Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andrew Barbin (11 Lists)



Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. ForsterMedea by EuripidesSonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Books From Before 1950
542 books — 135 voters
The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAnimal Farm by George OrwellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters

The Complete Essays by Michel de MontaigneHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,382 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Language of God by Francis S. CollinsMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,836 books — 3,595 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'EngleDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryOn Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters
Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas CahillWalking on Water by Madeleine L'EngleSaint Thomas Aquinas by G.K. ChestertonThe Language of God by Francis S. CollinsSailing the Wine-Dark Sea by Thomas Cahill
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,266 books — 3,500 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
75,720 books — 281,542 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,142 books — 25,668 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Female Lead Characters
4,846 books — 5,869 voters
The Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonSailing the Wine-Dark Sea by Thomas CahillThe Everlasting Man by G.K. ChestertonNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,682 books — 3,716 voters

Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. TolkienFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best books by J.R.R. Tolkien
39 books — 202 voters