Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ingrid Spera (32 Lists)



The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King
Austro-Hungarian Empire
56 books — 54 voters
The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King
Best Narrative History/Non-fiction with a historical focus
197 books — 130 voters

The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King
Microhistories: Microscopic Studies of Individual Events, People and Places
73 books — 57 voters
The Assassination of the Archduke by Greg King
The Balkans
272 books — 201 voters

S. by J.J. AbramsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiBats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas DodsonThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Ergodic Literature
60 books — 62 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Best of Cyberpunk
370 books — 1,181 voters
Claimed by Evangeline Anderson
Best Alpha Male Alien Meets Human Heroine Romance
320 books — 576 voters

Releasing Rage by Cynthia SaxClaimed by Evangeline Anderson
Best Erotic Scifi Romance
958 books — 1,339 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerReleasing Rage by Cynthia Sax
Robots, Androids, Gynoids, Cyborgs, My Loves
262 books — 322 voters

The Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterStiff by Mary Roach
You Read a Book about What?
4,023 books — 2,073 voters
Tears of Tess by Pepper WintersRaze by Tillie ColeKing by T.M. Frazier
Best Dark Books Ever
1,061 books — 1,621 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,863 books — 2,215 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Humorous Books
4,303 books — 7,858 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughMaking Faces by Amy HarmonThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books That Had You Sobbing
875 books — 1,452 voters
Making Faces by Amy HarmonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,912 voters

Ghost Soldiers by Hampton SidesThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best History Books
3,688 books — 3,725 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaDeathless by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Slavic Fairytales in English
20 books — 22 voters

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,356 voters
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
WTF Endings
478 books — 863 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerThe Iron Duke by Meljean BrookThe Kraken King by Meljean Brook
Steampunk/Romance
366 books — 927 voters
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Unappreciated Books
4,337 books — 2,180 voters

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Best Philosophical Literature
1,166 books — 2,724 voters
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,288 books — 10,020 voters

Patient Zero by Jonathan MaberryKilling Floor by Lee ChildA Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka
Lone Assassins and Brooding Agents
121 books — 183 voters
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi
The Best Books Nobody's Read (But Should)
206 books — 122 voters

S. by J.J. AbramsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Unusual Books
24 books — 18 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallGriffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
305 books — 550 voters


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