Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by James Vickers (22 Lists)



Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
401 books — 674 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
LOST Book Club
80 books — 119 voters

Girl Walks into a Bar . . . by Rachel DratchYes Please by Amy Poehler
Funny Women Memoirs
524 books — 1,669 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Alienist by Caleb CarrFranny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerJust Kids by Patti SmithThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Tales of New York City
1,771 books — 1,355 voters

Guapa by Saleem Haddad
Muslims Represented in Literature
374 books — 244 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature
99 books — 29 voters

The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Oprah's Book Club Picks
134 books — 2,209 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonWhat If It's Us by Becky AlbertalliSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliI'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
2,003 books — 6,018 voters

Call Me By Your Name by André AcimanCity of Night by John RechyThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzBarrel Fever by David Sedaris
Best Gay Fiction
2,753 books — 3,945 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Literature
1,422 books — 2,701 voters

City of Night by John RechyFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Kid by Dan SavageDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisI Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
845 books — 506 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelTales of the City by Armistead MaupinThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,962 books — 2,236 voters

Naked by David Sedaris
Best LGBT Humor
476 books — 497 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLife of Pi by Yann MartelFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,257 books — 126,232 voters

The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
Florida Nonfiction
119 books — 19 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanSwamplandia! by Karen Russell
Best Books Set in or About Florida
854 books — 377 voters

The Drunken Botanist by Amy StewartThe Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanThe Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson
Nonfiction Books about Plants
443 books — 153 voters
Isa Does It by Isa Chandra MoskowitzThe Gourmet Cookbook by Ruth Reichl
Best Cookbooks
1,488 books — 1,175 voters

Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle HamiltonSetting the Table by Danny MeyerEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Bucolic Plague by Josh Kilmer-PurcellMy Life in France by Julia Child
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,270 books — 1,715 voters
Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle HamiltonEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerNaked by David Sedaris
Best Audiobooks
1,644 books — 1,182 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingRats by Robert Sullivan
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,927 books — 2,292 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,816 books — 22,875 voters