Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Synthia Hediger (13 Lists)



Kane & Abel by Jeffrey ArcherInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceCannery Row by John SteinbeckMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanGalápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,613 books — 9,419 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsRabbit Redux by John UpdikeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Ian EdgintonPrinciples by Ray DalioForbidden Fruit by Diane L. Kowalyshyn
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,673 voters

Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDebt of Bones by Terry GoodkindBel Canto by Ann PatchettFrom the Corner of His Eye by Dean KoontzM is for Malice by Sue Grafton
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
11,279 books — 7,494 voters
The Brass Verdict by Michael ConnellyRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesThe Swan Lake Murders by Susan RowlandRabbit Redux by John Updike
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,109 books — 16,966 voters

To Be a Fae Queen by Tricia CopelandRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsCannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Brass Verdict by Michael ConnellyThe Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
Books I Will Never Forget
10,554 books — 7,558 voters
The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyObsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. HamiltonDeath of an Officer by Mark EllisThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Ian Edginton
All-Time Awesome Books
11,767 books — 7,463 voters

The Magicians by Lev GrossmanSomething Will Change Me by Don HynesFearless Fourteen by Janet EvanovichThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsAnthem by Ayn Rand
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,635 books — 10,202 voters
Homegoing by Yaa GyasiThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsDebt of Bones by Terry GoodkindThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,686 books — 9,837 voters

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Sound of the Broken Wand by Tiki BlackCannery Row by John SteinbeckDeath of an Officer by Mark EllisRose Madder by Stephen King
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,649 books — 16,268 voters
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithTo be a Fae Guardian by Tricia CopelandBeyond the Shadows by Brent WeeksObsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,848 books — 14,551 voters

Pale Blue Dot by Carl SaganKane & Abel by Jeffrey ArcherTen Big Ones by Janet EvanovichSomething Will Change Me by Don HynesConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,145 books — 17,354 voters
The Storyteller by Jodi PicoultOur Mutual Friend by Charles DickensGalápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsPachinko by Min Jin Lee
MUST READS!!!
14,438 books — 10,001 voters

Beartown by Fredrik BackmanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Ian EdgintonTo Be a Fae Queen by Tricia CopelandWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
Smart Summer Reads
12,598 books — 10,480 voters