Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nirmal (14 Lists)



A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreGhost Wars by Steve Coll
Great Books on Espionage (nonfiction)
175 books — 35 voters
A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreThe Billion Dollar Spy by David E. HoffmanThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
The Cold War (nonfiction)
357 books — 101 voters

Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
814 books — 405 voters
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
Best Espionage Books (nonfiction)
156 books — 106 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,151 books — 25,683 voters
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Best Graphic Novels
3,458 books — 6,765 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,328 books — 24,579 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,064 books — 11,662 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,778 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,248 books — 7,417 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,836 books — 3,595 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Godfather by Mario PuzoRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,555 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,402 books — 119,662 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,592 books — 13,121 voters