It is impossible to get readers to agree on what the best books ever written are. With so many options to choose from, this task seems almost impossible. Which is why we will be looking at the the 50 best books on Goodreads and see what books amde their list!
Relying in Goodreads is perfect because it is user based and with millions of monthly users, we get a large enougn sample size. And yes, we know it is still a popularity contest at the end of the day. However, that is what all lists are.
To make Goodreads’ list, a book has to have at least 10,000 ratings. This list excludes including boxsets, collection books, short stories or selection books, and non-fiction books, except for memoirs. You can check out the full list below!
The 50 Best Books on Goodreads
- Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling
- Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
- A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
- Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros
- The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7) by Sarah J. Maas
- Heartstopper: Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman
- The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss
- Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
- It’s a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes, #11) by Bill Watterson
- A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14) by Robert Jordan
- The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) by Stephanie Garber
- The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
- Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5) by S.T. Abby
- Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2) by Joe Abercrombie
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss
- Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) by Pierce Brown
- The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
- Assassin’s Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3) by Robin Hobb
- March: Book Three (March, #3) by John Lewis
- Manacled by SenLinYu
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #20) by Hiromu Arakawa
- Reaper (Cradle, #10) by Will Wight
- Moon Rising (Wings of Fire, #6) by Tui T. Sutherland
- When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
- Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15) by Jim Butcher
- Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4) by Shannon Messenger
- The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman
- The King’s Men (All for the Game, #3) by Nora Sakavic
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
- Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan
- 鬼滅の刃 8 [Kimetsu no Yaiba 8] by Koyoharu Gotouge
- Some Kind of Perfect (Calloway Sisters, #5) by Krista Ritchie
- チェンソーマン 9 [Chainsaw Man 9] by Tatsuki Fujimoto
- The Empty Grave (Lockwood & Co., #5) by Jonathan Stroud
- 約束のネバーランド 4 [Yakusoku no Neverland 4] by Kaiu Shirai
- The Dying of the Light (Skulduggery Pleasant, #9) by Derek Landy
- Tiamat’s Wrath (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey
- The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington
- 僕のヒーローアカデミア 5 [Boku No Hero Academia 5] (My Hero Academia, #5) by Kohei Horikoshi
- War Lord (The Saxon Stories, #13) by Bernard Cornwell
- The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2) by John Gwynne
- Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
Words of Radiance
The highest rated book on Goodreads is Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. It is the second book in The Stormlight Archive and one of the best fantasy series out there.
Sanderson speculated that this book is rated so highly is that mostly fans of The Stormlight Archive would read it because it is the second book in the series. If you didn’t like the first book, then there is almost no chance for that person to willingly read this book.
Harry Potter
Coming in second is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling. It wrapped up the popular Harry Potter series and fans were happy with the conclusion. It is interesting to see this on this list because Rowling has been constantly enrolled in controversy. Fans haven’t held her opinions against her books.
Six of Crows
The third spot belongs to Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo. That is the second book in the Six of Crows duology. I loved this duology and became a fan of Bardugo after reading both books. The second book is filled with a lot of action and is impossible to put down!
Conclusion
That is all for this list of the 50 best books on Goodreads. How many of these books have you read? What do you think of this list? Let us know in the comments below!