Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bruce Ludvik (11 Lists)



Lock Every Door by Riley SagerThe Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFaddenThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Best Books Ever
75,730 books — 281,562 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế MaiInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,704 books — 9,823 voters

Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerShōgun by James Clavell
Veteran Recommendations
886 books — 420 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiThe Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,286 books — 10,016 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,236 books — 4,385 voters
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế MaiOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThe Boy From Block 66 by Limor RegevInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại
MUST READS!!!
14,431 books — 9,981 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongShōgun by James ClavellMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Military Fiction
783 books — 399 voters
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongAfter Dunkirk by Lee JacksonThe Boy From Block 66 by Limor RegevThe Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế MaiShōgun by James Clavell
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,355 books — 14,495 voters

The Boy From Block 66 by Limor RegevThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế MaiShōgun by James ClavellAfter Dunkirk by Lee Jackson
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,481 books — 5,715 voters
A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Boy From Block 66 by Limor RegevShōgun by James ClavellMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,271 books — 375 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienShōgun by James ClavellAfter Dunkirk by Lee JacksonOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. Kramer
Smart Summer Reads
12,596 books — 10,471 voters