Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John (15 Lists)



Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang
Best of DC Comics
448 books — 193 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
One Million Ratings!
225 books — 1,051 voters

Light Bringer by Pierce BrownWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonBerserk, Vol. 12 by Kentaro MiuraThe Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew PetersonIt's a Magical World by Bill Watterson
Goodreads Top 100 - Highest Rated Books on Goodreads with at least 10,000 Ratings
107 books — 1,082 voters
One Piece, Volume 1 by Eiichiro OdaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawaハイキュー!! 1 [Haikyū!! 1] by Haruichi Furudate私たちの幸せな時間 [Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan] by Mizu SaharaEyeshield 21, Vol. 1 by Riichiro Inagaki
Best Manga Book Ever
1,253 books — 3,946 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinDear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Highest Rated Non-Sequel Books (Average Rating 4.5+, 1000+ Ratings)
95 books — 82 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonLight Bringer by Pierce BrownThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffKingdom of Ash by Sarah J. MaasHow the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith
Highest Rated Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.4 and Above (with at least 25,000 ratings)
158 books — 41 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoStorm Front by Jim ButcherHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,059 books — 11,659 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,946 books — 2,681 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
3,129 books — 477 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Bands of Mourning by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
58 books — 693 voters

Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Bands of Mourning by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Books
39 books — 101 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWarbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,762 voters

The Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Books Ever
75,757 books — 281,589 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,393 books — 119,641 voters

Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonBlood Song by Anthony RyanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,925 books — 3,175 voters