Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by James (10 Lists)



Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Faerie Queene by Edmund SpenserThe Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,519 books — 261 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Most Interesting World
8,071 books — 4,668 voters

Oathbringer by Brandon SandersonThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017
229 books — 680 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Best Historical Fiction
7,325 books — 25,528 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareHappy Days by Samuel BeckettIn the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play by Sarah RuhlNoises Off by Michael FraynHenry V by William Shakespeare
Best Play Ever
520 books — 456 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Favorite Fantasy Novels, BESIDES those by J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis
1,242 books — 746 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareNoises Off by Michael FraynRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareHenry V by William ShakespeareKing Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
854 books — 1,129 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,081 books — 2,691 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
75,792 books — 281,741 voters