Best Books 1957

1.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.38 avg rating — 439,111 ratings
2.
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
by: Dr. Seuss
4.19 avg rating — 575,263 ratings
3.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,108 ratings
4.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,159 ratings
5.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,505 ratings
6.
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 3.97 avg rating — 73,590 ratings
7.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 37,932 ratings
8.
Little Bear (Little Bear, #1)
Little Bear (Little Bear, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 59,188 ratings
9.
Justine (The Alexandria Quartet #1)
Justine (The Alexandria Quartet #1) 3.85 avg rating — 9,882 ratings
10.
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire 4.24 avg rating — 10,976 ratings
11.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating — 28,432 ratings
12.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,837 ratings
13.
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle 3.75 avg rating — 7,498 ratings
14.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,057 ratings
15.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,788 ratings
16.
The Comforters
The Comforters 3.59 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
17.
Time of Wonder
Time of Wonder 4.10 avg rating — 5,237 ratings
18.
Room at the Top
Room at the Top 3.69 avg rating — 2,578 ratings
18.
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake, #1)
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8,594 ratings
20.
The Lonely Doll
The Lonely Doll 4.14 avg rating — 1,535 ratings
20.
Pnin
Pnin 3.88 avg rating — 28,101 ratings
22.
Sugar Street
Sugar Street 4.28 avg rating — 9,352 ratings
23.
Mythologies
Mythologies 4.08 avg rating — 16,795 ratings
24.
Endgame & Act Without Words
Endgame & Act Without Words 3.92 avg rating — 11,101 ratings
25.
If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe, #29)
If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe, #29)
by: Rex Stout
4.08 avg rating — 3,140 ratings
26.
April Lady
April Lady 3.72 avg rating — 7,302 ratings
27.
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine 4.09 avg rating — 76,304 ratings
28.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
29.
Irish Journal
Irish Journal 3.85 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
30.
The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
31.
A Case For Dr. Morelle
A Case For Dr. Morelle liked it 3.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
31.
Jephtha and his Daughter
Jephtha and his Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 99 ratings
33.
Moominland Midwinter
Moominland Midwinter 4.40 avg rating — 16,628 ratings
34.
Homo Faber
Homo Faber 3.68 avg rating — 30,237 ratings
35.
The Short Reign of Pippin IV
The Short Reign of Pippin IV 3.57 avg rating — 3,381 ratings
36.
Collected Short Stories
Collected Short Stories 3.79 avg rating — 358 ratings
37.
Tales from the White Hart
Tales from the White Hart 3.92 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
38.
The Town (The Snopes Trilogy, #2)
The Town (The Snopes Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
39.
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19)
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19) 3.77 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
40.
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair 3.78 avg rating — 108 ratings
41.
Two Women
Two Women 4.08 avg rating — 3,745 ratings
42.
Anatomy of Criticism
Anatomy of Criticism 4.09 avg rating — 1,941 ratings
42.
The Untouchables
The Untouchables 3.88 avg rating — 793 ratings
42.
Exile and the Kingdom
Exile and the Kingdom 3.84 avg rating — 15,127 ratings
45.
Reflections on the Guillotine
Reflections on the Guillotine 4.09 avg rating — 2,436 ratings
46.
Literary Essays
Literary Essays 3.71 avg rating — 65 ratings
47.
Existentialism and Human Emotions
Existentialism and Human Emotions 3.81 avg rating — 4,919 ratings
48.
Letter from Peking
Letter from Peking 4.10 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
49.
The Transcendence of the Ego: An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness
The Transcendence of the Ego: An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness 3.78 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
50.
My Several Worlds
My Several Worlds 4.16 avg rating — 819 ratings
51.
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone 4.13 avg rating — 19,378 ratings
51.
Endgame
Endgame 3.79 avg rating — 23,762 ratings
51.
Magic by the Lake (Tales of Magic, #3)
Magic by the Lake (Tales of Magic, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 5,428 ratings
51.
