Best Books 1953

1.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,616 ratings
2.
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) 3.95 avg rating β€” 322,486 ratings
3.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating β€” 452,144 ratings
4.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating β€” 45,500 ratings
5.
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 92,695 ratings
6.
A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #6)
A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple, #6) 3.93 avg rating β€” 51,392 ratings
7.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating β€” 78,196 ratings
8.
After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)
After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) 3.91 avg rating β€” 47,290 ratings
9.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 13,855 ratings
10.
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 197,694 ratings
11.
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten 4.02 avg rating β€” 3,980 ratings
12.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating β€” 169,993 ratings
13.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution 3.89 avg rating β€” 12,079 ratings
14.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,961 ratings
15.
The Worldly Philosophers
The Worldly Philosophers 4.16 avg rating β€” 8,758 ratings
16.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating β€” 18,692 ratings
17.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 109,396 ratings
18.
Ring for Jeeves (Jeeves, #10)
Ring for Jeeves (Jeeves, #10) 3.96 avg rating β€” 5,195 ratings
19.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating β€” 43,910 ratings
20.
The Charioteer
The Charioteer 4.12 avg rating β€” 6,415 ratings
21.
Camino Real
Camino Real 3.57 avg rating β€” 843 ratings
21.
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter 4.18 avg rating β€” 2,806 ratings
23.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,935 ratings
24.
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,606 ratings
25.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating β€” 152,901 ratings
26.
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations 4.26 avg rating β€” 15,519 ratings
27.
The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest 3.44 avg rating β€” 5,297 ratings
28.
Junky
Junky 3.85 avg rating β€” 69,882 ratings
28.
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline's Rescue 4.24 avg rating β€” 29,645 ratings
30.
The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV
The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV 3.85 avg rating β€” 242 ratings
31.
Revolt in 2100
Revolt in 2100 3.84 avg rating β€” 5,639 ratings
31.
The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes 3.76 avg rating β€” 11,262 ratings
33.
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man 3.97 avg rating β€” 33,423 ratings
34.
Baby Farm Animals
Baby Farm Animals 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,673 ratings
35.
This Rough Magic
This Rough Magic 4.06 avg rating β€” 10,378 ratings
36.
Someone at a Distance
Someone at a Distance 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,799 ratings
37.
Little Horses of Tarquinia
Little Horses of Tarquinia 3.73 avg rating β€” 906 ratings
37.
Jane and Prudence
Jane and Prudence 3.86 avg rating β€” 5,792 ratings
39.
Bring the Jubilee
Bring the Jubilee 3.71 avg rating β€” 2,818 ratings
40.
Rip van Winkle
Rip van Winkle 3.57 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
41.
And Never Said a Word
And Never Said a Word 3.82 avg rating β€” 2,152 ratings
41.
The Schirmer Inheritance
The Schirmer Inheritance 3.73 avg rating β€” 890 ratings
43.
Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages 3.97 avg rating β€” 9,054 ratings
44.
DΓ©sirΓ©e
DΓ©sirΓ©e 4.16 avg rating β€” 12,202 ratings
44.
The Cornerstone
The Cornerstone 4.05 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
46.
Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie
Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie 3.55 avg rating β€” 319 ratings
47.
The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe, #22)
The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe, #22)
by: Rex Stout
4.10 avg rating β€” 4,619 ratings
48.
The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,294 ratings
48.
The Unconquered
The Unconquered 4.12 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
50.
More Than Human
More Than Human 3.94 avg rating β€” 19,215 ratings
51.
A Very Special House
A Very Special House 3.64 avg rating β€” 595 ratings
52.
The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,158 ratings
53.
A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf 4.16 avg rating β€” 6,457 ratings
53.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating β€” 48,597 ratings
53.
Cotillion
Cotillion 4.10 avg rating β€” 17,976 ratings
53.
Star of Light
Star of Light 4.10 avg rating β€” 2,146 ratings
57.
Guard Your Daughters
Guard Your Daughters 3.81 avg rating β€” 474 ratings
58.
Expedition to Earth
Expedition to Earth 3.95 avg rating β€” 3,749 ratings
58.
The Shapes of Midnight
The Shapes of Midnight 4.07 avg rating β€” 164 ratings
58.
The Captive Mind
The Captive Mind 4.27 avg rating β€” 4,725 ratings
61.
The Second Curtain
The Second Curtain 3.50 avg rating β€” 42 ratings
61.
