Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mark H (26 Lists)



The Inverted World by Christopher PriestLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Plot Twist
415 books — 665 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Mind-bending Science Fiction
250 books — 211 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3,061 books — 3,889 voters
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Short Stories of All Time
620 books — 435 voters

Ubik by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Philosophical Science Fiction
489 books — 493 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,874 books — 3,775 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Reddit Recommendations
581 books — 759 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
2,038 books — 3,810 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousMisery by Stephen KingThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,264 books — 11,776 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
855 books — 911 voters

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Metafiction
446 books — 584 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,331 books — 3,623 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction
3,958 books — 8,229 voters
The Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson
Lovecraft Would Be Pleased
86 books — 62 voters

This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong
Best Book Titles
12,496 books — 8,997 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeCujo by Stephen King
THE BEST HORROR NOVELS LIST
383 books — 252 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,276 books — 6,322 voters
Immortality by Milan KunderaThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Fiction of Milan Kundera
12 books — 121 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
309 books — 555 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,122 books — 1,756 voters

Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
711 books — 552 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,938 books — 26,347 voters

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,200 books — 2,719 voters
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
93 books — 412 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Reality Warping Fiction
340 books — 177 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceCity of Glass by Paul AusterWhite Noise by Don DeLilloImmortality by Milan KunderaA History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes
Best Books Ever
80,169 books — 298,975 voters