Best Books 1970

1.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating β€” 99,671 ratings
2.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4.34 avg rating β€” 538,142 ratings
3.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating β€” 252,100 ratings
4.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating β€” 93,082 ratings
5.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 47,928 ratings
6.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox 4.08 avg rating β€” 143,982 ratings
7.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating β€” 267,221 ratings
8.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,059 ratings
9.
Love Story (Love Story, #1)
Love Story (Love Story, #1) 3.65 avg rating β€” 63,438 ratings
10.
Troubles (Empire Trilogy, #1)
Troubles (Empire Trilogy, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,786 ratings
11.
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1)
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1) 4.25 avg rating β€” 96,146 ratings
12.
The Driver's Seat
The Driver's Seat 3.60 avg rating β€” 12,086 ratings
13.
Time and Again (Time, #1)
Time and Again (Time, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 24,608 ratings
14.
Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1)
Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,116 ratings
15.
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
by: Dr. Seuss
4.14 avg rating β€” 55,082 ratings
16.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 30,728 ratings
17.
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch 3.68 avg rating β€” 7,401 ratings
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QB VII
QB VII
by: Leon Uris
4.20 avg rating β€” 30,364 ratings
19.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 60,095 ratings
20.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 20,122 ratings
21.
Asterix in Switzerland (Asterix, #16)
Asterix in Switzerland (Asterix, #16) 4.25 avg rating β€” 7,875 ratings
22.
A Maze of Death
A Maze of Death 3.82 avg rating β€” 9,972 ratings
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A Clubbable Woman (Dalziel & Pascoe, #1)
A Clubbable Woman (Dalziel & Pascoe, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 6,742 ratings
24.
Play It As It Lays
Play It As It Lays 3.91 avg rating β€” 85,230 ratings
25.
The Changeling
The Changeling 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,530 ratings
26.
If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small, #1)
If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small, #1) 4.34 avg rating β€” 8,150 ratings
27.
Mandala
Mandala 3.61 avg rating β€” 1,111 ratings
28.
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan 4.11 avg rating β€” 81,020 ratings
29.
Ball Four
Ball Four 4.05 avg rating β€” 20,735 ratings
30.
The Vivisector
The Vivisector 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,131 ratings
31.
In the Night Kitchen
In the Night Kitchen really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 18,742 ratings
32.
A Guilty Thing Surprised (Inspector Wexford, #5)
A Guilty Thing Surprised (Inspector Wexford, #5) 3.85 avg rating β€” 3,591 ratings
32.
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon 4.12 avg rating β€” 4,467 ratings
34.
The Guardians
The Guardians 3.68 avg rating β€” 769 ratings
35.
A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Level 2)
A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Level 2) 4.27 avg rating β€” 14,894 ratings
36.
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4) 4.14 avg rating β€” 5,212 ratings
37.
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) 4.14 avg rating β€” 8,039 ratings
38.
On Violence
On Violence 3.75 avg rating β€” 5,058 ratings
39.
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Atrocity Exhibition 3.76 avg rating β€” 7,023 ratings
40.
The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 6,989 ratings
41.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, Vols. 1-2
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, Vols. 1-2 4.27 avg rating β€” 856 ratings
42.
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 4,148 ratings
43.
Our Friends From Frolix 8
Our Friends From Frolix 8 3.58 avg rating β€” 3,518 ratings
44.
Moving On
Moving On 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,953 ratings
45.
Aesthetic Theory
Aesthetic Theory 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,572 ratings
46.
The Nose Book
The Nose Book 4.07 avg rating β€” 4,764 ratings
46.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 130,548 ratings
48.
Fish is Fish
Fish is Fish 4.06 avg rating β€” 3,083 ratings
49.
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,513 ratings
50.
Losing Battles
Losing Battles 3.61 avg rating β€” 625 ratings
51.
Dragon Country
Dragon Country 3.57 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
52.
A Start in Life (London Books Classics)
A Start in Life (London Books Classics) 3.74 avg rating β€” 148 ratings
53.
China as I See It
China as I See It 3.41 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
54.
Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters
by: Paula Fox
3.52 avg rating β€” 9,439 ratings
55.
The Kennedy Women
The Kennedy Women 3.25 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
55.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating β€” 33,569 ratings
57.
Down all the days
Down all the days 3.45 avg rating β€” 402 ratings
58.
