Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mark Taylor (13 Lists)



City of Thieves by David BenioffThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George Orwell
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,606 books — 16,231 voters
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Historical Fiction: Russia
307 books — 476 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Historical Fiction
7,314 books — 25,508 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,300 books — 7,856 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsReady Player One by Ernest ClineDaemon by Leinad Zeraus
Required Reading - Geek Culture
84 books — 82 voters
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupSlavery by Another Name by Douglas A. BlackmonThe Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E. Baptist
Racism and Inequality 101
97 books — 70 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Foreign Lands
2,346 books — 2,190 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Postmodern Genius
506 books — 583 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLife of Pi by Yann Martel
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,834 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Powerful Books
130 books — 104 voters

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay1984 by George OrwellThe Help by Kathryn StockettLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,341 books — 14,487 voters