Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris Meigh (16 Lists)



Schindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Nazi Germany in fiction
118 books — 151 voters
One of Your Own by Carol Ann LeeSerial Killers by Peter VronskyThe Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian MastersTrue Crime by Martin FidoHow to Make a Serial Killer by Christopher Berry-Dee
True Crime--Serial killers
207 books — 201 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,055 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,328 books — 24,579 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,978 books — 5,438 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingHamlet by William ShakespeareSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,396 books — 119,658 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,781 books — 2,639 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 452 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 632 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books Ever
75,791 books — 281,694 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareLord of the Flies by William GoldingGoodbye to Berlin by Christopher IsherwoodBrighton Rock by Graham GreeneBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Around the World in 100 Books
1,316 books — 706 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Books That Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg Rating < 4)
737 books — 255 voters

High-Rise by J.G. BallardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,731 books — 25,954 voters
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene1984 by George OrwellThe Collector by John Fowles
Best Novels Set in 20th-century Britain
397 books — 212 voters

The End of the Affair by Graham GreeneThe Tenth Man by Graham Greene
Best Graham Greene novels
25 books — 205 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,777 voters