Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by CaptainIsKing (28 Lists)



The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket1984 by George OrwellThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
What To Read Next
20,164 books — 24,051 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothCinder by Marissa MeyerCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
YA Novels of 2012
1,237 books — 10,183 voters

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonCinder by Marissa Meyer
Best Books of THIS Century.
2,249 books — 2,263 voters
Divergent by Veronica Roth
What book should I read next?
352 books — 214 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoynePaper Towns by John GreenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,985 books — 12,441 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon1984 by George OrwellRoom by Emma DonoghueOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best for Book Clubs
14,510 books — 18,316 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Fiction Since 1945
100 books — 4 voters
Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickShiver by Maggie StiefvaterLinger by Maggie StiefvaterDivergent by Veronica RothCinder by Marissa Meyer
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,109 books — 16,966 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothThe Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineCinder by Marissa MeyerMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,644 books — 14,148 voters
1984 by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,781 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle1984 by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
75,798 books — 281,750 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterUglies by Scott WesterfeldLinger by Maggie Stiefvater
Books that should be known and read by more people
257 books — 112 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of 2014
3,571 books — 6,303 voters
Winter by Marissa MeyerFairest by Marissa MeyerSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoIlluminae by Amie KaufmanThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
YA Novels of 2015
1,431 books — 8,319 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
What we've read so far in 2013...
8,058 books — 2,647 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,149 books — 5,183 voters

1984 by George OrwellReady Player One by Ernest ClineCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,731 books — 25,955 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineIlluminae by Amie KaufmanCinder by Marissa MeyerWinter by Marissa MeyerThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,193 books — 8,933 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,467 books — 15,148 voters
Heartless by Marissa MeyerStars Above by Marissa MeyerCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoScythe by Neal ShustermanRadio Silence by Alice Oseman
YA Novels of 2016
1,140 books — 8,700 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoScarlet by Marissa Meyer
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,444 books — 18,182 voters
1984 by George OrwellShiver by Maggie StiefvaterOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,708 books — 9,833 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerShiver by Maggie StiefvaterPaper Towns by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,105 books — 80,161 voters
Yes No Maybe So by Becky AlbertalliCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 723 voters

Here Is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2020 Book Preview (September - December)
67 books — 167 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerShiver by Maggie StiefvaterLinger by Maggie Stiefvater
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,194 books — 68,031 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,666 voters
Wonderland by Juno DawsonAurora Burning by Amie KaufmanThe Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn TaylorThe Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 (eligible for write-in only)
876 books — 640 voters