Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Julia Smula (15 Lists)



Les Misérables by Victor HugoFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,813 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
770 books — 3,246 voters

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren
Favorite books from my childhood
4,406 books — 7,407 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,879 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,056 voters
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
Collections of Short Stories
2,883 books — 2,037 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets
678 books — 1,503 voters
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,582 books — 13,113 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,378 books — 119,537 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Books You Are Tired Of Hearing About
734 books — 1,009 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,601 books — 16,199 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Best Children's Books
5,299 books — 6,675 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneDamals war es Friedrich by Hans Peter RichterThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDer Vorleser by Bernhard SchlinkThe Pianist by Władysław Szpilman
My Country, the Enemy
393 books — 341 voters
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Books with the most Pages
235 books — 45 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingInkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,692 voters