Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Inverted World by Christopher PriestLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Plot Twist
409 books — 651 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Mind-bending Science Fiction
222 books — 160 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
2,925 books — 3,175 voters
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Best Short Stories of All Time
611 books — 387 voters

Ubik by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Philosophical Science Fiction
425 books — 404 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
3,981 books — 1,993 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Reddit Recommendations
577 books — 762 voters
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,836 books — 3,595 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
3,186 books — 11,245 voters
Ubik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
832 books — 894 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
442 books — 578 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,241 books — 3,411 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction
3,644 books — 6,900 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
11,369 books — 7,740 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeCujo by Stephen King
THE BEST HORROR NOVELS LIST
379 books — 249 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
3,935 books — 4,942 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
305 books — 550 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,105 books — 1,718 voters

Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 554 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,323 books — 24,563 voters

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,079 books — 2,098 voters
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
88 books — 407 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Reality Warping Fiction
329 books — 170 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
75,717 books — 281,544 voters