Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Godfather by Mario PuzoJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,102 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Most Amazing Books You Have Read
236 books — 102 voters

Casino Royale by Ian FlemingFrom Russia with Love by Ian FlemingMoonraker by Ian FlemingLive and Let Die by Ian FlemingOn Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
Best James Bond Books
90 books — 93 voters
The Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensUlysses by James JoyceHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Catholic Stuff You Should Know--A Book List
101 books — 17 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Odyssey by HomerNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
The First Ten Books I Added On Goodreads
63 books — 8 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best of Margaret Atwood
101 books — 251 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
not another f*cking romance
139 books — 8 voters
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorA Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'ConnorThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
A Short Story
185 books — 13 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
2013 NY Times Best-Sellers - Fiction
147 books — 615 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Neon
190 books — 33 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,131 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Best Depressing Books
429 books — 429 voters

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Synesthesia Books
84 books — 65 voters
David Copperfield by Charles DickensHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Incredible First Chapters
24 books — 10 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Shaped Me...
440 books — 149 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Novels with the Best Opening Lines
38 books — 17 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher PaoliniWild by Cheryl Strayed
In a Dark Dark Wood
194 books — 60 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Unrequited Love
367 books — 193 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Troll Magnets
129 books — 68 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That You Keep Going Back To
244 books — 33 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Best Christmas-Themed Books/Stories
840 books — 726 voters
Plainsong by Kent HarufEventide by Kent HarufThe Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf
Best of Kent Haruf
9 books — 12 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Novels of Paintings
50 books — 24 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books I think are great
899 books — 340 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardEragon by Christopher Paolini
Kids With Powers
66 books — 12 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
If You Liked "Eleanor & Park"
47 books — 85 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesRedwall by Brian JacquesOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books Featuring Rodents
330 books — 70 voters
The Hardmen by The Velominati
Books With Unfortunate Titles
36 books — 7 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDune by Frank HerbertOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Mind Blowing Science Fiction Novels
107 books — 61 voters
The Godfather by Mario PuzoBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Books that are too Violent
53 books — 10 voters