Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mr J Benson (8 Lists)



The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
820 books — 286 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,856 books — 21,918 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPapillon by Henri CharrièreWild Swans by Jung ChangLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,428 books — 2,951 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaDark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,751 books — 1,625 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonDark Star Safari by Paul TherouxLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Best books for an African Safari
475 books — 525 voters

Kon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul TherouxThe Songlines by Bruce ChatwinDark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Favorite Travel Books
2,017 books — 3,939 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,048 voters