Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussAnthill by Edward O. Wilson
It was my Friend's Favorite book
151 books — 16 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jordan B Peterson's Most Terrifying Books
20 books — 10 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensAtonement by Ian McEwanWolf Hall by Hilary MantelGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Books Set in London
787 books — 316 voters
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
Great Spring/Summer Reads
25 books — 7 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Book for loners
41 books — 10 voters
The Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerHercules, My Shipmate by Robert Graves
The Best Pagan Books
580 books — 311 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomLust for Life by Irving StoneAmsterdam by Ian McEwan
Netherlands
157 books — 29 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Books about Insane Rich People
56 books — 23 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Best Personal Favorites
123 books — 64 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov1984 by George Orwell
Best EXPLICIT books
647 books — 269 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEmma by Jane AustenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,549 books — 12,521 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Spy Who Loved Me by Ian FlemingDiamonds Are Forever by Ian FlemingThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Favorite Main Characters
238 books — 55 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books Where the Hero is the Villain
35 books — 12 voters
1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseAnimal Farm by George OrwellHiroshima by John HerseyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,051 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Andy HopkinsNeuromancer by William Gibson
The Guardian: 1000 Books Everyone Must Read (Science Fiction & Fantasy I: A to Na)
99 books — 17 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Tastemakers On: Best Books to Give
129 books — 13 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Arabian Nights by Henry William DulckenPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books You Need to Read to be Considered Well-Read
721 books — 405 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bystanders
28 books — 21 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Be Glad You Don't Go to This School
36 books — 27 voters
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelAtonement by Ian McEwan
6 Star Books
1,225 books — 1,129 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksArrowsmith by Sinclair LewisMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderThe Incurable Wound by Berton Roueché
All about medicine
72 books — 39 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradGoldfinger by Ian Fleming
The List of Body Parts
284 books — 13 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica RothNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Teen Covers
899 books — 826 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHoles by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThat Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
Broken Boys of YA
226 books — 127 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Books Containing Dangerous Ideas
167 books — 111 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Female Lead Characters
4,845 books — 5,867 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHamlet by William ShakespeareBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Iliad by HomerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
100 Books That Will Make You More Interesting, More Attractive and Sounds Smart Even If You Aren't.
154 books — 25 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Novels That Are Great Enough (and fun enough) to Read *Twice*
410 books — 208 voters

The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre BoulleS.O.P.H.I.A. by Pierre BoulleFrom Here to Eternity by James JonesHarm's Way by James BassettThe Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
World War II - Pacific Theatre
301 books — 124 voters
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
Books Set in Vermont
389 books — 139 voters