Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brad (8 Lists)



The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,198 books — 68,031 voters
Best Books Ever
75,837 books — 281,798 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,673 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Holy Bible by AnonymousGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,608 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,158 books — 25,687 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,580 voters
Angle of Repose by Wallace StegnerEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,784 voters