Best Books 1955

1.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,288 ratings
2.
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating β€” 588,338 ratings
3.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating β€” 1,004,623 ratings
4.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4.06 avg rating β€” 63,551 ratings
5.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating β€” 68,874 ratings
6.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 110,531 ratings
7.
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 103,177 ratings
8.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating β€” 27,693 ratings
9.
The Inheritors
The Inheritors 3.51 avg rating β€” 5,408 ratings
10.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,334,287 ratings
11.
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€” 48,603 ratings
12.
The Recognitions
The Recognitions 4.20 avg rating β€” 6,164 ratings
13.
The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids 3.93 avg rating β€” 60,785 ratings
14.
The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1)
The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,456 ratings
15.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 146,271 ratings
16.
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) 4.01 avg rating β€” 298,154 ratings
17.
Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son 4.37 avg rating β€” 23,284 ratings
18.
Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #34)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #34) 3.76 avg rating β€” 37,439 ratings
19.
Pedro PΓ‘ramo
Pedro PΓ‘ramo 4.06 avg rating β€” 92,541 ratings
20.
The Tree of Man
The Tree of Man 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,169 ratings
21.
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man 3.61 avg rating β€” 11,100 ratings
22.
Homer's Daughter
Homer's Daughter 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,036 ratings
23.
Eloise
Eloise 4.17 avg rating β€” 24,784 ratings
24.
Bath Tangle
Bath Tangle 3.92 avg rating β€” 9,467 ratings
25.
A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts
A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts 3.71 avg rating β€” 17,560 ratings
26.
Less Than Angels
Less Than Angels 3.93 avg rating β€” 3,178 ratings
27.
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar 3.99 avg rating β€” 9,175 ratings
28.
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor 3.85 avg rating β€” 10,472 ratings
29.
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 22,387 ratings
30.
The Greek Myths: Complete Edition
The Greek Myths: Complete Edition 4.15 avg rating β€” 7,590 ratings
31.
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century 3.93 avg rating β€” 23,928 ratings
32.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 3.90 avg rating β€” 24,684 ratings
33.
The Ten Thousand Things
The Ten Thousand Things 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,832 ratings
34.
The Spanish Ballad
The Spanish Ballad 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,609 ratings
35.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 4.14 avg rating β€” 19,927 ratings
35.
Big Woods
Big Woods 3.96 avg rating β€” 551 ratings
37.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating β€” 40,391 ratings
37.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating β€” 438,540 ratings
39.
Earthlight
Earthlight 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,864 ratings
40.
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden 3.63 avg rating β€” 135 ratings
40.
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
The Strange Career of Jim Crow 4.14 avg rating β€” 3,184 ratings
42.
Loser Takes All
Loser Takes All 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,525 ratings
43.
Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)
Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 8,006 ratings
44.
Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
Moonraker (James Bond, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 30,218 ratings
45.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating β€” 66,251 ratings
46.
England Under the Tudors
England Under the Tudors 3.87 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
47.
Before Midnight (Nero Wolfe #25)
Before Midnight (Nero Wolfe #25)
by: Rex Stout
4.07 avg rating β€” 3,253 ratings
48.
The Bread of Those Early Years
The Bread of Those Early Years 3.55 avg rating β€” 3,056 ratings
49.
HMS Ulysses
HMS Ulysses 4.07 avg rating β€” 7,802 ratings
50.
The Bride of the Innisfallen and Other Stories
The Bride of the Innisfallen and Other Stories 3.65 avg rating β€” 124 ratings
51.
Leaf Storm
Leaf Storm 3.66 avg rating β€” 15,919 ratings
51.
Madam, Will You Talk?
Madam, Will You Talk? 4.09 avg rating β€” 8,272 ratings
53.
It began in Vauxhall Gardens
It began in Vauxhall Gardens 3.66 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
54.
Thurber's Dogs: A Collection of the Master's Dogs, Written and Drawn, Real and Imaginary, Legends All
Thurber's Dogs: A Collection of the Master's Dogs, Written and Drawn, Real and Imaginary, Legends All 4.04 avg rating β€” 341 ratings
55.
