Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Betsy (26 Lists)



The Dry by Jane Harper
52 Book Club 2025: #14 - Climate Fiction
216 books — 204 voters
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenEntangled Life by Merlin SheldrakeMycelium Running by Paul StametsThe Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins
Woo-woo Plant Science
163 books — 63 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Best Science Fiction Series
458 books — 1,153 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Black Echo by Michael ConnellyNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,593 books — 16,876 voters

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffPossession by A.S. Byatt
Books about Books
1,396 books — 1,524 voters
Genome by Matt RidleyQuiet by Susan CainSpillover by David QuammenThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Big Short by Michael Lewis
You Read a Book about What?
4,208 books — 2,579 voters

Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldFreedom's Landing by Anne McCaffreyAgent of Change by Sharon LeeShield's Lady by Amanda Glass
Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic Romance
1,466 books — 1,404 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberEchoes of Honor by David WeberThe Honor of the Queen by David WeberThe Short Victorious War by David WeberDune by Frank Herbert
Space Opera Fans Favorites
303 books — 156 voters

Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,248 books — 4,485 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberContact by Carl SaganDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyFreedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
909 books — 926 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Captivatingly Yours-Historical Hero or Heroine Prisoner, Captive or Indentured Servant
160 books — 84 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberTrading in Danger by Elizabeth MoonHunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
231 books — 504 voters

Treecat Wars by David WeberFire Season by David WeberA Beautiful Friendship by David Weber
Best YA Sci-Fi / Space Opera
206 books — 230 voters
Restoree by Anne McCaffreyCommand Decision by Elizabeth Moon
Space Opera Romance
187 books — 137 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Flamethrowers by Rachel KushnerThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonTenth of December by George Saunders
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2013
10 books — 1 voter
Trial By Circus by Wash Phillips
Circus Titles
159 books — 72 voters

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
815 books — 1,162 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
80,171 books — 298,926 voters

Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,166 books — 1,525 voters
Contact by Carl Sagan
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,450 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,405 books — 1,786 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffRoots by Alex HaleyDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,900 voters

Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts
Best Nora Roberts Novels
289 books — 1,309 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,927 books — 2,292 voters

The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Best Historical Fiction
8,405 books — 27,581 voters
Hellspark by Janet KaganEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovWay Station by Clifford D. Simak
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,936 books — 26,340 voters