Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Paula (19 Lists)



The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read Next
20,163 books — 24,051 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush LimbaughIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,192 books — 68,026 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCatch-22 by Joseph HellerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,395 books — 119,651 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,286 books — 10,016 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWicked by Gregory MaguireHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
392 books — 528 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Oprah's Book Club Picks
123 books — 2,202 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,049 books — 9,876 voters

Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferParadise Lost by John Milton
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,468 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanTime Quartet by Madeleine L'EngleThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,062 books — 11,661 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Giver by Lois LowryElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Best Young Adult Books
13,102 books — 80,159 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonEthan Frome by Edith WhartonEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,382 voters

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Worst Books of All Time
8,099 books — 19,875 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Recommended Reads
3,693 books — 1,516 voters

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books Ever
75,781 books — 281,642 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,578 books — 9,752 voters

Colosseum by Katie FordThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters