Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bob (143 Lists)



Moon Over Soho by Ben AaronovitchHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingSabriel by Garth NixHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Schools of Magic
332 books — 403 voters
Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Rook by Daniel O'MalleyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Books Set in London
787 books — 316 voters

The Gates by John Connolly
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,355 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMatilda by Roald DahlThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,691 voters

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Best Books About Animals
1,837 books — 1,854 voters
The Gates by John ConnollyGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Dark hilarious witty books
181 books — 155 voters

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Dysfunctional Sleuths
157 books — 91 voters
Our Man in Havana by Graham GreeneCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
White Collar Holler
128 books — 95 voters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteLibrary of Souls by Ransom RiggsThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Books I Regret Reading
2,289 books — 3,227 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteEragon by Christopher Paolini
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,349 voters

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,220 books — 8,051 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,186 books — 11,222 voters

Alice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,092 books — 12,169 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Worst Books of All Time
8,091 books — 19,871 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Witches by Roald DahlAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
789 books — 831 voters
The Big Over Easy by Jasper FfordeThe Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Best Strange and Mysterious Mysteries
46 books — 56 voters

The Big Over Easy by Jasper FfordeRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Great Fantasy/Mystery/Humor Fiction
77 books — 9 voters
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,199 books — 2,280 voters

Death of a Gossip by M.C. BeatonIvanhoe by Walter Scott
Great Scots
198 books — 29 voters
Storm Front by Jim ButcherHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettDeath of a Gossip by M.C. BeatonRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Best Series With At Least 7 Books
651 books — 364 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,140 books — 2,464 voters
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,487 books — 2,667 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,017 books — 2,556 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanOdd and the Frost Giants by Neil GaimanThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Best Books About Mythology
1,392 books — 2,216 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanOur Man in Havana by Graham GreeneDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsAfter You with the Pistol by Kyril BonfiglioliFar Far Away by Tom McNeal
Best Audio Books for Road Trips
194 books — 92 voters
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,441 books — 18,174 voters

The Gates by John Connolly
Best Not-So-Scary Books for Halloween
65 books — 55 voters
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,191 books — 8,920 voters


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