Karlsson on the Roof
Karlsson on the Roof 4.11 avg rating β€” 13,018 ratings
55.
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2) 4.17 avg rating β€” 12,290 ratings
57.
We Die Alone
We Die Alone 4.08 avg rating β€” 10,341 ratings
57.
Village School (Fairacre, #1)
Village School (Fairacre, #1)
by: Miss Read
4.09 avg rating β€” 4,953 ratings
57.
Something of Value
Something of Value 4.31 avg rating β€” 636 ratings
60.
Royal Road to Fotheringay (Stuart Saga, #1) (Mary Stuart, #1)
Royal Road to Fotheringay (Stuart Saga, #1) (Mary Stuart, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,876 ratings
61.
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz 3.92 avg rating β€” 266 ratings
62.
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 3.98 avg rating β€” 3,486 ratings
63.
Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)
Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18) 3.99 avg rating β€” 4,405 ratings
64.
Death of a Nurse
Death of a Nurse 3.42 avg rating β€” 151 ratings
64.
ZΕ‚y
ZΕ‚y 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,868 ratings
64.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating β€” 8,302 ratings
64.
A Fable
A Fable 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,302 ratings
64.
Another Kind
Another Kind 4.27 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
69.
Ship's Company
Ship's Company 3.75 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
69.
The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals 3.99 avg rating β€” 473 ratings
69.
Rosa at Ten O'Clock
Rosa at Ten O'Clock 3.83 avg rating β€” 3,860 ratings
72.
The Liberal Tradition in America
The Liberal Tradition in America 3.61 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
72.
The Big Jump
The Big Jump 3.39 avg rating β€” 229 ratings
72.
Solar Lottery
Solar Lottery 3.50 avg rating β€” 5,100 ratings
72.
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History 4.17 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
72.
Sardonicus and Other Stories
Sardonicus and Other Stories 3.96 avg rating β€” 102 ratings
72.
The Legends of Tono
The Legends of Tono 3.68 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
78.
The Nightfisherman: Selected Letters of W.S. Graham
The Nightfisherman: Selected Letters of W.S. Graham 4.45 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
78.
Proud Beggars (New York Review Books Classics)
Proud Beggars (New York Review Books Classics) 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,240 ratings
78.
They'd Rather Be Right
They'd Rather Be Right 3.01 avg rating β€” 1,349 ratings
78.
Hinds' Feet on High Places
Hinds' Feet on High Places 4.34 avg rating β€” 59,457 ratings
82.
A World of Love
A World of Love 3.34 avg rating β€” 575 ratings
82.
The Changelings
The Changelings really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
82.
The Wheel on the School
The Wheel on the School 3.97 avg rating β€” 13,102 ratings
82.
The Wonderful World of Mathematics
The Wonderful World of Mathematics 4.52 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
86.
Sabrina Fair
Sabrina Fair 4.01 avg rating β€” 227 ratings
86.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating β€” 60,802 ratings
86.
Journey to Christmas
Journey to Christmas 3.96 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
89.
Cards of Identity
Cards of Identity 3.49 avg rating β€” 86 ratings
89.
The Golden Name Day (Golden Name Day, #1)
The Golden Name Day (Golden Name Day, #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 690 ratings
91.
Sugarplum
Sugarplum 4.70 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
92.
Biblical Religion and the Search for Ultimate Reality
Biblical Religion and the Search for Ultimate Reality 3.90 avg rating β€” 156 ratings
93.
Defense of the Faith
Defense of the Faith 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,048 ratings
94.
The Deer Park
The Deer Park 3.26 avg rating β€” 1,470 ratings
94.
The Oracles
The Oracles 3.67 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
96.
Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud
Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,694 ratings
96.
Fresh from the Country
Fresh from the Country
by: Miss Read
4.12 avg rating β€” 730 ratings
98.
Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2)
Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2)
by: Miss Read
4.27 avg rating β€” 2,208 ratings
99.
Le square
Le square 3.53 avg rating β€” 880 ratings
99.
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,691 ratings
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