Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brian (27 Lists)



The Shack by William Paul Young
The Worst Books of All Time
8,101 books — 19,875 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Thief of Always by Clive Barker
Best Standalone Fantasy
378 books — 470 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Best of Ray Bradbury
101 books — 243 voters
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanIn the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales by Lord Dunsany
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
527 books — 297 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Best Gothic Books of All Time
572 books — 3,491 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienTime of the Twins by Margaret WeisDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweDune by Frank HerbertThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Books That Inspired Songs
21 books — 11 voters

Books of Blood by Clive BarkerTales of the Cthulhu Mythos by Jim TurnerThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanTales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. LovecraftGraveyard Shift, and Other Stories from Night Shift by Stephen King
Most Terrifying Short Stories
374 books — 492 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Crucible by Arthur MillerCity of Thieves by David Benioff
Books You Wish You Could Force All Your Friends to Read
1,782 books — 834 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiBatman by Alan MooreLone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1 by Kazuo KoikeWolverine by Paul JenkinsVagabond, Volume 1 by Takehiko Inoue
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,010 voters
Vagabond, Volume 1 by Takehiko InoueGraphic Classics, Volume 14 by Tom Pomplun
Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga adaptations
354 books — 93 voters

Samurai Legend by Kan Furuyama
Manga Oneshots
291 books — 175 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOn Basilisk Station by David WeberHelsreach by Aaron Dembski-BowdenHalo by Eric S. Nylund
Military Science Fiction
836 books — 1,133 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,137 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Beautiful Mind by Sylvia NasarI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,123 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,394 books — 119,646 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,566 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
I've Read It More Than 5 Times
971 books — 440 voters
The Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books I Read for School and Ended Up Loving
231 books — 307 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperThe Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. Salvatore
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,059 books — 11,659 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneSlander by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisDragons of Winter Night by Margaret WeisDragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret WeisThe Legend of Huma by Richard A. Knaak
The Best of Dragonlance
54 books — 102 voters
Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey
Most Obvious Tolkien Imitators
52 books — 219 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Books
1,687 books — 1,997 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,354 books — 1,780 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,430 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Best Historical Fiction
7,317 books — 25,515 voters