Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ania (12 Lists)



The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPerfume by Patrick SüskindLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
8,405 books — 27,598 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRoom by Emma DonoghueGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 339 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,566 books — 3,054 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,207 books — 28,379 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Smart Summer Reads
14,065 books — 11,997 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,593 books — 16,888 voters

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
WWII Historic Fiction
1,545 books — 1,682 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,896 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,816 books — 22,877 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,261 books — 126,271 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best for Book Clubs
15,762 books — 20,612 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
80,174 books — 299,017 voters