Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Megan (42 Lists)



The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
733 books — 1,395 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
243 books — 593 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlindness by José Saramago
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,330 books — 3,623 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,103 books — 5,924 voters

State of Wonder by Ann PatchettGraveminder by Melissa Marr
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
15,022 books — 15,709 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
WHAT YOU SHOULD TOTALLY READ THIS MINUTE
8 books — 6 voters

The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Best Christmas Holiday Books
707 books — 678 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLisey's Story by Stephen King
Books I Regret Reading
2,313 books — 3,219 voters

Shantaram by Gregory David RobertsWater for Elephants by Sara GruenAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,207 books — 28,380 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,936 books — 26,340 voters

The Beach by Alex GarlandThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,657 books — 18,680 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,611 books — 7,129 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Food-Related Fiction
1,211 books — 636 voters
The Beach by Alex GarlandA Trip to the Beach by Melinda Blanchard
Takes you away...to the beach
393 books — 271 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,538 books — 8,278 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,816 books — 22,874 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of 2007
1,125 books — 998 voters
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,411 books — 4,624 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,622 books — 11,314 voters
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
442 books — 362 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Book Club List
757 books — 793 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best for Book Clubs
15,757 books — 20,594 voters

People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
Best Books of 2008
1,649 books — 6,771 voters
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
Books that Make you Laugh
3,575 books — 5,143 voters

Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
63 books — 490 voters
The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy by Robert LeleuxThe Color of Water by James McBrideEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,885 books — 8,787 voters

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
963 books — 1,714 voters
The Pact by Jodi PicoultMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultPicture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
Best Jodi Picoult Books
31 books — 1,655 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring LowreyHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Best Picture Books
3,421 books — 2,276 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Stories For Book Lovers
8,545 books — 9,220 voters


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