Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vicii (25 Lists)



The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
best hard science fiction
392 books — 718 voters
Getting Things Done by David AllenThe Mind Makeover by Sharron LoweBusy by Tony Crabbe
Most Helpful Personal & Professional Self-Help Books
1,223 books — 986 voters

Prayer for the Dead by James OswaldDead Men's Bones by James OswaldThe Hangman's Song by James OswaldThe Book of Souls by James OswaldNatural Causes by James Oswald
Detective Fiction
1,184 books — 1,080 voters
Natural Causes by James OswaldThe Book of Souls by James OswaldThe Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris
Tartan Noir
280 books — 146 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Historical Fiction
7,326 books — 25,532 voters
1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,733 books — 25,960 voters

Racing Through the Dark by David MillarFrom Last to First by Charlie SpeddingCan't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run by Andy HolgateBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,871 books — 1,777 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonHollow World by Michael J. SullivanDark Space by Jasper T. ScottTheft of Swords by Michael J. SullivanPrince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,198 books — 68,031 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDune by Frank HerbertHollow World by Michael J. SullivanThe Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallCan't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run by Andy HolgateFinding Ultra by Rich RollRacing Through the Dark by David MillarFrom Last to First by Charlie Spedding
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
3,989 books — 2,004 voters

Hannibal by Thomas HarrisThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Dead Zone by Stephen King
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,689 books — 6,505 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,872 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,783 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,857 books — 21,933 voters

Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards - Write In Candidates
149 books — 87 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,938 books — 4,945 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
672 books — 1,286 voters
The Hero's Lot by Patrick W. CarrA Cast of Stones by Patrick W. CarrThe Book of Deacon by Joseph R. LalloShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Most Interesting Magic System
2,612 books — 8,763 voters

The Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Flavorwire's 50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers
50 books — 105 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Iliad by Homer
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,057 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Complete Vampire Chronicles by Anne RiceThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinWool by Hugh Howey
I read the first one and felt compelled to read them all
267 books — 86 voters

The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2014
1,967 books — 5,292 voters
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Twists
8,341 books — 8,954 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottDracula by Bram StokerGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,404 books — 119,672 voters