Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michaela Barger (10 Lists)



Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,374 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Stand by Stephen KingAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,394 books — 119,646 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,771 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLove You Forever by Robert MunschOld Yeller by Fred GipsonThe Shack by William Paul YoungThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Books that Made You Cry!
3,356 books — 7,893 voters

The Stand by Stephen King
Horrific Goodness
127 books — 66 voters
It by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,978 books — 5,438 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMisery by Stephen KingBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Quality Dark Fiction
2,501 books — 3,217 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingDesperation by Stephen KingMr. Mercedes by Stephen King11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonIt by Stephen King11/22/63 by Stephen King1st to Die by James Patterson
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,678 books — 6,494 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Stand by Stephen KingWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books Ever
75,777 books — 281,603 voters