Born in the 1950s - What we've read in 2017

1.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,687 ratings
2.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,766 ratings
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum 3.98 avg rating — 42,719 ratings
4.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,384 ratings
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,917 ratings
6.
The Good Girl
The Good Girl 3.81 avg rating — 271,398 ratings
7.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,688 ratings
8.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,098 ratings
9.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 4.49 avg rating — 210,904 ratings
10.
Inside the O'Briens
Inside the O'Briens 4.01 avg rating — 50,064 ratings
10.
Palace of Treason (Red Sparrow Trilogy #2)
Palace of Treason (Red Sparrow Trilogy #2) 4.20 avg rating — 23,983 ratings
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Why Orwell Matters
Why Orwell Matters 3.95 avg rating — 4,128 ratings
13.
Istanbul Passage
Istanbul Passage 3.64 avg rating — 6,757 ratings
14.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,037 ratings
15.
Golden Hill
Golden Hill 3.79 avg rating — 14,080 ratings
16.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,900 ratings
16.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 4.09 avg rating — 122,070 ratings
18.
London Match (Bernard Samson, #3)
London Match (Bernard Samson, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 6,769 ratings
18.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,895 ratings
20.
Mexico Set (Bernard Samson, #2)
Mexico Set (Bernard Samson, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 9,006 ratings
20.
The Steel Kiss (Lincoln Rhyme, #12)
The Steel Kiss (Lincoln Rhyme, #12) 4.06 avg rating — 15,682 ratings
20.
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife 3.49 avg rating — 90,818 ratings
23.
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3)
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3) 4.07 avg rating — 8,049 ratings
24.
Berlin Game (Bernard Samson, #1)
Berlin Game (Bernard Samson, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 13,792 ratings
24.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,302 ratings
26.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating — 283,996 ratings
27.
Into the Water
Into the Water 3.59 avg rating — 412,966 ratings
27.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,873 ratings
29.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,092 ratings
30.
I'll Give You the Sun
I'll Give You the Sun 4.15 avg rating — 353,476 ratings
31.
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent 3.52 avg rating — 67,380 ratings
32.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,597 ratings
33.
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 26,124 ratings
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 165,659 ratings
34.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,287 ratings
36.
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 96,012 ratings
37.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,168 ratings
38.
A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
by: T.R. Reid
4.24 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
39.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,277 ratings
40.
Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World 3.84 avg rating — 5,309 ratings
41.
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1)
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 107,716 ratings
42.
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail 4.10 avg rating — 29,333 ratings
42.
Washington D.C. Monsters: A Search and Find Book
Washington D.C. Monsters: A Search and Find Book 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
42.
In Search Of Light: The Broadcasts Of Edward R. Morrow, 1938-1961
In Search Of Light: The Broadcasts Of Edward R. Morrow, 1938-1961 4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings
42.
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? 3.84 avg rating — 4,387 ratings
42.
Out from the Underworld
Out from the Underworld 4.40 avg rating — 115 ratings
42.
Death of the Cosset
Death of the Cosset 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
48.
Illuminating Women in the Medieval World
Illuminating Women in the Medieval World 4.03 avg rating — 114 ratings
48.
The Free Bards (Bardic Voices, #1-3)
The Free Bards (Bardic Voices, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
48.
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier 3.98 avg rating — 6,513 ratings
48.
A Thread of Grace
A Thread of Grace 4.02 avg rating — 14,979 ratings
48.
Singing from Silence Rich Mullins: Love Beyond Fear
Singing from Silence Rich Mullins: Love Beyond Fear 3.46 avg rating — 35 ratings
53.
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga 4.18 avg rating — 20,497 ratings
53.
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor 3.46 avg rating — 13,445 ratings
53.
The Better Part of Valor (Confederation, #2)
The Better Part of Valor (Confederation, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 5,727 ratings
53.
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent 4.31 avg rating — 26,228 ratings
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Crazy And It Was: Surviving the Corporate Pharmaceutical Corruption of Western Medicine
Crazy And It Was: Surviving the Corporate Pharmaceutical Corruption of Western Medicine 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating — 91,858 ratings
58.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World 3.95 avg rating — 56,867 ratings
58.
A Gay and Melancholy Sound
A Gay and Melancholy Sound 3.72 avg rating — 399 ratings
61.
The Sheep-Pig
The Sheep-Pig 4.10 avg rating — 16,249 ratings
61.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,832 ratings
61.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,165 ratings
61.
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base 3.86 avg rating — 10,397 ratings
65.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,068 ratings
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The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer
The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer 3.56 avg rating — 341 ratings
65.
The Marco Effect (Department Q #5)
The Marco Effect (Department Q #5) 3.89 avg rating — 21,134 ratings
65.
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes 4.40 avg rating — 11,840 ratings
69.
Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy, #2)
Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 10,593 ratings
69.
In Calabria
In Calabria 3.76 avg rating — 3,142 ratings
69.
Wolf (Jack Caffery, #7)
Wolf (Jack Caffery, #7)
by: Mo Hayder
4.18 avg rating — 8,150 ratings
69.
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy 3.87 avg rating — 511 ratings
73.
Love You Dead (Roy Grace, #12)
Love You Dead (Roy Grace, #12) 4.29 avg rating — 9,897 ratings
73.
The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life
The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life 3.75 avg rating — 132 ratings
73.
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon 4.31 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
76.
A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating — 42,062 ratings
76.
Prague Nights
Prague Nights 3.27 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
76.
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2)
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5,525 ratings
76.
The Rice Mother
The Rice Mother 4.16 avg rating — 7,842 ratings
80.
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25)
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25) 4.16 avg rating — 66,079 ratings
80.
World's Fair
World's Fair 3.85 avg rating — 4,865 ratings
82.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 4.07 avg rating — 6,210 ratings
82.
Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics
Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics 3.86 avg rating — 187 ratings
84.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 3.88 avg rating — 21,503 ratings
84.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter 4.13 avg rating — 665,009 ratings
86.
Girl, 20
Girl, 20 3.48 avg rating — 931 ratings
86.
Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2)
Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 179,389 ratings
86.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science 4.28 avg rating — 51,628 ratings
89.
The Turner House
The Turner House 3.63 avg rating — 17,803 ratings
89.
Moonshine
Moonshine 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
89.
The Orchardist
The Orchardist 3.80 avg rating — 47,694 ratings
89.
Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds
Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds 4.30 avg rating — 2,544 ratings
93.
I Am of Irelaunde: A Novel of Patrick and Osian
I Am of Irelaunde: A Novel of Patrick and Osian 3.93 avg rating — 485 ratings
93.
One Summer: America, 1927
One Summer: America, 1927 4.10 avg rating — 53,983 ratings
95.
Beowulf: A Tale of Blood, Heat, and Ashes
Beowulf: A Tale of Blood, Heat, and Ashes 4.17 avg rating — 261 ratings
95.
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos 4.19 avg rating — 3,169 ratings
95.
I Am Pilgrim
I Am Pilgrim 4.30 avg rating — 193,005 ratings
98.
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window 4.27 avg rating — 822 ratings
98.
Behind Her Eyes
Behind Her Eyes 3.79 avg rating — 196,196 ratings
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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition 3.88 avg rating — 8,423 ratings
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