Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eric (18 Lists)



The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best Historical Fiction
7,317 books — 25,515 voters
The Shack by William Paul Young
The Worst Books of All Time
8,101 books — 19,875 voters

Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovCloud Atlas by David MitchellExercises in Style by Raymond QueneauTime's Arrow by Martin Amis
Oulipo,etc.
254 books — 250 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Shack by William Paul YoungThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,393 books — 119,644 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,617 books — 11,182 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,300 books — 7,856 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanLast Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,064 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,098 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,266 books — 3,648 voters

The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Great Brain by John D. FitzgeraldA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Favorite books from my childhood
4,410 books — 7,413 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Saddest Books
493 books — 721 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Worst book of the decade
67 books — 54 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,589 books — 13,119 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,770 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,374 voters