Best Books 1969

1.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,276 ratings
2.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 452,888 ratings
3.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating β€” 209,446 ratings
4.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman 3.88 avg rating β€” 54,866 ratings
4.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4.34 avg rating β€” 538,169 ratings
6.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,735 ratings
8.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 267,305 ratings
9.
Papillon
Papillon 4.23 avg rating β€” 74,111 ratings
10.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble 4.16 avg rating β€” 45,732 ratings
11.
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint 3.71 avg rating β€” 72,166 ratings
12.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating β€” 14,187 ratings
13.
Sounder
Sounder 3.97 avg rating β€” 31,162 ratings
13.
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,909 ratings
15.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 4.40 avg rating β€” 11,064 ratings
16.
The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating β€” 39,572 ratings
17.
Fire from Heaven
Fire from Heaven 3.96 avg rating β€” 10,013 ratings
18.
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide 4.17 avg rating β€” 26,375 ratings
18.
The Cay (The Cay, #1)
The Cay (The Cay, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 37,822 ratings
20.
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2)
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 14,052 ratings
20.
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect When You're Expecting 3.81 avg rating β€” 59,987 ratings
22.
Where the Lilies Bloom
Where the Lilies Bloom 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,804 ratings
23.
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse 4.15 avg rating β€” 8,616 ratings
24.
Leo the Late Bloomer
Leo the Late Bloomer 4.18 avg rating β€” 10,772 ratings
25.
The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz 3.68 avg rating β€” 417 ratings
26.
Ada
Ada 4.12 avg rating β€” 12,648 ratings
26.
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,523 ratings
26.
Civilisation
Civilisation 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,823 ratings
29.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North 3.72 avg rating β€” 32,265 ratings
30.
Flashman
Flashman 4.06 avg rating β€” 15,646 ratings
31.
Strumpet City
Strumpet City 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,907 ratings
31.
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede 4.36 avg rating β€” 6,625 ratings
33.
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Bright & Early Board Books)
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Bright & Early Board Books) 4.24 avg rating β€” 30,738 ratings
33.
Still Another Day
Still Another Day 3.87 avg rating β€” 202 ratings
35.
Smith of Wootton Major
Smith of Wootton Major 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,907 ratings
36.
Creatures of Light and Darkness
Creatures of Light and Darkness 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,741 ratings
37.
Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley 3.56 avg rating β€” 5,626 ratings
38.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man 4.19 avg rating β€” 38,387 ratings
38.
The King's Pleasure
The King's Pleasure 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,210 ratings
40.
Run Baby Run
Run Baby Run 4.23 avg rating β€” 16,676 ratings
41.
You'll Like My Mother
You'll Like My Mother 3.68 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
42.
Claudia
Claudia 3.86 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
43.
Life in a Medieval City
Life in a Medieval City 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,835 ratings
43.
Nineteenth-Century Romanticism in Music
Nineteenth-Century Romanticism in Music 3.31 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
43.
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3)
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3) 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,660 ratings
43.
The Shaping of England
The Shaping of England 4.14 avg rating β€” 472 ratings
43.
The Dream Songs
The Dream Songs 4.20 avg rating β€” 6,818 ratings
48.
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,379 ratings
48.
The Parasaurians
The Parasaurians 3.43 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
50.
Naked Came the Stranger
Naked Came the Stranger 2.97 avg rating β€” 403 ratings
50.
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning 4.22 avg rating β€” 8,554 ratings
50.
The Diary of AnaΓ―s Nin, Vol. 3: 1939-1944
The Diary of AnaΓ―s Nin, Vol. 3: 1939-1944 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,791 ratings
50.
Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
Dune Messiah (Dune #2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 380,058 ratings
54.
Thy Friend, Obadiah
Thy Friend, Obadiah 4.02 avg rating β€” 831 ratings
54.
Dark Spring
Dark Spring 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,957 ratings
54.
My Last Duchess
My Last Duchess 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,221 ratings
54.
Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down 3.78 avg rating β€” 745 ratings
58.
The Street
The Street 3.56 avg rating β€” 647 ratings
58.
Captive Universe
Captive Universe 3.72 avg rating β€” 582 ratings
58.
Sexual Politics
Sexual Politics 3.99 avg rating β€” 3,856 ratings
58.
The Golden Enemy
The Golden Enemy 3.93 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
62.
Experiences
Experiences 3.64 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
62.
Tent of Miracles
Tent of Miracles 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,322 ratings
62.
The Maid of Artemis
The Maid of Artemis 3.44 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
65.
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History 3.88 avg rating β€” 565 ratings
65.
Savushun
Savushun 3.96 avg rating β€” 9,511 ratings
65.
Arrow in the Sun
Arrow in the Sun 4.07 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
65.
The Year of the Whale
The Year of the Whale 3.94 avg rating β€” 136 ratings
70.
A Pelican at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #11)
A Pelican at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #11) 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,303 ratings
70.
Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters 3.85 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
74.
The Florida Snow Party
The Florida Snow Party 3.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
74.
The Witch Next Door
The Witch Next Door 4.08 avg rating β€” 482 ratings
76.
Bruno's Dream
Bruno's Dream 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,216 ratings
76.
Goldie the Dollmaker
Goldie the Dollmaker 4.76 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
76.
The Secret Archives of the Vatican
The Secret Archives of the Vatican 3.65 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
79.
A  Puppy  Named  Gih
A Puppy Named Gih 4.20 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
79.
The Third George (Georgian Saga, #5)
The Third George (Georgian Saga, #5) 3.87 avg rating β€” 264 ratings
82.
With Bold Knife and Fork
With Bold Knife and Fork 4.24 avg rating β€” 344 ratings
82.
Perdita's Prince (Georgian Saga, #6)
Perdita's Prince (Georgian Saga, #6) 3.74 avg rating β€” 267 ratings
84.
Jane-Emily
Jane-Emily 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,151 ratings
84.
Harvey's Hideout
Harvey's Hideout 4.07 avg rating β€” 181 ratings
87.
The Green Man
The Green Man 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,463 ratings
87.
The Age of Protest
The Age of Protest really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
89.
Indian Paint
Indian Paint 4.04 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
90.
Katherine Howard
Katherine Howard 3.12 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
91.
The Marigold Field (Whitman Saga, #1)
The Marigold Field (Whitman Saga, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
92.
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots 3.99 avg rating β€” 17,292 ratings
94.
Except for Me and Thee
Except for Me and Thee 4.14 avg rating β€” 322 ratings
94.
The Arctic Patrol Mystery (Hardy Boys, #48)
The Arctic Patrol Mystery (Hardy Boys, #48) 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,829 ratings
97.
The Favorite Sister
The Favorite Sister 3.75 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
98.
Jennie
Jennie 3.97 avg rating β€” 308 ratings
99.
Marianne (Marianne #1)
Marianne (Marianne #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 324 ratings
100.
Angels in the Snow
Angels in the Snow 3.75 avg rating β€” 4 ratings