Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Spooky (22 Lists)



Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
Pre-Raphaelites in Fiction
44 books — 29 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,033 books — 2,015 voters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Years by Virginia WoolfA Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf
Writers who committed suicide
456 books — 285 voters
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Twisted Tales
673 books — 400 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Woods Are Dark by Richard LaymonThe House That Jack Built by Graham MastertonQuake by Richard LaymonDark Mountain by Richard Kelly
The Goriest Books Ever
407 books — 625 voters
The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice
The Best of Anne Rice
26 books — 237 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 717 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbDaggerspell by Katharine KerrShip of Magic by Robin Hobb
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,062 books — 11,661 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbShip of Magic by Robin Hobb
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,149 books — 25,682 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareHannibal by Thomas HarrisDracula by Bram StokerJohnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen VásquezAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,468 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,044 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoHeidi by Johanna SpyriOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Literary Fiction
1,543 books — 1,326 voters

Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Philosophical Literature
1,166 books — 2,724 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDracula by Bram Stoker
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,640 voters

Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
Best Twisted Fairy Tales
279 books — 304 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukDiary by Chuck Palahniuk
Books I Love
133 books — 20 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Favorite books from my childhood
4,411 books — 7,414 voters
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl1984 by George OrwellSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Queen of the Damned by Anne RiceRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,385 books — 1,575 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
340 books — 470 voters