Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alice Poon (36 Lists)



Stars of Chaos by PriestThousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2024
496 books — 935 voters
A Hero Born by Jin YongA Bond Undone by Jin YongGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,737 voters

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùA Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. LinDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanThe Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories by Yu Chen
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
543 books — 1,412 voters
水滸傳（上下冊） by 施耐庵射鵰英雄傳（一至四冊） by Jin Yong神雕俠侶 (全8冊) by Jin Yong倚天屠龙记（共四册） by Jin YongThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong
Wuxia and Xianxia
219 books — 121 voters

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Unbroken by C.L. ClarkSummer Sons by Lee Mandelo
2021 Queer SFF
235 books — 527 voters
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Unbroken by C.L. ClarkThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
597 books — 1,494 voters

Soul Mountain by Gao XingjianGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùWolf Totem by Jiang RongLust, Caution by Eileen Chang天龙八部（全五冊） by Jin Yong
Chinese Author Recommendations
135 books — 16 voters
Soul Mountain by Gao XingjianWolf Totem by Jiang RongThe Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngThe Gift of Rain by Tan Twan EngA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Books Written by Asian Authors
435 books — 88 voters

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùGrandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Asian Speculative Fiction by Asian Authors -- #ownvoices
348 books — 221 voters
Dragons and Boxers by Kyle FiskeFinding the Way by Wayne NgAgainst Walls by Bryn HammondChinese Brothers, American Sons by Ed ShewThe Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin
FB Authors of Asian Novels List
54 books — 21 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWolf Hall by Hilary MantelKatherine by Anya Seton
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,502 books — 2,745 voters
Dragons and Boxers by Kyle FiskeThe Lacquered Talisman by Laurie DennisChinese Brothers, American Sons by Ed ShewRumors From Shanghai by Amy SommersThe Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin
Historical Fiction 2020
370 books — 523 voters

Dragons in Shallow Waters by Clare KaneSouthern Rain by Harry Miller
Romance in East/Southeast Asia (and/or) East/Southeast Asian Heroes and Heroines
402 books — 203 voters
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong天龙八部（全五冊） by Jin YongShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
310 books — 441 voters

Dragons in Shallow Waters by Clare Kane
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters
The Peony Pavilion by Xianzu TangThe Peach Blossom Fan by Kong ShangrenThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareAntigone by Jean Anouilh
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,127 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
My Top 50 Books OverAll
185 books — 7 voters
The Peony Pavilion by Xianzu TangThe Peach Blossom Fan by Kong ShangrenLes Misérables by Victor HugoSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Classics of World Literature
331 books — 50 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienFamily Matters by Rohinton MistryFinding the Way by Wayne NgThe Water Beetles by Michael Kaan
Asian Canadian Authors
120 books — 38 voters
The Man Upon the Stair by Gary InbinderSouthern Rain by Harry MillerFinding the Way by Wayne Ng
Historical Fiction 2018
419 books — 975 voters

The Man Upon the Stair by Gary Inbinder
Historical Mystery 2018
132 books — 207 voters
Peony by Pearl S. BuckThe Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngWolf Totem by Jiang RongThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong天龍八部（四） by Jin Yong
Best Books on Asia
994 books — 817 voters

In the Name of the Family by Sarah DunantWhere the Light Falls by Allison Pataki
Historical Fiction 2017
339 books — 852 voters
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerThe White Mirror by Elsa HartThe Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel
Historical Fiction 2016
340 books — 878 voters

金瓶梅 by 蘭陵笑笑生Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiao ShengThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong天龍八部（四） by Jin YongThe Peony Pavilion by Xianzu Tang
History through Novels: Pre-1900s China
82 books — 68 voters
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiao ShengThe Book and the Sword by Jin Yong天龍八部（四） by Jin YongMistress Miao by Yun Rou
Great Chinese Historical Fiction
213 books — 256 voters

A Pail of Oysters by Vern SneiderFormosan Odyssey by John Grant RossThe Formosa Fraud by Graham Earnshaw
Taiwan: History, Politics, and Culture
53 books — 15 voters
The Book and the Sword by Jin Yong神雕俠侶 (全8冊) by Jin Yong倚天屠龙记（共四册） by Jin Yong天龍八部（四） by Jin YongThe Deer and the Cauldron by Jin Yong
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,095 voters

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckDream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
Chinese Literature
321 books — 150 voters
Imperial Woman by Pearl S. BuckCity of Broken Promises by Austin CoatesNinety-Three by Victor HugoAn Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,538 books — 3,550 voters


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