Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom Willis (24 Lists)



The Complete Father Brown by G.K. ChestertonThe Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Best Catholic Fiction
362 books — 291 voters
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.That Hideous Strength by C.S. LewisDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Top Ten Books You've Read with the Classics Club
52 books — 10 voters

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,409 voters
Timeline by Michael CrichtonTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Treasure Hunter Thrillers
421 books — 839 voters

Imperium by Robert Harris
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
269 books — 265 voters
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,430 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,967 books — 2,834 voters
The Splendor of Truth by Pope John Paul IIHumanae Vitae by Pope Paul VIFides et Ratio by Pope John Paul II
Papal Encylicals
42 books — 3 voters

The Everlasting Man by G.K. ChestertonThe Great Heresies by Hilaire BellocThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the World by Robert Hugh BensonHe Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek
A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan
141 books — 27 voters
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
Top 100 Christian Library
165 books — 51 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisOrthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonThe Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
Top 100 Christian Books (By Worldview Institute)
303 books — 184 voters
The Sources of Catholic Dogma by Henry DenzingerCatechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic ChurchThe Catechism of the Council of Trent by Pope Pius VCompendium by Catholic ChurchCatechetical instructions of St. Thomas Aquinas by Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Catechisms
35 books — 4 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,157 books — 25,688 voters
City of God by Augustine of HippoConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Torah by AnonymousThe Didache by The Twelve Apostles
Best Holy Books
267 books — 531 voters

Confessions by Augustine of HippoSumma Theologica by Thomas AquinasOrthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonStory of a Soul by Thérèse of LisieuxThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Essential Theology Books for a Seminary Education
633 books — 221 voters
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,297 books — 3,503 voters

Star Wars by James LucenoStar Wars by Sean StewartStar Wars by Matthew Woodring StoverTraitor by Matthew StoverStar Wars by Terry Brooks
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Iliad by HomerThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriMere Christianity by C.S. LewisDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,670 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
75,831 books — 281,779 voters
The Symposium by PlatoFive Dialogues by Plato
Best Philosophy Introductions
222 books — 281 voters

Traditions of Men by Patrick VandapoolThe Imitation of Christ by Thomas à KempisMere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisLight of the World by Pope Benedict XVI
Books for Catholics
676 books — 213 voters
Metamorphoses by OvidThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainConfessions by Augustine of HippoOrthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
All kinds of classics that should be read at least once
498 books — 236 voters

Orthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonRome Sweet Home by Kimberly HahnTheology and Sanity by Frank SheedThe Everlasting Man by G.K. ChestertonSumma Theologica by Thomas Aquinas
Books that explain the Catholic faith
160 books — 76 voters
Confessions by Augustine of HippoThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters