Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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



The Red Tent by Anita DiamantA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Historical Fiction
7,316 books — 25,514 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,872 voters
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,137 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,814 books — 2,139 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,374 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienStardust by Neil GaimanDifferent Seasons by Stephen King2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,102 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,566 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,691 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Best Kids Books Ever
1,043 books — 750 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters