Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Despina Kotow (14 Lists)



3rd Degree by James PattersonThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternGod Emperor of Dune by Frank HerbertSentimental Education by Gustave FlaubertA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
5,881 books — 4,173 voters
Whalefall by Daniel KrausStarship Sakira by Bob BlantonFractal Noise by Christopher PaoliniThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Books you have read more than one time
12,382 books — 7,648 voters

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeWhalefall by Daniel KrausFluency by Jennifer Foehner WellsSlow Time Between the Stars by John ScalziThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,082 books — 9,779 voters
Whalefall by Daniel KrausFractal Noise by Christopher PaoliniThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinFluency by Jennifer Foehner Wells
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,385 books — 1,575 voters

Persepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyHard Knocks by Nathan LowellWhalefall by Daniel KrausFractal Noise by Christopher Paolini
MUST READS!!!
14,431 books — 9,982 voters
Hard Knocks by Nathan LowellFluency by Jennifer Foehner WellsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeStarship Sakira by Bob BlantonWhalefall by Daniel Kraus
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,703 books — 2,154 voters

Whalefall by Daniel KrausHard Knocks by Nathan LowellA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,132 books — 7,212 voters
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeWhalefall by Daniel KrausFluency by Jennifer Foehner WellsPersepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyHard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,248 books — 7,417 voters

Whalefall by Daniel KrausFractal Noise by Christopher PaoliniHard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
Books You Must Read!
11,309 books — 7,189 voters
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingePersepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinSlow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
Space Opera
834 books — 1,005 voters

Whalefall by Daniel KrausThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinSlow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,079 books — 2,098 voters
Starship Sakira by Bob BlantonSlow Time Between the Stars by John ScalziPersepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyHard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,608 books — 16,245 voters

Hard Knocks by Nathan LowellThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinSlow Time Between the Stars by John ScalziWhalefall by Daniel Kraus
Unforgettables
11,591 books — 7,262 voters
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. CoreyStarship Sakira by Bob BlantonHard Knocks by Nathan LowellFluency by Jennifer Foehner WellsFractal Noise by Christopher Paolini
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,754 books — 16,483 voters