Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve (15 Lists)



Tomorrow, We Ride by Jean BobetRoad to Valor by Aili McConnonThe Rider by Tim KrabbéNeed for the Bike by Paul Fournel
Vehicleist Cycles Books Vault
105 books — 5 voters
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonDevil in the Grove by Gilbert KingKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannGood and Mad by Rebecca TraisterEvicted by Matthew Desmond
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,091 books — 1,530 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanThe Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,113 books — 2,346 voters
Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters

Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,193 books — 8,932 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Military History
919 books — 342 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertAltered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Military Science Fiction
837 books — 1,134 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternState of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Kirkus Best Books of 2011
88 books — 171 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
7,318 books — 25,525 voters
Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesDispatches by Michael Herr
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
328 books — 635 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonState of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,707 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternState of Wonder by Ann PatchettIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Great Reads Of 2011 So Far
109 books — 39 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,328 books — 24,579 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonPattern Recognition by William GibsonAltered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Best of Cyberpunk
370 books — 1,181 voters

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin GrossmanThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonBatman by Greg Rucka
Superhero Fiction
840 books — 1,226 voters