Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Neuwohner (23 Lists)



East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
218 books — 320 voters

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Best World Philosophy Book
953 books — 1,421 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters

Cannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
44 books — 210 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanNeuromancer by William GibsonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau1984 by George Orwell
Books that Were Most Ahead of their Time
26 books — 41 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
75,720 books — 281,554 voters
Leaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Poetry Books
2,976 books — 2,417 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessWe by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Dystopia!
1,220 books — 2,755 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books that Made You Cry!
3,356 books — 7,891 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,637 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Great American Novel
670 books — 1,089 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerParadise Lost by John MiltonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Cultural Litaracy
81 books — 7 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
NPR's Top 307 YA Novels
215 books — 12 voters

Roadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
197 books — 722 voters
Foundation and Empire by Isaac AsimovSecond Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,644 books — 6,901 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Worst Books of All Time
8,100 books — 19,874 voters
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,730 books — 25,950 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,323 books — 24,565 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Books You Are Tired Of Hearing About
734 books — 1,009 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Philosophical Literature
1,166 books — 2,725 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Classic SF Novels (1930-1950)
63 books — 90 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
American Literature
505 books — 174 voters