Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Doug (12 Lists)



D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. AmbroseUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEscape from the Deep by Alex Kershaw
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
678 books — 494 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,145 books — 17,354 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,439 books — 8,384 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterMiles to Go by Miley CyrusIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaugh
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,330 books — 24,581 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Best books on USA president(s) (nonfiction)
211 books — 118 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
75,837 books — 281,797 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. AmbroseBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby Foote
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,117 books — 2,349 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best American History Books
2,113 books — 2,481 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln by David Herbert DonaldManhunt by James L. SwansonTried by War by James M. McPhersonLincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills
Best Books About Abraham Lincoln
108 books — 115 voters

Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,673 voters
Lincoln by David Herbert DonaldCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbrosePersonal Memoirs by Ulysses S. GrantThe Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. ReminiGrant by Jean Edward Smith
Best History Books
3,688 books — 3,725 voters