Best Books 1973

1.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,556 ratings
2.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
3.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,071 ratings
4.
Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying 3.47 avg rating — 22,979 ratings
5.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,962 ratings
6.
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,352 ratings
7.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,895 ratings
8.
The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber, #2)
The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 25,392 ratings
9.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating — 36,721 ratings
10.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 4.30 avg rating — 1,185 ratings
11.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,012 ratings
12.
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)
Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 18,534 ratings
13.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,004 ratings
13.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by: Pam Adams
4.22 avg rating — 29,955 ratings
15.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,756 ratings
16.
Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #5)
Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #5) 3.19 avg rating — 14,827 ratings
16.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,279 ratings
18.
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,949 ratings
19.
The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15)
The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15) 4.11 avg rating — 4,020 ratings
19.
Some Lie and Some Die (Inspector Wexford, #8)
Some Lie and Some Die (Inspector Wexford, #8) 3.74 avg rating — 3,520 ratings
21.
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul 3.81 avg rating — 5,464 ratings
22.
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers 3.57 avg rating — 11,180 ratings
22.
A Crown of Feathers: Stories
A Crown of Feathers: Stories 4.12 avg rating — 648 ratings
24.
The Eye of the Storm
The Eye of the Storm 3.74 avg rating — 693 ratings
25.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 4.37 avg rating — 49,651 ratings
26.
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You 4.08 avg rating — 20,955 ratings
27.
Momo
Momo 4.34 avg rating — 91,793 ratings
28.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by: J.B. West
4.14 avg rating — 34,946 ratings
29.
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
The Castle of Crossed Destinies 3.45 avg rating — 10,852 ratings
30.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating — 28,422 ratings
31.
Captain Pantoja and the Special Service
Captain Pantoja and the Special Service 3.97 avg rating — 12,551 ratings
32.
Cromwell
Cromwell 3.72 avg rating — 1,003 ratings
33.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
33.
Cathedral: By the Author of The Way Things Work
Cathedral: By the Author of The Way Things Work 4.26 avg rating — 2,388 ratings
35.
Walt Disney's Pinocchio and His Puppet Show Adventure
Walt Disney's Pinocchio and His Puppet Show Adventure 4.16 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
35.
Atlantis rising
Atlantis rising 3.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
37.
Carrie's War
Carrie's War 3.92 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
38.
The 158-Pound Marriage
The 158-Pound Marriage 3.27 avg rating — 14,182 ratings
39.
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street 4.03 avg rating — 7,969 ratings
39.
Writings and Drawings
Writings and Drawings
by: Bob Dylan
4.26 avg rating — 231 ratings
41.
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 20,885 ratings
41.
The Three Little Pigs (A Little Golden Book)
The Three Little Pigs (A Little Golden Book) 4.29 avg rating — 17,479 ratings
43.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,461 ratings
44.
The Ascent of Man
The Ascent of Man 4.21 avg rating — 6,285 ratings
45.
India Song
India Song 3.60 avg rating — 999 ratings
46.
Inmarypraise
Inmarypraise 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
47.
Un Théâtre de situations
Un Théâtre de situations 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
48.
Hotzenplotz 3 (Hotzenplotz, #3)
Hotzenplotz 3 (Hotzenplotz, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 742 ratings
49.
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad 4.23 avg rating — 14,178 ratings
50.
Lady Godiva, and other stories
Lady Godiva, and other stories 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
50.
City of Gold and Shadows (The Felse Investigations #12)
City of Gold and Shadows (The Felse Investigations #12) 3.94 avg rating — 549 ratings
52.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,406 ratings
53.
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and other True Stories of the Southwest
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and other True Stories of the Southwest 3.82 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
54.
Diving Into the Wreck
Diving Into the Wreck 4.24 avg rating — 9,540 ratings
54.
Knowing God
Knowing God 4.33 avg rating — 62,970 ratings
54.
The Comic Book Guide for the Artist - Writer - Letterer: 1973 Edition
The Comic Book Guide for the Artist - Writer - Letterer: 1973 Edition 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
54.
The Mediterranean Caper (Dirk Pitt, #2)
The Mediterranean Caper (Dirk Pitt, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 23,675 ratings
58.
Child of God
Child of God 3.82 avg rating — 52,914 ratings
58.
Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus 3.33 avg rating — 79 ratings
58.
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,690 ratings
58.
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
58.
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience 4.09 avg rating — 777 ratings
58.
The Early Growth of European Economy
The Early Growth of European Economy 3.90 avg rating — 143 ratings
58.
shazam 1973 #1
shazam 1973 #1 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings
65.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,723 ratings
65.
Arthur Rubinstein: My Young Years
Arthur Rubinstein: My Young Years 4.38 avg rating — 267 ratings
65.
The Cat (1972-1973) #1
The Cat (1972-1973) #1 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings
65.
The Black Prince
The Black Prince 3.95 avg rating — 6,692 ratings
69.
Fair Blows the Wind
Fair Blows the Wind 4.13 avg rating — 3,480 ratings
69.
Conversations with Klemperer
Conversations with Klemperer 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
69.
Seven Years in Hanoi
Seven Years in Hanoi 4.01 avg rating — 148 ratings
69.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing 4.14 avg rating — 39,409 ratings
69.
He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith
He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith 4.63 avg rating — 6,117 ratings
69.
DC 100 Page Super Spectacular Flash, v1 #22
DC 100 Page Super Spectacular Flash, v1 #22 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
75.
The Great American Novel ( 1st/1st )
The Great American Novel ( 1st/1st ) 3.60 avg rating — 2,742 ratings
75.
The Dialectical Imagination: A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
The Dialectical Imagination: A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50 4.08 avg rating — 414 ratings
75.
Come Here, Cat
Come Here, Cat 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
75.
How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Eat Fried Worms 3.75 avg rating — 48,388 ratings
75.
The Smallest Dragonboy
The Smallest Dragonboy 4.28 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
75.
Vampire Tales (1973-1975) #2
Vampire Tales (1973-1975) #2 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
81.
When Even Angels Wept: The Senator Joseph McCarthy Affair--A Story Without a Hero
When Even Angels Wept: The Senator Joseph McCarthy Affair--A Story Without a Hero 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
81.
The Preposterous Adventures of Swimmer
The Preposterous Adventures of Swimmer 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings
81.
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities 3.99 avg rating — 90,419 ratings
81.
Prez (1973) #1
Prez (1973) #1
by: Joe Simon
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
85.
The Separate Rose
The Separate Rose 3.99 avg rating — 219 ratings
85.
The Romantic Rebellion: Romantic versus Classic Art
The Romantic Rebellion: Romantic versus Classic Art 4.14 avg rating — 106 ratings
85.
Science Fiction
Science Fiction 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
85.
Promethean Enterprises #5. 1973 zine with Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, George Metzger
Promethean Enterprises #5. 1973 zine with Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, George Metzger 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
89.
The Onion Field
The Onion Field 4.11 avg rating — 21,240 ratings
89.
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #20: Batman
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #20: Batman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
89.
Home to the Wilderness: A Personal Journey
Home to the Wilderness: A Personal Journey 4.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
92.
The Loo Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #2)
The Loo Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #2)
by: Trevanian
3.82 avg rating — 2,455 ratings
92.
Mad Hatter's Holiday (Sergeant Cribb #4)
Mad Hatter's Holiday (Sergeant Cribb #4) 3.58 avg rating — 299 ratings
92.
Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe 4.35 avg rating — 12,525 ratings
92.
Letters from the Editors of National Lampoon
Letters from the Editors of National Lampoon 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
96.
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky 4.36 avg rating — 1,648 ratings
96.
The Three Bears (A Little Golden Book)
The Three Bears (A Little Golden Book) 4.28 avg rating — 10,305 ratings
96.
The National Lampoon's Encyclopedia Of Humor
The National Lampoon's Encyclopedia Of Humor 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings
96.
The World of Apples
The World of Apples 3.79 avg rating — 341 ratings
100.
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium 3.84 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
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