2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Ehrhart (12 Lists)



An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James ClavellLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryGates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,530 books — 2,769 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Twists
8,357 books — 8,996 voters

An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
2014 New York Times Book Review
54 books — 34 voters
Six Days of the Condor by James Grady
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,099 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,603 books — 120,393 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasNoble House by James ClavellThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best Books Ever
76,439 books — 284,271 voters

The Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
World War II Fiction
1,397 books — 2,029 voters
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
269 books — 266 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsA Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
Best Historical Mystery
2,083 books — 4,543 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,610 voters

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,432 books — 24,675 voters
Presumed Innocent by Scott TurowThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,317 books — 15,588 voters