Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David Barr (8 Lists)



The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtGulliver's Travels by Jonathan SwiftUlysses by James Joyce
Best Books by Irish Authors
278 books — 37 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,725 books — 25,935 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
100 Books to Read Before You Die: The Ultimate List
153 books — 118 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,318 books — 24,545 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books Ever
75,653 books — 281,294 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,383 books — 119,580 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
571 books — 3,487 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,171 books — 1,254 voters