Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



On the Road by Jack KerouacHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
"...if _______ is not the book version of everything horrible and unjust that the patriarchy stands for, I do not know what is."
170 books — 94 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books my Sisters Recommended to Me
149 books — 11 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Love Triangles in a Series
94 books — 121 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
My Favorite Romance Books
619 books — 393 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,481 books — 1,786 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Night to Remember by Walter LordIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteIsaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Non-fiction that reads like a story
40 books — 13 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. WellsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHyperion by Dan Simmons
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
809 books — 1,682 voters
Couples by John UpdikeThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverDear Life by Alice MunroOverdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot by Tom ButlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred P... by James M. Cain
What can I read next?
152 books — 11 voters

Peyton Place by Grace MetaliousRabbit, Run by John UpdikeThe Adventurers by Harold Robbins
Best Trashy Novels
236 books — 80 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Twilight and evening when the sun has just set
89 books — 18 voters

The War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsFun with Dick and Jane by William S. GrayCasino Royale by Ian FlemingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
In Name Only
107 books — 23 voters
Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Best Nature Books
1,152 books — 771 voters

The Population Bomb by Paul R. EhrlichThe Population Explosion by Paul R. EhrlichOverdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot by Tom ButlerEcoscience by Paul R. EhrlichMaybe One by Bill McKibben
Zero Population Growth
21 books — 36 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Every Single Good Book In The World
196 books — 19 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Classics Library
634 books — 523 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAtonement by Ian McEwanPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellHowards End by E.M. Forster
Best Books For Mature Readers
339 books — 35 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonNotre-Dame of Paris by Victor Hugo
Histories of Cities
260 books — 105 voters
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Novels with Abortion as a Subject
195 books — 60 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 556 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Stand by Stephen King
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters

My Ántonia by Willa CatherThese Is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Rural American Women's History (fiction and nonfiction)
175 books — 68 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy
The Best of Tolstoy
31 books — 445 voters

The Snowman by Jo NesbøOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Books Made Into Movies (2017)
16 books — 9 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Endings You Never Forget!
52 books — 17 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll1984 by George OrwellMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Reality Warping Fiction
329 books — 170 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Plot Against America by Philip RothThe Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
2017: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,707 books — 203 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Modern-day Classics
363 books — 189 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Animal Societies
80 books — 34 voters