Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Baelor (16 Lists)



The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,142 books — 25,670 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 786 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
Best Books About Mythology
1,393 books — 2,217 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickDune by Frank HerbertHyperion by Dan Simmons
SF Masterworks
197 books — 722 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
166 books — 289 voters

History of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Best History Books
3,682 books — 3,717 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books You Could Have Written Better
260 books — 63 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Most overrated books ever
144 books — 155 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyWatchmen by Alan Moore
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,703 books — 2,154 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyV for Vendetta by Alan MooreWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,730 books — 25,950 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,355 books — 14,495 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,588 books — 13,118 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,323 books — 24,565 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaAn Inconvenient Truth by Al GoreThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownI Want to Tell You by O.J. Simpson
The Worst Books of All Time
8,100 books — 19,874 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Odyssey by HomerJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books Ever
75,719 books — 281,553 voters