Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Zach (19 Lists)



On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard
Speculative Fiction of Southeast Asia
91 books — 40 voters
Burning Bright by Melissa ScottIsland in the Sea of Time by S.M. StirlingSolitaire by Kelley Eskridge
Lesbian and Bisexual Women (etc) Sci Fi
222 books — 106 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,667 voters
Native Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHow to Suppress Women's Writing by Joanna RussOur Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century by Boston Women's Health Book ...The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Feminist Books
2,497 books — 3,504 voters

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Lesbian Vampire Books
182 books — 143 voters
Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha LeeWalking the Clouds by Grace L. DillonThree Messages and a Warning by Eduardo Jiménez MayoHigh Aztech by Ernest HoganHalf-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
52-Week Challenge: SFF Authors of Color
68 books — 11 voters

Native Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginBrown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonHe, She and It by Marge PiercyParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
The Feminist Science Fiction Library
126 books — 69 voters
The Simoqin Prophecies by Samit Basu
Indian Fantasy and Science Fiction
45 books — 62 voters

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Magician's Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Snow Queen by Joan D. VingeThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
Fantasy/Science Fiction-books recomended to first time readers
58 books — 27 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,733 books — 25,959 voters

He, She and It by Marge PiercyNative Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Snow Queen by Joan D. VingeDeerskin by Robin McKinley
Feminist Science Fiction Books
239 books — 411 voters
The Younger Gods by Michael R. UnderwoodThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinThe Broken Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Second Mango by Shira Glassman
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,509 books — 2,753 voters

Silk by Caitlín R. Kiernan
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,039 books — 1,952 voters
Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
880 books — 1,146 voters

Angelology by Danielle TrussoniFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorFat Vampire by Adam RexThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
Beautiful Covers Hiding Awful Books
352 books — 711 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinMidnight Robber by Nalo HopkinsonDark Matter by Sheree Renée ThomasThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
730 books — 477 voters

On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de BodardScale-Bright by Benjanun Sriduangkaew三体 by Liu Cixin
Award-nominated Asian SFF writers
36 books — 22 voters
The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. I by Pritham K. ChakravarthyThe Dragon and the Stars by Derwin MakSo Long Been Dreaming by Nalo Hopkinson
International!
14 books — 5 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer 8. LeeThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumRapture Ready! by Daniel RadoshGood Book by David Plotz
You Read a Book about What?
4,023 books — 2,073 voters