Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert Gretch (14 Lists)



The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
26 books — 846 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Humorous Books
4,514 books — 8,398 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,213 books — 10,227 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréEye of the Needle by Ken FollettOur Man in Havana by Graham GreeneThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Spy Novels
1,513 books — 2,761 voters

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Most Anticipated Books for 2017
76 books — 112 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
87 books — 352 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,144 books — 1,197 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
632 books — 2,779 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Literary Historical Fiction
1,249 books — 1,569 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMatilda by Roald DahlThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Books about Books
1,396 books — 1,525 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,259 books — 126,216 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
535 books — 1,280 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFall of Giants by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
8,397 books — 27,573 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,764 books — 3,430 voters