Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Road by Cormac McCarthyJaws by Peter Benchley’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Best Books about Being Eaten
103 books — 178 voters
Emma by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Books that everyone should give a try
390 books — 151 voters

Courage to Change by Al-Anon Family Groups
Life Transformation Books
3,507 books — 2,172 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Seen the Movie, Read the Book
256 books — 74 voters

Underworld by Don DeLillo
Books I Still Hope to Forget
189 books — 37 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
I've Read It More Than 5 Times
971 books — 440 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
330 books — 593 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph HellerLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bibles for the Revolution
403 books — 181 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Time Travel...Without a Machine
71 books — 22 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Garbage syllabus
47 books — 24 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonA Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Books with the Moon on the Cover
640 books — 185 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirDivergent by Veronica Roth
What we've read so far in 2016
7,971 books — 974 voters

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearAugust 1914 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WWI: The Great War (Historical Fiction)
450 books — 388 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
Unpredictable Great Bad Endings!
56 books — 15 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareSphere by Michael Crichton
Bad Endings
167 books — 192 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAtonement by Ian McEwanEmma by Jane Austen
Books with an interwoven love story
177 books — 132 voters

Start Where You Are by Pema ChödrönOne Breath at a Time by Kevin Griffin
How to Get Well
272 books — 90 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,258 books — 4,892 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Two Words I cried and cried
119 books — 92 voters
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Best of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Authors Who Put The "H" In HORROR
53 books — 10 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAtonement by Ian McEwanLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Movie Made You Want to Read the Book
634 books — 496 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Stand by Stephen KingJaws by Peter Benchley
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,664 books — 6,489 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareEragon by Christopher PaoliniEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDivergent by Veronica Roth
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,056 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWolf Hall by Hilary MantelGoldfinger by Ian Fleming
I read the first one and felt compelled to read them all
267 books — 86 voters

Odd Thomas by Dean KoontzOdd Hours by Dean KoontzOdd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz
Best Dean Koontz Books
91 books — 903 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHamlet by William Shakespeare
What a Downer...
331 books — 117 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books I read and I can't remember a thing
388 books — 55 voters
Empire Falls by Richard RussoThe Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne JewettThe Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Books Set in Maine
687 books — 222 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William GoldingMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Required Reading in High School
811 books — 1,280 voters
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert RankinWhite Noise by Don DeLilloThe Dance of the Voodoo Handbag by Robert RankinDead Bitch Army by Andre DuzaRats Saw God by Rob Thomas
There Ought to be a Band
2,437 books — 1,107 voters