The Martian Chronicles / The Illustrated Man / The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Martian Chronicles / The Illustrated Man / The Golden Apples of the Sun 4.40 avg rating β€” 2,145 ratings
61.
Stick-in-the-Mud: A tale of a village, a custom, and a little boy
Stick-in-the-Mud: A tale of a village, a custom, and a little boy really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
64.
The Silent World
The Silent World 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,340 ratings
64.
Lady with a Spear
Lady with a Spear 4.36 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
66.
The Erasers
The Erasers 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,823 ratings
67.
Blue Trout and Black Truffles: The Peregrinations of an Epicure
Blue Trout and Black Truffles: The Peregrinations of an Epicure 4.22 avg rating β€” 161 ratings
67.
The Very Little Girl
The Very Little Girl 4.54 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
67.
We Are Betrayed
We Are Betrayed 3.50 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
70.
Cultural Graded Readers: Sutter
Cultural Graded Readers: Sutter 4.75 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
70.
The Lost Steps
The Lost Steps 3.91 avg rating β€” 3,603 ratings
72.
The Whiteoak Brothers (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #6)
The Whiteoak Brothers (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #6) 3.97 avg rating β€” 373 ratings
72.
The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book)
The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book) 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,885 ratings
74.
Man's Need and God's Action
Man's Need and God's Action 3.67 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
74.
The Cuckoo Line Affair
The Cuckoo Line Affair 3.33 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
74.
Lord Vanity
Lord Vanity 3.86 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
77.
Herr Biedermann und die Brandstifter/Rip Van Winkle. Zwei HΓΆrspiele
Herr Biedermann und die Brandstifter/Rip Van Winkle. Zwei HΓΆrspiele 3.52 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
77.
Rabbit and His Friends
Rabbit and His Friends 3.96 avg rating β€” 115 ratings
79.
Mr. Bear's House
Mr. Bear's House 3.50 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
80.
Five Go Down to the Sea (Famous Five, #12)
Five Go Down to the Sea (Famous Five, #12) 3.99 avg rating β€” 9,843 ratings
80.
Out of the Past (Miss Silver, #23)
Out of the Past (Miss Silver, #23) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,101 ratings
80.
The Victorian Chaise Longue
The Victorian Chaise Longue 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,635 ratings
83.
CafΓ© de artistas y otros cuentos
CafΓ© de artistas y otros cuentos 3.01 avg rating β€” 390 ratings
83.
Lookout Wife
Lookout Wife 3.80 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
83.
Garet Garrett's The People's Pottage: The Revolution Was, Ex America, The Rise of Empire
Garet Garrett's The People's Pottage: The Revolution Was, Ex America, The Rise of Empire 4.25 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
83.
The Alcoholics
The Alcoholics 3.36 avg rating β€” 894 ratings
87.
Kean.
Kean. 3.58 avg rating β€” 235 ratings
87.
Educational Wastelands: The Retreat From Learning In Our Public Schools
Educational Wastelands: The Retreat From Learning In Our Public Schools 4.38 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
87.
Scenes from the Life of a Faun: A Short Novel
Scenes from the Life of a Faun: A Short Novel 4.03 avg rating β€” 231 ratings
90.
Wider Das Unrecht: Die AffΓ€re Henri Martin
Wider Das Unrecht: Die AffΓ€re Henri Martin 4.25 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
90.
The Very Best Home For Me! (Little Golden Book)
The Very Best Home For Me! (Little Golden Book) 3.90 avg rating β€” 240 ratings
90.
Troy Chimneys
Troy Chimneys 3.98 avg rating β€” 187 ratings
93.
Il mare non bagna Napoli
Il mare non bagna Napoli 3.58 avg rating β€” 2,949 ratings
93.
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty 3.75 avg rating β€” 456 ratings
95.
Maud Martha
Maud Martha 4.10 avg rating β€” 3,717 ratings
95.
Detection Unlimited (Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway, #8)
Detection Unlimited (Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway, #8) 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,980 ratings
95.
I Believe - A Christian Faith for Youth
I Believe - A Christian Faith for Youth liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
98.
The Present and the Past
The Present and the Past 3.58 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
98.
Crystal Clear
Crystal Clear 3.98 avg rating β€” 218 ratings
98.
The Clue of the Velvet Mask (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #30)
The Clue of the Velvet Mask (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #30) 3.93 avg rating β€” 6,020 ratings
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