Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vincent (29 Lists)



Love and War by Patricia Hagan
The Real Bodice Rippers
119 books — 257 voters
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
335 books — 252 voters

Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Voltairine de Cleyre Reader by Voltairine de CleyreThe Slow Burning Fuse by John QuailAnarchism or Socialism? by Joseph Stalin
Essential Books on Anarchism
85 books — 9 voters
Captive Genders by Eric A. StanleyNormal Life by Dean Spade
Queering Anarchism
43 books — 34 voters

Prosperity by Alexis HallThe Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm ConstantineStalking Tender Prey by Storm Constantine
Gender Non-Binary Fantasy & Science Fiction
171 books — 93 voters
The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm ConstantinePoint of Hopes by Melissa Scott
LGBT positive SFF
530 books — 222 voters

The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm ConstantineMirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Trans* Characters in Science Fiction
126 books — 67 voters
The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine
Best Gay Science Fiction Romance
573 books — 730 voters

The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm ConstantineWraeththu by Storm Constantine
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
477 books — 513 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessWraeththu by Storm Constantine
Gothic Science Fiction
32 books — 7 voters

Shock and Awe by Simon Reynolds
Goth Subculture 101
39 books — 17 voters
Wraeththu by Storm ConstantineDracula by Bram StokerLost Souls by Poppy Z. BriteDrawing Blood by Poppy Z. BriteThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil Gaiman
Goth Classics
15 books — 3 voters

The Conquest of Bread by Pyotr KropotkinMutual Aid by Pyotr KropotkinAnarchy by Errico MalatestaAnarchism by Pyotr KropotkinDirect Action by David Graeber
Anarchist books
472 books — 374 voters
Glamour Boutique by Torrey Peters
Trans Books by Trans Authors
585 books — 416 voters

Women Who Work by Ivanka TrumpRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Books with Unreliable Narrators
501 books — 489 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Unique Narrators
403 books — 346 voters

Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee by Robert van GulikThe Chinese Maze Murders by Robert van GulikThe White Mirror by Elsa Hart
CHINESE crime noir, detective mysteries and thrillers set in CHINA
43 books — 22 voters
Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe Famous Heroine by Mary BaloghThe Serpent Prince by Elizabeth HoytHeartless by Mary BaloghThe Cornelius Chronicles by Michael Moorcock
Straight/Bi Effeminate Heroes
49 books — 31 voters

Vince Cosmos by Paul MagrsDoctor Who by Paul MagrsPerforming Glam Rock by Philip AuslanderBreakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabeGlam Rock by Alwyn Turner
Books About Glam Rock
10 books — 6 voters
Dark Designs by Madelynne Ellis
Long-Haired Romance Heroes
174 books — 58 voters

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
Forgotten Frights: Overlooked and Underappreciated Horror
802 books — 411 voters
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. BriteDrawing Blood by Poppy Z. BriteThe Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. KiernanCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Best Gay Horror
146 books — 123 voters

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
Best Gothic Books of All Time
572 books — 3,492 voters
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
Great Vampire Books That Aren't Twilight=p
896 books — 965 voters

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. KiernanWraeththu by Storm Constantine
Queer Fantastika
106 books — 32 voters
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Lesbian Horror
65 books — 68 voters

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,635 books — 14,146 voters
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,014 books — 2,646 voters

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. BriteDrawing Blood by Poppy Z. BriteThe Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. KiernanElric by Michael Moorcock
Well Written One Handed Reads (if you like effeminate men, lesbians, and beautifully written prose)
4 books — 1 voter