Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sharon (46 Lists)



Human Transit by Jarrett Walker
Top Urban Planning Books of All Time
115 books — 157 voters
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,060 books — 1,040 voters

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. Stevenson
Comics for Teen Girls (that are NOT Japanese manga)
464 books — 306 voters
Hawkeye, Volume 1 by Matt FractionHawkeye, Volume 2 by Matt FractionHawkeye, Volume 3 by Matt FractionYoung Avengers, Vol. 1 by Kieron GillenYoung Avengers, Vol. 2 by Kieron Gillen
Marvel Now!
231 books — 313 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best YA Dystopian/Utopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic
788 books — 1,652 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Giver by Lois LowryCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,580 voters

Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy OrensteinWhipping Girl by Julia SeranoThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiI Am an Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
588 books — 442 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyHappy Accidents by Jane LynchFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Funny Women Memoirs
454 books — 1,549 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,615 voters
The Gated City by Ryan AventNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Best Books to Help You Understand How The World Really Works
262 books — 92 voters

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Notable Atheist Books
543 books — 937 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,082 books — 9,784 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
Why The Hype, Did I Miss Something?
289 books — 293 voters
Deer Hunting with Jesus by Joe BageantThe Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
934 books — 1,097 voters

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Books with Deceptively Awesome Covers
148 books — 213 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharNumber the Stars by Lois LowryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The Most Deserving Newbery
110 books — 2,996 voters

Smashed by Koren ZailckasDrinking by Caroline KnappAppetites by Caroline Knapp
Substance Abuse & Addiction
716 books — 1,313 voters
The Kid by Dan Savage
Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
696 books — 1,048 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,610 books — 16,259 voters
The Demolished Man by Alfred BesterThe Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Best Novels About Telepaths
204 books — 133 voters

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Great SFF Picaresques
75 books — 118 voters
Windhaven by George R.R. MartinElla Minnow Pea by Mark DunnEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Book Recodmendations
148 books — 12 voters

Straight Man by Richard Russo
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
497 books — 607 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,186 books — 11,259 voters

The Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
166 books — 289 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Female Character
1,025 books — 449 voters

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
The Title is Better Than the Book
184 books — 69 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Frequently Challenged Books
243 books — 138 voters

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Books within Books
78 books — 70 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Movie/TV Version Was Better
35 books — 15 voters


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