When in Rome (Roderick Alleyn, #26)
When in Rome (Roderick Alleyn, #26) 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,455 ratings
59.
A Little of What You Fancy
A Little of What You Fancy 3.95 avg rating β€” 682 ratings
59.
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor 3.85 avg rating β€” 10,471 ratings
61.
I'm the King of the Castle
I'm the King of the Castle 3.49 avg rating β€” 3,648 ratings
61.
The Bay of Noon
The Bay of Noon 3.81 avg rating β€” 874 ratings
63.
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream 3.88 avg rating β€” 16,678 ratings
63.
Difficult Loves
Difficult Loves 3.91 avg rating β€” 11,685 ratings
65.
Tau Zero
Tau Zero 3.83 avg rating β€” 16,138 ratings
66.
The Golden Country
The Golden Country 3.92 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
67.
The Hand-Reared Boy
The Hand-Reared Boy 3.39 avg rating β€” 208 ratings
68.
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts 4.31 avg rating β€” 14,079 ratings
69.
Asterix and the Roman Agent (AstΓ©rix #15)
Asterix and the Roman Agent (AstΓ©rix #15) 4.21 avg rating β€” 6,803 ratings
69.
Les Poissons Rouges
Les Poissons Rouges 3.44 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
71.
Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt 3.80 avg rating β€” 16,565 ratings
72.
Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2)
Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2) 3.71 avg rating β€” 13,668 ratings
73.
Lateral Thinking
Lateral Thinking 3.76 avg rating β€” 4,666 ratings
74.
Passenger to Frankfurt
Passenger to Frankfurt 2.84 avg rating β€” 15,677 ratings
74.
Emil and his Clever Pig
Emil and his Clever Pig 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,469 ratings
76.
Abigail
Abigail 4.33 avg rating β€” 8,959 ratings
77.
Migraine
Migraine 3.78 avg rating β€” 2,707 ratings
78.
S/Z: An Essay
S/Z: An Essay really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3,869 ratings
79.
Green Lantern and Green Arrow #1
Green Lantern and Green Arrow #1 4.08 avg rating β€” 2,348 ratings
79.
Miracle on 33rd Street
Miracle on 33rd Street 3.67 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
79.
Shakespeare's Lives
Shakespeare's Lives 4.17 avg rating β€” 64 ratings
79.
Brodie's Report
Brodie's Report 3.92 avg rating β€” 6,198 ratings
79.
Get Carter (Jack Carter #1)
Get Carter (Jack Carter #1)
by: Ted Lewis
3.94 avg rating β€” 1,674 ratings
84.
Twice Freed
Twice Freed 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,738 ratings
84.
The Woods in Winter
The Woods in Winter 3.89 avg rating β€” 464 ratings
84.
The Regent's Daughter (Georgian Saga, #9)
The Regent's Daughter (Georgian Saga, #9) 4.01 avg rating β€” 253 ratings
84.
Metropole
Metropole 3.51 avg rating β€” 3,509 ratings
88.
Spock Must Die! (Star Trek Adventures, #1)
Spock Must Die! (Star Trek Adventures, #1) 3.45 avg rating β€” 2,044 ratings
89.
Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire
Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire 4.29 avg rating β€” 594 ratings
89.
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Mr. Sammler's Planet 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,816 ratings
91.
Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great 3.80 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
91.
The Foundations of Early Modern Europe 1460-1559
The Foundations of Early Modern Europe 1460-1559 3.69 avg rating β€” 240 ratings
91.
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick 3.17 avg rating β€” 5,817 ratings
91.
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,602 ratings
95.
A Pagan Place
A Pagan Place 3.64 avg rating β€” 727 ratings
95.
The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
The Dead Mountaineer's Inn 3.81 avg rating β€” 5,425 ratings
95.
The Ra Expeditions
The Ra Expeditions 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,201 ratings
95.
Shakespeare
Shakespeare 3.86 avg rating β€” 429 ratings
95.
The Late Great Planet Earth: The Classic Analysis of the Biblical Prophecies Leading Up To the Return of Jesus Christ
The Late Great Planet Earth: The Classic Analysis of the Biblical Prophecies Leading Up To the Return of Jesus Christ 3.22 avg rating β€” 1,487 ratings
100.
A Domestic Animal
A Domestic Animal 3.71 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
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