Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Loretta Trautz (16 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Only One Left by Riley SagerBehind Closed Doors by B.A. ParisThe Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,710 books — 9,834 voters
The Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Last Thing He Told Me by Laura DaveBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
10,558 books — 7,394 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneNo Exit by Taylor AdamsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyBehind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,635 books — 10,202 voters
Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonNo Exit by Taylor AdamsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,252 books — 7,797 voters

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. ParisThe Couple Next Door by Shari LapenaNo Exit by Taylor AdamsShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,649 books — 16,266 voters
The Only One Left by Riley SagerShutter Island by Dennis Lehane1984 by George OrwellThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books you have read more than one time
12,382 books — 7,648 voters

The Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonBehind Closed Doors by B.A. ParisThe Only One Left by Riley SagerThe Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Best Books Ever
75,805 books — 281,765 voters
The Room by Hubert Selby Jr.The Book of Lies by Aleister CrowleyRant by Chuck PalahniukThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,907 books — 2,347 voters

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerNight Train by Martin AmisBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,082 books — 9,790 voters
Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles BukowskiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Wanting Seed by Anthony BurgessJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,557 voters

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonLord of the Flies by William GoldingLife After God by Douglas CouplandGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonRant by Chuck Palahniuk
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,287 books — 10,018 voters
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonRant by Chuck PalahniukSexus by Henry MillerVoluntary Madness by Vicki HendricksThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,132 books — 7,212 voters

The Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonThe Room by Hubert Selby Jr.Life After God by Douglas CouplandThe Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,613 books — 9,419 voters
Pygmy by Chuck PalahniukDarkness Visible by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFight Club 2 by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,060 books — 5,719 voters

Geek Love by Katherine DunnJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonThe Contortionist's Handbook by Craig ClevengerThe Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerNotes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,781 books — 2,639 voters
Choke by Chuck PalahniukPygmy by Chuck PalahniukReheated Cabbage by Irvine WelshThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Manfiction
2,214 books — 554 voters