Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joe Sampson (25 Lists)



North and South by Elizabeth GaskellCranford by Elizabeth GaskellWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellMary Barton by Elizabeth GaskellRuth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell
11 books — 39 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenMansfield Park by Jane Austen
Best Jane Austen Novels
20 books — 478 voters

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaDown and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,790 books — 6,324 voters
Hitler by Alan BullockThe Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher by Bruno Ernst
Best Biographies
1,649 books — 2,931 voters

The Descent of Woman by Elaine MorganShattering the Myths of Darwinism by Richard Milton
Popular Science Books That Make You Think
187 books — 16 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac AsimovAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,566 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganShattering the Myths of Darwinism by Richard MiltonThe Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan
Science Writing
283 books — 139 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerHitler and Stalin by Alan Bullock
Hitler, Nazism
78 books — 26 voters

The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynHitler and Stalin by Alan BullockDarkness at Noon by Arthur KoestlerAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Stalin's Purges of the 1930s
53 books — 19 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books Ever
75,778 books — 281,602 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,394 books — 119,647 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynHitler and Stalin by Alan BullockDarkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Stalinist Russia
154 books — 50 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklOn Becoming a Person by Carl R. RogersThe Art of Loving by Erich FrommEmotional Intelligence by Daniel GolemanAuthentic Happiness by Martin E.P. Seligman
Books Every Psychology and/or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
1,344 books — 1,470 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,960 books — 2,998 voters
Babysitting the Baumgartners by Selena KittThe Secret Lives of Emma by Natasha WalkerPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothWith My Body by Nikki Gemmell
Best Erotica
2,427 books — 2,512 voters

What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard CourantHow to Lie with Statistics by Darrell HuffRelativity by Albert Einstein
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 666 voters
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
On Evolution - Love It Or Hate It
201 books — 105 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe End of Faith by Sam HarrisThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
543 books — 937 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters

Tempted by Megan Hart
Top Self-published Erotica
940 books — 1,183 voters
Eat to Live by Joel FuhrmanThe China Study by T. Colin CampbellPrevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.The Kind Diet by Alicia SilverstoneDr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes by Neal D. Barnard
Plant-Based Diet
227 books — 156 voters

Running Bare by Lacey ThornAlice's Sexual Discovery in a Wonderful Land by Liz AdamsSwitch by Megan Hart
Hottest Romance/Erotica Covers
1,071 books — 1,313 voters
Birthday Party Surprise by Cheryl DragonPlenty To Learn by Lara Valentine
Sexy Towns
183 books — 47 voters

The China Study by T. Colin CampbellThe Kind Diet by Alicia SilverstoneAnimal Liberation by Peter SingerDiet for a New America by John Robbins
Books for Vegans, Vegetarians, and those interested in Animal Rights
483 books — 529 voters