Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Travis Dylan (11 Lists)



The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Terror by Dan Simmons
Best Historical Fiction
7,326 books — 25,531 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Horror Novels
1,978 books — 5,441 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBig Sur by Jack KerouacIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,779 voters
The World According to Garp by John IrvingIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Broom of the System by David Foster WallaceThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,434 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesUnderworld by Don DeLilloBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,644 books — 14,148 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,090 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,857 books — 21,933 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 838 voters