Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

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



Lord of the Flies by William GoldingBlindness by José Saramago
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,263 books — 11,775 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Series
3,855 books — 10,235 voters

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
335 books — 318 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierSlade House by David Mitchell
Haunted Houses
614 books — 617 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
509 books — 1,507 voters
The Great Influenza by John M. BarrySpillover by David QuammenStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books on Flu and Other Devastating Outbreaks
172 books — 125 voters

Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
574 books — 243 voters
Augustus by Anthony EverittCaesar by Adrian GoldsworthyThe Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather
Best Books About Ancient Rome
762 books — 1,162 voters

A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
Stoicism (Stoic philosophy)
72 books — 42 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Books that Made You Cry!
3,369 books — 8,155 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Woman-Authored Books
9,170 books — 7,338 voters
Bloodlands by Timothy SnyderAugustus by Anthony EverittCaesar by Adrian GoldsworthyCatherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Best History Books
4,173 books — 4,823 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,330 books — 3,623 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic YA Fiction
359 books — 774 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
221 books — 239 voters
1984 by George OrwellAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,158 books — 27,065 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,352 books — 8,942 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,262 books — 12,314 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,894 books — 27,129 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,367 books — 13,077 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,021 books — 80,519 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,129 books — 19,916 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,334 books — 1,353 voters
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Best Books of 2009
1,772 books — 6,930 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
814 books — 1,775 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,895 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2008
1,649 books — 6,771 voters