Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Stand by Stephen KingEverything's Eventual by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,870 voters
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
Have Passport Will Travel
702 books — 585 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Best Horror Novels
1,969 books — 5,434 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Graveyards, Cemeteries and other haunted places
336 books — 151 voters

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Ken Follett Novels
29 books — 192 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareIvanhoe by Walter ScottOthello by William Shakespeare
One Word Titles
2,540 books — 264 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
what to read over and over again.
285 books — 177 voters
Harry 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. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
YA Male POV
797 books — 593 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGreat Expectations by Charles DickensDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Victorian Novels
213 books — 507 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsLight in August by William Faulkner
Difficult Reading
102 books — 102 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Teen/Young Adult Books
2,108 books — 2,674 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Odyssey by HomerLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
40+ Main Characters
330 books — 85 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Odyssey by HomerGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Must Have Books In Your Bookshelf
304 books — 136 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,574 books — 1,471 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Two words: I. cried.
665 books — 838 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Russia House by John le Carré
Lavender book covers
228 books — 79 voters

The Natural by Bernard MalamudThe Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert CooverThe Great American Novel by Philip Roth
Best Baseball Novels of All Time
124 books — 186 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books of my life
111 books — 26 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Stand by Stephen King
Books You Should Read In Your Lifetime
480 books — 202 voters
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Drowning Towns
423 books — 60 voters

Alice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Children's Books for Adults
65 books — 15 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan PoeA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Books with old houses in their plots
130 books — 43 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Ghost Stories
1,481 books — 1,875 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Far Side Gallery 3 by Gary LarsonA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,052 books — 2,341 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,384 books — 119,599 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,187 books — 68,050 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books that Touched My Heart
1,056 books — 596 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books By American Authors That Everyone Should Read
49 books — 21 voters