Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steven (45 Lists)



A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess
Best Historical Fiction
7,326 books — 25,532 voters
Earth Abides by George R. StewartWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Stand by Stephen King
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
330 books — 594 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
My Favorite Fantasy Books
942 books — 639 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Worst Movies from the Best Books
26 books — 21 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Books you hate but read anyway
79 books — 21 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreMarvels by Kurt BusiekRunaways by Brian K. VaughanBatman by Alan MooreBatman by Jeph Loeb
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
633 books — 438 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Books for Morbid Kids
729 books — 524 voters
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAlt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,963 books — 5,995 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Graphic Novels for teaching social and historical content
67 books — 37 voters
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The absolutely worst books you can think of
913 books — 531 voters

A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHere's the Situation by Mike Sorrentino
Who Let These People Write a Book?
764 books — 972 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Games of Death
164 books — 283 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
YA Dystopia Novels
1,777 books — 11,239 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
882 books — 750 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanThe Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
Collections of Short Stories
2,895 books — 2,038 voters
Night by Elie WieselRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,091 books — 1,941 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanY by Brian K. Vaughan
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,010 voters
Night by Elie WieselInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,238 books — 4,385 voters

Auschwitz by Sara Nomberg-PrzytykNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Essential Books on the Holocaust
200 books — 197 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,879 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlThe BFG by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald DahlJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
35 books — 180 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
114 books — 509 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 632 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareRichard III by William ShakespeareTitus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
100 books — 1,238 voters

The Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,057 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Goriest Books Ever
407 books — 625 voters
Gerald's Game by Stephen KingThe Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
62 books — 482 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,834 books — 10,467 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters


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