneliness
513 books — 495 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusHoly Bible by AnonymousWild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books to Read With Your Best Friend
80 books — 7 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyBlood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Dark Literature
267 books — 152 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Autism in Fiction
453 books — 505 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Conservative Books
522 books — 318 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,400 books — 3,900 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedHoney in the Horn by H.L. Davis
The Great Pacific Northwest
70 books — 54 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyChild of God by Cormac McCarthy
Best Serial Killer Books
394 books — 354 voters

Underworld by Don DeLilloThe Goldfinch by Donna Tarttkarlmarx. com by Susan Coll
I Hated Everyone in This Book
214 books — 25 voters
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,083 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayCathedral by Raymond Carver
Substance Abuse & Addiction
715 books — 1,313 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Best of Hemingway
26 books — 168 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusLord of the Flies by William GoldingSiddhartha by Hermann HesseOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Nobel Laureates
659 books — 566 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Dealbreakers-If you hate this book, we won't get along
1,024 books — 261 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Young Adult Romance
4,017 books — 9,669 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
460 books — 538 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Classics that are actually YA
36 books — 12 voters
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Roaring Rampages of Revenge
60 books — 15 voters

Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat HanhCourage to Change by Al-Anon Family Groups
Happy Booklist
35 books — 12 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOverboard by Hank SearlsBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelPrep by Curtis SittenfeldA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
I Did NOT Expect to Cry Over This Book!
69 books — 15 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Top ten: The Unforgettables
56 books — 20 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books That Made Me Cry Like There's No Tomorrow
176 books — 128 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare1984 by George Orwell
The Best Books I Have Ever Read
656 books — 220 voters
A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'ConnorThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingGoldfinger by Ian FlemingDoctor No by Ian Fleming
Books with some Shooting
65 books — 6 voters

The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith
Spiritual Sci-Fi
28 books — 49 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
627 books — 2,756 voters