Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Justin (10 Lists)



Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
696 books — 579 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirShadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,194 books — 8,934 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSharpe's Company by Bernard Cornwell
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,666 voters

Revolutionary Characters by Gordon S. Wood
Best American History Books
2,111 books — 2,480 voters
Pompeii by Robert HarrisImperium by Robert Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
737 books — 1,081 voters

1453 by Roger CrowleyCathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel by Frances Gies
Best Medieval History Books
809 books — 328 voters
Gates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellAgincourt by Bernard CornwellThe Whale Road by Robert LowPompeii by Robert Harris
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
167 books — 483 voters

The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
Historical Novel Society - Northern California Authors
49 books — 18 voters
The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
643 books — 278 voters