Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jeff (10 Lists)



Jaws by Peter Benchley
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,102 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousNeuromancer by William GibsonQuicksilver by Neal StephensonThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,589 books — 13,119 voters

Digital Fortress by Dan BrownDeception Point by Dan BrownBattlefield Earth by L. Ron HubbardChildren of Dune by Frank Herbert
The Worst Books of All Time
8,100 books — 19,874 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Stand by Stephen KingWe by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,730 books — 25,951 voters

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeStartide Rising by David BrinSundiver by David Brin
Great Science Fiction of the 80s and 90s
167 books — 77 voters
2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
409 books — 652 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonThe Electric Church by Jeff Somers
Best cyberpunk books
211 books — 450 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Not Gonna Happen!
112 books — 12 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Great standalone science fiction
62 books — 50 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziBlindsight by Peter WattsOuties by Jennifer R. Pournelle
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,141 books — 2,712 voters