Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Heather (41 Lists)



Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read
116 books — 59 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Vagina Covers
102 books — 38 voters

1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Guardian Top 100 books of all time
100 books — 166 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 924 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonHatchet by Gary PaulsenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
102 books — 241 voters
Fledgling by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,509 books — 2,753 voters

The Pigeon by Patrick SüskindMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Birds
722 books — 106 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
51 Fantasy Series You Need to Read Before You Die
59 books — 11 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Over-Hyped Books...
34 books — 16 voters
Celestial Harmonies by Péter EsterházySpring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail KadarePlatform by Michel HouellebecqWhat I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,836 voters

Thursbitch by Alan GarnerThe Light of Day by Graham SwiftWhat I Loved by Siri HustvedtThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonIslands by Dan Sleigh
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die - 2000s
108 books — 16 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts
Romance or Erotica with Kidnapping
548 books — 891 voters

Crazy Cock by Henry MillerRage by Richard BachmanHard Times by Charles DickensDeeper by Roderick GordonThe Silver Arm by Jim Fitzpatrick
In Your Pants
842 books — 225 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,017 books — 3,939 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,640 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts
Dark, twisted, abusive romance | 2013-2015
396 books — 1,190 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGone Girl by Gillian FlynnEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Flame Throwers by Rachel KushnerI'll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin
Oyster: 100 Best Books of the Decade So Far
100 books — 52 voters
The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
ALA's Most Challenged Books of 2014
10 books — 5 voters

TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
A Taste of Ireland
158 books — 20 voters
The Sunshine When She's Gone by Thea Goodman
Worst Rated Books on Goodreads
543 books — 309 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.4 and Above
8 books — 7 voters
The Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé
Best Tintin books
36 books — 163 voters

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew QuickA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
What Women Born in the 80s Are Reading in 2013
93 books — 26 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
I Liked the Movie Better Than the Book
53 books — 22 voters

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
Lifetime Movies Based On Books
79 books — 32 voters
Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusProfiles in Courage by John Fitzgerald KennedyMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Iliad by Homer
What Should Ted Read Next?
145 books — 20 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Iliad by Homer
Books Daria Read
70 books — 64 voters
Damaged by H.M. Ward
Highly Anticipated NA Books of 2013
359 books — 1,126 voters

Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus OblongThe Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton
Children's Books: not safe for kids!
50 books — 74 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieLooking for Alaska by John GreenLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderInferno by Dante AlighieriNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,666 voters


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