Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tosha Spieth (7 Lists)



In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'BrienThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankWar by Laura ThalassaAn Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Military Books
1,114 books — 406 voters
Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellAn Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanSafe Area Goražde by Joe SaccoIn the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien
Military Fiction
783 books — 399 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaHearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingMy War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony LoydHow Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,117 books — 2,348 voters
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith KerrBlood Red Snow by Günter K. KoschorrekEast West Street by Philippe SandsThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratThe Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
War has no winners
1,132 books — 490 voters

Three Sisters by Heather MorrisAnimal Farm by George OrwellPersepolis 2 by Marjane SatrapiThe Burning Land by Bernard CornwellIn the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,004 books — 419 voters
The Good Shepherd by C.S. ForesterRobopocalypse by Daniel H. WilsonThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith KerrWaterloo by Bernard Cornwell
War Fiction
1,255 books — 381 voters

Death of Kings by Bernard CornwellWar Horse by Michael MorpurgoSomewhere in France by Jennifer RobsonLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersMy War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony Loyd
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters