Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alyssa (17 Lists)



The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,639 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,252 books — 7,797 voters

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenTwelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,127 voters
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books for Vegans, Vegetarians, and those interested in Animal Rights
483 books — 529 voters

Harry 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. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,691 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,099 books — 80,154 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,937 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
14,508 books — 18,307 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books I Finished Within 24 Hours Of Starting It
665 books — 241 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,790 books — 6,323 voters
The Green Mile by Stephen KingBag of Bones by Stephen KingInsomnia by Stephen KingHearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingDreamcatcher by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,873 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,607 books — 16,242 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathShe’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,147 books — 2,266 voters

The Beach by Alex GarlandTrainspotting by Irvine WelshGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,123 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Abandoned Books
1,474 books — 1,465 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books Ever
75,727 books — 281,564 voters