Piedra de Sol = Sunstone
Piedra de Sol = Sunstone 4.33 avg rating — 1,323 ratings
51.
Seal Morning
Seal Morning 3.91 avg rating — 261 ratings
51.
Voss
Voss 3.78 avg rating — 3,488 ratings
57.
Giovanni Belzoni: Strong Man, Egyptologist
Giovanni Belzoni: Strong Man, Egyptologist 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
57.
The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer 4.04 avg rating — 3,269 ratings
57.
G-r-r-r...!
G-r-r-r...! 2.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
57.
Valentino
Valentino 3.93 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
57.
63: Dream Palace: eleven stories and a novella
63: Dream Palace: eleven stories and a novella 4.22 avg rating — 100 ratings
62.
Simone.
Simone. 3.55 avg rating — 66 ratings
62.
The Happiest Millionaire.
The Happiest Millionaire. 3.67 avg rating — 48 ratings
62.
Thomasina
Thomasina 4.13 avg rating — 1,267 ratings
62.
Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific 4.23 avg rating — 24,385 ratings
62.
Grove of the Unborn
Grove of the Unborn 2.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
62.
The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur 3.46 avg rating — 714 ratings
68.
The Con Man (87th Precinct Series)
The Con Man (87th Precinct Series)
by: Ed McBain
3.90 avg rating — 3,825 ratings
68.
The Deep Range
The Deep Range 3.64 avg rating — 2,646 ratings
68.
Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island 4.01 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
68.
What's He Doing in There?
What's He Doing in There? 3.81 avg rating — 134 ratings
72.
The Potting Shed
The Potting Shed 3.68 avg rating — 146 ratings
72.
Now We Are Three
Now We Are Three 2.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
74.
Swamp Cat
Swamp Cat 4.05 avg rating — 179 ratings
74.
The Helpful Robots
The Helpful Robots 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings
76.
Jexium Island
Jexium Island 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
76.
Peace Like a River (The Testament of Man, #10)
Peace Like a River (The Testament of Man, #10) 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
76.
Resurrection
Resurrection 2.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
79.
The Black Cloud
The Black Cloud 3.90 avg rating — 5,132 ratings
79.
The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism 3.86 avg rating — 1,517 ratings
79.
Cherokee Boy
Cherokee Boy 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
79.
My Father, the Cat
My Father, the Cat 3.40 avg rating — 84 ratings
83.
The Sword of Pleasure
The Sword of Pleasure 3.46 avg rating — 41 ratings
83.
Mouse House
Mouse House 3.97 avg rating — 231 ratings
83.
Of Time and Texas
Of Time and Texas 3.18 avg rating — 45 ratings
86.
Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending 3.83 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
86.
The Function of Criticism: Problems and Exercises
The Function of Criticism: Problems and Exercises 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
86.
Crusoe of Lonesome Lake
Crusoe of Lonesome Lake 4.33 avg rating — 95 ratings
86.
The Happy Unfortunate
The Happy Unfortunate 3.15 avg rating — 92 ratings
90.
Baby Doll
Baby Doll 3.74 avg rating — 423 ratings
90.
The Assistant
The Assistant 3.90 avg rating — 11,024 ratings
90.
Walking Alone
Walking Alone it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
90.
Something Will Turn Up
Something Will Turn Up 2.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
94.
The Egghead Republic
The Egghead Republic 3.78 avg rating — 283 ratings
94.
Stopover
Stopover liked it 3.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
96.
Deep Water
Deep Water 3.65 avg rating — 10,266 ratings
96.
I Like Martian Music
I Like Martian Music 3.45 avg rating — 40 ratings
96.
Divorce à l'anglaise
Divorce à l'anglaise 3.67 avg rating — 226 ratings
99.
The Reluctant Genius
The Reluctant Genius 3.36 avg rating — 61 ratings
99.
The Wild Swan
The Wild Swan 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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