Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kenneth Simpson (15 Lists)



Mystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Secret History by Donna TarttStorm Front by Jim Butcher
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,696 books — 6,775 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,593 books — 16,876 voters

Five Decembers by James KestrelJoyland by Stephen KingThe Colorado Kid by Stephen KingLater by Stephen King
Hard Case Crime - Imprint
133 books — 48 voters
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books Ever
80,172 books — 298,931 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,894 books — 27,128 voters
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,367 books — 13,077 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,158 books — 27,065 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckAn American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
328 books — 233 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,507 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,830 books — 4,141 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyIt by Stephen KingI Am Legend by Richard MathesonNOS4A2 by Joe HillRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Novels
2,146 books — 5,865 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteEast of Eden by John SteinbeckSister Carrie by Theodore DreiserCannery Row by John Steinbeck
100 Best American Authors
754 books — 618 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingJoyland by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
198 books — 3,929 voters