Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Matthew Wanamaker (18 Lists)



Dune by Frank HerbertAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Excellent Space Opera
1,172 books — 4,026 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAncillary Sword by Ann LeckieAncillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,234 books — 9,184 voters

Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
243 books — 593 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelFreedom by Jonathan Franzen
What To Read Next
21,316 books — 25,114 voters

Freedom by Jonathan FranzenAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSo Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,507 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,132 books — 3,697 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisBurr by Gore VidalHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,896 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
2,386 books — 2,278 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakTikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene MoselCaps for Sale by Esphyr SlobodkinaWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Children's Books
5,610 books — 7,123 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Power of Scale by John H. BodleyKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinGlobal Problems and the Culture of Capitalism by Richard H. Robbins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,538 books — 8,278 voters

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Best Books of 2010
1,580 books — 2,476 voters
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 662 voters

Freedom by Jonathan FranzenThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyBurr by Gore Vidal
Best Books Ever
80,159 books — 298,901 voters
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Best Baseball Books
763 books — 661 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Goriest Books Ever
410 books — 637 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieDune by Frank HerbertJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,936 books — 26,339 voters

The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames by David SedarisKitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,382 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,657 books — 18,680 voters