Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alexa (14 Lists)



The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Book Recommendations for Daenerys Targaryen
120 books — 149 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Stand-Alone Fantasy Book
254 books — 198 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Smart Summer Reads
12,598 books — 10,480 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,763 voters

The Hours by Michael CunninghamPossession by A.S. ByattPale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
fiction in which the writing of a book features prominently
99 books — 49 voters
Night by Elie WieselFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,145 books — 17,354 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonIn the Woods by Tana FrenchMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,557 voters
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonAnimalia by Graeme BaseBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Best Picture Books
3,072 books — 1,975 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 838 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,204 books — 4,189 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters
The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus
Best Covers of 2012
284 books — 288 voters

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,202 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,670 voters