Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Briar (26 Lists)



The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
How Capitalism Destroys Everything
209 books — 95 voters
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
Best Books About Ancient History
474 books — 180 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,956 books — 8,226 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootAt Home by Bill BrysonLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,873 books — 3,768 voters

At Home by Bill BrysonThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,927 books — 2,292 voters
The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
You Read a Book about What?
4,208 books — 2,579 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
YA Series/Stand-Alones Without Love Triangles
59 books — 42 voters
Furiously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Martian by Andy WeirYou're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia DayReady Player One by Ernest ClineWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
2015: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2015
1,984 books — 638 voters

Health at Every Size by Linda BaconIntuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
DIET is a 4 letter word.
57 books — 53 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,514 books — 8,398 voters

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Funny Women Memoirs
524 books — 1,669 voters
The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas PrestonBrimstone by Douglas PrestonStill Life With Crows by Douglas Preston
Top Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child Books
30 books — 99 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,399 books — 2,045 voters
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,762 books — 10,021 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,352 books — 8,941 voters
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
YA Paranormal Romance
743 books — 1,965 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,367 books — 13,076 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,935 books — 26,338 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson1776 by David McCulloughThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Understanding History
270 books — 110 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBlink by Malcolm GladwellFull Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-ZinnThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,538 books — 8,278 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Make You Think
130 books — 98 voters
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Best Self Help Books
2,390 books — 2,800 voters

1776 by David McCulloughParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan
Best American History Books
2,350 books — 3,163 voters
1776 by David McCulloughParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan
Best History Books
4,173 books — 4,823 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,157 books — 1,225 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
80,158 books — 298,893 voters