Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ricky Stoldt (22 Lists)



The Maze Runner by James DashnerThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellSteelheart by Brandon SandersonTime Chain by Steven DeckerEarth Abides by George R. Stewart
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,324 books — 24,565 voters
The Postman by David BrinDiplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Maze Runner by James DashnerIron Gold by Pierce Brown
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,101 books — 16,964 voters

The Postman by David BrinSteelheart by Brandon SandersonToo Like the Lightning by Ada PalmerThe Maze Runner by James DashnerTime Chain by Steven Decker
Books you have read more than one time
12,382 books — 7,648 voters
Time Chain by Steven DeckerThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellThe Postman by David BrinThe Maze Runner by James DashnerFalling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,132 books — 7,212 voters

I Am Legend by Richard MathesonDiplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Maze Runner by James DashnerToo Like the Lightning by Ada PalmerRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Books I Will Never Forget
10,554 books — 7,558 voters
I Am Legend by Richard MathesonThe Maze Runner by James DashnerThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellTime Chain by Steven DeckerThe Postman by David Brin
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,612 books — 9,420 voters

Red Rising by Pierce BrownEarth Abides by George R. StewartThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellDiplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,754 books — 16,483 voters
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldSteelheart by Brandon SandersonEarth Abides by George R. StewartIron Gold by Pierce BrownLucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Kindle Unlimited Fantasy and Science Fiction Favorites
3,457 books — 2,498 voters

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,248 books — 7,417 voters
A Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayThe Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,157 books — 1,196 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanNaked by David SedarisThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Favorite Books You Recommend
6,759 books — 1,338 voters
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertThe Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceOne Summer by Bill BrysonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,616 books — 11,180 voters

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlYou're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day
Favorite Books
14,223 books — 9,832 voters
One Summer by Bill BrysonNeither Here nor There by Bill BrysonSex at Dawn by Christopher RyanEvicted by Matthew DesmondFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,704 books — 9,822 voters

In Order to Live by Yeonmi ParkNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Spark Joy by Marie KondōA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
The Best of the Best
7,544 books — 2,401 voters
Columbine by Dave CullenThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittSpark Joy by Marie KondōA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,144 books — 17,343 voters

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudThe Library Book by Susan OrleanSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,236 books — 4,385 voters
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,392 books — 119,637 voters

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark MansonThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionFood Rules by Michael PollanMoonwalking with Einstein by Joshua FoerThe Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,848 books — 14,537 voters
The Romanov Sisters by Helen RappaportHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlHow to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Best Books To Gift
10,026 books — 2,932 voters

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlSpark Joy by Marie KondōThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangNeither Here nor There by Bill Bryson
Winter Reads
10,119 books — 2,692 voters
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooYou're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia DayFood Rules by Michael Pollan
favorite non-fiction
2,778 books — 1,130 voters