Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jake Gest (6 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
919 books — 993 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,149 books — 25,681 voters

Black Hills by Dan SimmonsQuicksilver by Neal StephensonDrood by Dan SimmonsThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Best Historical Fiction
7,318 books — 25,520 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,580 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,857 books — 21,930 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienQuicksilver by Neal StephensonStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters