458 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:4.52

John’s Year In Books

John’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to John’s 2025 Year in Books

John Lechner’s Followers (27)

John’s Bookshelves

to-read (267)
currently-reading (9)
read (462)
did-not-finish (0)

John’s Friends (127)

Steve Saroff

594 books | 4,241 friends

Max Mcgrath

505 books | 58 friends

Michael

4,442 books | 174 friends

Harald Felgner

5,912 books | 631 friends

Keely

513 books | 70 friends

Jack Skelley

172 books | 70 friends

Mannhi Tran

375 books | 256 friends

Basia N.

1,622 books | 17 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

John Lechner has read 8 of 50 books.

16%

John Lechner

Goodreads Author

Member Since

April 2019

edit data

Combine Editions
John Lechner’s books

Average rating: 3.91 · 461 ratings · 52 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare 3.89 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginner's Chechen with Online Audio by Kheda Garchakhanova, John Lechner (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

John is Currently Reading

John Lechner is currently reading

Berlin Atomized

by Julia Kornberg

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 20, 2025 07:08PM

John Lechner is currently reading

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

by Laurence Sterne

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 20, 2025 05:26PM

John Lechner is currently reading

Nadja

by André Breton

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 08, 2025 02:18PM

rss
John’s Recent Updates

John Lechner rated a book liked it The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 23, 2026 06:12AM · like
John Lechner rated a book it was amazing A PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT KNEEL: Panama, the United States, and the San Blas Kuna (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry) by James Howe	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 21, 2026 04:53PM · like
John Lechner rated a book really liked it The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 14, 2026 06:12PM · like
John Lechner is starting The House of the Seven Gables The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 14, 2026 06:12PM · like · see status
John Lechner and 2 other people liked Dimitrije Vojnov's review of Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare: "John Lechner je napisao izvarednu knjigu koja je prikazala uspon i pad Jevgenija Prigožina a kroz taj slučaj, iako samo po sebi nimalo "mali", jednu ipak mnogo širu i veću priču o tome na koji način su funkcionisale ruske prakse hibridnog rata, ali j" Read more of this review »
Mar 14, 2026 01:09PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Death Is Our Business by John Lechner. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Death Is Our Business by John Lechner <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John Lechner is currently reading The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 24, 2026 05:08AM · like
John Lechner rated a book it was amazing Pan by Michael Clune	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 22, 2026 05:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Pan by Michael Clune. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Pan by Michael Clune <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John Lechner wants to read The Elements of Power: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth by Nicolas Niarchos	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 15, 2026 11:18AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Elements of Power by Nicolas Niarchos. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Elements of Power by Nicolas Niarchos <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John Lechner wants to read My First Book by Honor Levy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 15, 2026 10:51AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of My First Book by Honor Levy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — My First Book by Honor Levy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John Lechner wants to read Grand Rapids by Natasha Stagg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 15, 2026 10:51AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Grand Rapids by Natasha Stagg. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Grand Rapids by Natasha Stagg <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">