Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/224348-cp">CP</a> (77 Lists)

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by CP (77 Lists)

Rubicon by Steven Saylor

Last Seen in Massilia by Steven Saylor

Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor

Roma by Steven Saylor

A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor

Best Steven Saylor Books

22 books — 21 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

Conclave by Robert Harris

The Ghost by Robert Harris

Imperium by Robert Harris

Fatherland by Robert Harris

Best Robert Harris Novels

7 books — 4 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

Imperium by Robert Harris

Lustrum by Robert Harris

Conspirata by Robert Harris

Enigma by Robert Harris

Best of Robert Harris

22 books — 14 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré

The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

Enigma by Robert Harris

The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré

Literary Spy Stories

229 books — 237 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Washington by Ron Chernow

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

Best Books of the Decade: 2010s

7,670 books — 14,473 voters

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Best Books of the Decade: 1930s

876 books — 1,269 voters

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.

1984 by George Orwell

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Best Books of the Decade: 1940s

815 books — 1,159 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

Best Books of the Decade: 1960s

1,401 books — 1,786 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Lincoln by Gore Vidal

Burr by Gore Vidal

Recommended Historical Fiction

3,922 books — 4,191 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs

1,142 books — 1,197 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

Restless by William Boyd

Washington, D.C. by Gore Vidal

Best 1940s Historical Fiction

420 books — 468 voters

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk

Washington, D.C. by Gore Vidal

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

History through Novels: 1930-1949 United States

29 books — 26 voters

Washington by Ron Chernow

Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose

Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose

Best American History Books

2,292 books — 3,133 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction

100 books — 275 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

The Persian Boy by Mary Renault

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

Best Gay Historical Fiction

405 books — 603 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Man from St. Petersburg by Ken Follett

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett

Ken Follett Novels

30 books — 193 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre

The Cold War (nonfiction)

378 books — 120 voters

The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

Best Spy Novels

1,469 books — 2,697 voters

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Contemporary British Novels

514 books — 411 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Roma by Steven Saylor

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Family Saga Novels

916 books — 927 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

Top 100 Gay Novels of the XXI century

979 books — 642 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Amsterdam by Ian McEwan

Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990

253 books — 569 voters

Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English

180 books — 395 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

The Persian Boy by Mary Renault

Smart LGBTQ Literature

52 books — 47 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Endless Night by Agatha Christie

A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

Best Agatha Christie Book

102 books — 1,400 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George

The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell

In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George

When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction

1,218 books — 1,263 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

50 books to read before you die

65 books — 199 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

The 39 Steps by John Buchan

Classic Mysteries (fiction)

226 books — 180 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William Styron

Mila 18 by Leon Uris

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Restless by William Boyd

March by Geraldine Brooks

Best War Novels

1,719 books — 1,471 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William Styron

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

QB VII by Leon Uris

The Persian Boy by Mary Renault

Shōgun by James Clavell

Best Books of the Decade: 1970s

1,921 books — 1,899 voters

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