Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stephanie (25 Lists)



The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
817 books — 1,069 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
574 books — 243 voters

Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein
Women & Gender Studies
1,507 books — 605 voters
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonWasted by Marya HornbacherMadness by Marya Hornbacher
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,280 books — 2,657 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeRoots by Alex Haley
Black History Month
568 books — 504 voters
Night by Elie WieselA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklStolen Lives by Malika OufkirThe Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,716 books — 3,918 voters

Fishers of Men by Gerald N. LundBehold the Man by Gerald N. LundPillar of Fire by David G. WoolleyAbinadi by H.B. MoorePower of Deliverance by David G. Woolley
Best LDS fiction
592 books — 493 voters
East by Edith Pattou
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,842 books — 9,246 voters

Pretties by Scott WesterfeldLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Strong Heroine Series
1,640 books — 2,096 voters
Pretties by Scott WesterfeldSpecials by Scott WesterfeldThe Lost Hero by Rick RiordanDeception Point by Dan Brown
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,885 books — 70,458 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,539 books — 8,281 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,258 books — 126,233 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëStanding for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,737 books — 4,516 voters
I Am a Mother by Jane Clayson JohnsonBroken Things to Mend by Jeffrey R. HollandPearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith Jr.
Best LDS non-fiction
241 books — 277 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
16,030 books — 18,741 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,207 books — 28,380 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Best Books Ever
80,170 books — 298,963 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanInferno by Dante Alighieri
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,622 books — 11,314 voters

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,567 books — 3,055 voters
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlinThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddBaby Proof by Emily GiffinRachel's Holiday by Marian KeyesWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,411 books — 4,624 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Disappointing Books
2,779 books — 4,670 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,369 books — 8,155 voters

The Tenth Circle by Jodi PicoultWhen The Legends Die by Hal Borland
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
878 books — 748 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read Next
21,316 books — 25,118 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,657 books — 18,680 voters