Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alex Martelli (12 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,050 books — 9,877 voters
The Lean Startup by Eric RiesThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Best books for business
311 books — 322 voters

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Best Steampunk Books
1,242 books — 4,095 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,967 books — 2,834 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThink Like a Freak by Steven D. LevittGetting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,065 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters

Storm Front by Jim ButcherFuries of Calderon by Jim ButcherThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,066 books — 11,664 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 990 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
75,834 books — 281,789 voters
Anathem by Neal StephensonShadow Puppets by Orson Scott CardDiplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster BujoldMarch Upcountry by David WeberShadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,195 books — 8,938 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,580 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,783 voters