Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by devin (20 Lists)



Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,713 voters
The House of Hades by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBrisingr by Christopher Paolini
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,444 books — 18,180 voters

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorGraceling by Kristin Cashore
The Enemies to Lovers Trope
455 books — 661 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters

The Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Dark Academia
365 books — 1,484 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Freaks and Geeks, Beautiful Weirdos, Outsiders and Oddballs
132 books — 46 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Depression and Mental Illness
558 books — 483 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,566 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,480 books — 5,281 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 411 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher PaoliniCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
What To Read Next
20,163 books — 24,051 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,186 books — 11,249 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,985 books — 12,441 voters
Son by Lois LowryPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books Ever
75,727 books — 281,563 voters

The Kill Order by James DashnerMessenger by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,775 books — 11,236 voters
Eldest by Christopher PaoliniLegend by Marie LuThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Alchemyst by Michael ScottInkspell by Cornelia Funke
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,192 books — 68,023 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,730 books — 25,951 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,200 books — 2,281 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Most Interesting World
8,069 books — 4,667 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,683 books — 3,718 voters