Best Books 1974

1.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,723 ratings
2.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,483,003 ratings
3.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,130 ratings
4.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,547 ratings
5.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 102,503 ratings
6.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,456 ratings
7.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,933 ratings
8.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,458 ratings
9.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,014 ratings
10.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,644 ratings
11.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,974 ratings
12.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 3.69 avg rating — 17,763 ratings
13.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,836 ratings
14.
The Seven-percent Solution
The Seven-percent Solution 4.13 avg rating — 23,623 ratings
15.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,164 ratings
16.
God Save The Child (Spenser, #2)
God Save The Child (Spenser, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 11,298 ratings
17.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War 4.10 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
18.
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44)
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44) 4.10 avg rating — 48,409 ratings
19.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,756 ratings
20.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
21.
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) 4.35 avg rating — 82,194 ratings
22.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,231 ratings
23.
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.07 avg rating — 35,203 ratings
24.
The Ascent of Man
The Ascent of Man 4.21 avg rating — 6,285 ratings
25.
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk 4.27 avg rating — 76,364 ratings
26.
The Abbess of Crewe
The Abbess of Crewe 3.47 avg rating — 1,366 ratings
26.
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher 4.14 avg rating — 10,344 ratings
26.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,693 ratings
26.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,282 ratings
30.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 46,449 ratings
31.
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,874 ratings
31.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 4.18 avg rating — 14,593 ratings
33.
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go 4.27 avg rating — 9,494 ratings
33.
Shardik
Shardik 3.52 avg rating — 4,515 ratings
35.
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1)
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 25,440 ratings
36.
The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War 3.99 avg rating — 24,731 ratings
36.
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass 3.71 avg rating — 3,090 ratings
38.
The Onion Field
The Onion Field 4.11 avg rating — 21,240 ratings
39.
Come Nineveh, Come Tyre: The Presidency of Edward M. Jason
Come Nineveh, Come Tyre: The Presidency of Edward M. Jason 3.77 avg rating — 232 ratings
40.
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,388 ratings
41.
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do 4.24 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
42.
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 4.25 avg rating — 13,918 ratings
43.
The Bottle Factory Outing
The Bottle Factory Outing 3.37 avg rating — 2,459 ratings
43.
A Crown of Feathers: Stories
A Crown of Feathers: Stories 4.12 avg rating — 648 ratings
45.
The Shadow of the Sun
The Shadow of the Sun 3.43 avg rating — 577 ratings
46.
Wacky Wednesday
Wacky Wednesday 4.24 avg rating — 14,214 ratings
47.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating — 29,046 ratings
48.
The Wolf and the Dove
The Wolf and the Dove 4.13 avg rating — 20,109 ratings
49.
Look at the Harlequins!
Look at the Harlequins! 3.74 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
50.
Down A Dark Hall
Down A Dark Hall 3.74 avg rating — 9,290 ratings
51.
World Without Cancer: The Story of Vitamin B17
World Without Cancer: The Story of Vitamin B17 4.29 avg rating — 472 ratings
52.
Sackett's Land (The Sacketts, #1)
Sackett's Land (The Sacketts, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 14,060 ratings
53.
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox 4.55 avg rating — 7,325 ratings
53.
Trelawny
Trelawny 3.97 avg rating — 116 ratings
55.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man 3.72 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
56.
The Iceberg Hermit
The Iceberg Hermit 4.08 avg rating — 997 ratings
57.
The Bastard King (Norman Trilogy, #1)
The Bastard King (Norman Trilogy, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 842 ratings
58.
Blubber
Blubber 3.79 avg rating — 37,074 ratings
58.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,896 ratings
58.
Herman the Helper
Herman the Helper 3.78 avg rating — 171 ratings
58.
The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western
The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western 3.83 avg rating — 5,917 ratings
62.
Porterhouse Blue (Porterhouse Blue, #1)
Porterhouse Blue (Porterhouse Blue, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,852 ratings
62.
Lacombe, Lucien: The Complete Scenario of the Film
Lacombe, Lucien: The Complete Scenario of the Film 3.36 avg rating — 147 ratings
62.
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far 4.27 avg rating — 21,303 ratings
62.
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine 3.91 avg rating — 1,601 ratings
62.
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 4.52 avg rating — 27,076 ratings
67.
Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed: A Book of Stories
Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed: A Book of Stories 3.43 avg rating — 109 ratings
67.
Of Nightingales That Weep
Of Nightingales That Weep 3.40 avg rating — 803 ratings
67.
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book 4.02 avg rating — 909 ratings
67.
The Gooseberry Fool
The Gooseberry Fool 3.82 avg rating — 168 ratings
67.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
67.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist 3.31 avg rating — 3,269 ratings
67.
The Angel of Darkness
The Angel of Darkness 4.08 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
67.
A Kindness Cup
A Kindness Cup 3.81 avg rating — 148 ratings
75.
House of Stairs
House of Stairs 3.83 avg rating — 5,370 ratings
75.
Napoleon Symphony
Napoleon Symphony 3.60 avg rating — 351 ratings
75.
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm 4.48 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
75.
Winter Garden
Winter Garden 3.97 avg rating — 401 ratings
75.
Holiday
Holiday 3.35 avg rating — 977 ratings
75.
W-3
W-3 3.63 avg rating — 449 ratings
81.
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac 4.44 avg rating — 2,402 ratings
81.
Anno's Alphabet
Anno's Alphabet 3.79 avg rating — 179 ratings
81.
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,535 ratings
81.
Trailin'!
Trailin'!
by: Max Brand
4.02 avg rating — 259 ratings
85.
The Ogre Downstairs
The Ogre Downstairs 3.89 avg rating — 2,244 ratings
85.
The Occult Reich
The Occult Reich 3.11 avg rating — 53 ratings
87.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land 3.73 avg rating — 963 ratings
87.
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1)
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,638 ratings
87.
The Blue Estuaries
The Blue Estuaries 3.95 avg rating — 306 ratings
90.
A Pagan Place
A Pagan Place 3.64 avg rating — 727 ratings
90.
The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, #2)
The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 3,555 ratings
90.
The Use and Abuse of Art
The Use and Abuse of Art 4.23 avg rating — 128 ratings
90.
Absurd Person Singular - A Play
Absurd Person Singular - A Play 3.63 avg rating — 299 ratings
90.
The Slave Dancer
The Slave Dancer
by: Paula Fox
3.70 avg rating — 10,521 ratings
90.
Frog Goes to Dinner
Frog Goes to Dinner 4.11 avg rating — 492 ratings
96.
My Grandson Lew
My Grandson Lew 4.15 avg rating — 53 ratings
96.
The Stupids Step Out (The Stupids, #1)
The Stupids Step Out (The Stupids, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 729 ratings
98.
M.C. Higgins, the Great
M.C. Higgins, the Great 3.43 avg rating — 4,364 ratings
98.
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul 3.81 avg rating — 5,464 ratings
100.
History
History 4.31 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
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