52 Book Club 2021: #14 Written By An Author Over 65 (When Published)

1.
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 400,403 ratings
2.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,600 ratings
3.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,363 ratings
4.
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 4.15 avg rating — 650,935 ratings
5.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,478,788 ratings
6.
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years 3.88 avg rating — 20,232 ratings
7.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,968 ratings
8.
The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader 3.73 avg rating — 58,250 ratings
9.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,042 ratings
9.
Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1)
Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1) 4.22 avg rating — 64,238 ratings
11.
The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future 3.87 avg rating — 39,948 ratings
12.
Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a Watchman 3.31 avg rating — 286,804 ratings
13.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,986 ratings
14.
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
by: Jan Karon
4.13 avg rating — 68,447 ratings
15.
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man 3.74 avg rating — 7,622 ratings
16.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,140 ratings
17.
Prince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #11)
Prince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #11)
by: Anne Rice
3.85 avg rating — 24,484 ratings
18.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,212 ratings
19.
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think 4.36 avg rating — 197,275 ratings
20.
Ramona's World (Ramona Quimby, #8)
Ramona's World (Ramona Quimby, #8) 4.16 avg rating — 13,205 ratings
20.
The Book of Longings
The Book of Longings 4.23 avg rating — 137,578 ratings
22.
The Narrowboat Summer
The Narrowboat Summer 3.78 avg rating — 4,636 ratings
23.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,629 ratings
24.
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow 4.16 avg rating — 4,105 ratings
25.
MaddAddam (MaddAddam Trilogy #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam Trilogy #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,084 ratings
26.
Shepherds Abiding
Shepherds Abiding
by: Jan Karon
4.27 avg rating — 17,015 ratings
27.
And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK
And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK 4.40 avg rating — 178 ratings
28.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,160 ratings
29.
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3)
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 28,533 ratings
29.
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan 4.11 avg rating — 81,021 ratings
31.
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16) 4.27 avg rating — 18,792 ratings
32.
West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 (Little House, #11)
West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 (Little House, #11) 3.84 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
33.
On the Way Home
On the Way Home 4.07 avg rating — 10,407 ratings
34.
Dearly
Dearly 3.74 avg rating — 15,387 ratings
35.
The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1)
The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 69,529 ratings
35.
The Heart Goes Last
The Heart Goes Last 3.40 avg rating — 74,325 ratings
37.
Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1)
Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 94,195 ratings
38.
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9)
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9) 3.99 avg rating — 20,792 ratings
38.
The View From 80
The View From 80 3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings
38.
Cleopatra Confesses
Cleopatra Confesses 3.62 avg rating — 1,420 ratings
38.
Ghost Fire (Courtney, #18)
Ghost Fire (Courtney, #18) 4.16 avg rating — 4,027 ratings
38.
Jack (Gilead, #4)
Jack (Gilead, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 9,830 ratings
38.
Dear Life
Dear Life 3.75 avg rating — 39,622 ratings
38.
Stand Up Straight and Sing!
Stand Up Straight and Sing! 3.92 avg rating — 302 ratings
38.
Is This Anything?
Is This Anything? 3.72 avg rating — 24,446 ratings
38.
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen 3.93 avg rating — 29,635 ratings
38.
The Last Tiara
The Last Tiara
by: M.J. Rose
4.07 avg rating — 2,356 ratings
38.
Gifts (Annals of the Western Shore, #1)
Gifts (Annals of the Western Shore, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 11,331 ratings
38.
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West 3.82 avg rating — 26,711 ratings
38.
An Observant Wife
An Observant Wife 4.06 avg rating — 2,425 ratings
38.
My Travels Through Life, Love, and Literacy: A Memoir
My Travels Through Life, Love, and Literacy: A Memoir 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
38.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,600 ratings
38.
The Soul of a Woman
The Soul of a Woman 4.03 avg rating — 32,717 ratings
38.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.01 avg rating — 360,369 ratings
38.
Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong 4.15 avg rating — 8,228 ratings
38.
The Diamond Caper (Sam Levitt Capers Book 4)
The Diamond Caper (Sam Levitt Capers Book 4) 3.46 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
38.
I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir
I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir 4.19 avg rating — 2,983 ratings
38.
Elevation
Elevation 3.63 avg rating — 153,472 ratings
38.
Mrs Whitlam
Mrs Whitlam 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings
38.
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)
Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 286,756 ratings
38.
Kinds of Love
Kinds of Love 3.96 avg rating — 337 ratings
38.
Persist
Persist 4.34 avg rating — 2,855 ratings
63.
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance 3.97 avg rating — 13,937 ratings
63.
King of Kings (Courtney publication, #18; Courtney chronological, #12; The Ballantyne Novels, #6)
King of Kings (Courtney publication, #18; Courtney chronological, #12; The Ballantyne Novels, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 3,161 ratings
63.
On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old (Hendrik Groen, 2)
On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old (Hendrik Groen, 2) 4.14 avg rating — 7,828 ratings
63.
Man of Two Worlds
Man of Two Worlds 3.46 avg rating — 924 ratings
63.
Blended
Blended 4.15 avg rating — 18,901 ratings
63.
The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1)
The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,339 ratings
63.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,103 ratings
63.
Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself 4.30 avg rating — 4,547 ratings
63.
Sea Horse
Sea Horse 3.69 avg rating — 62 ratings
63.
Gratitude
Gratitude 4.18 avg rating — 23,484 ratings
73.
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy 3.98 avg rating — 5,775 ratings
73.
Legacy of War (Courtney #19)
Legacy of War (Courtney #19) 4.28 avg rating — 2,471 ratings
73.
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6) 3.87 avg rating — 79,790 ratings
73.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,890 ratings
73.
May You Live in Interesting Times: A Memoir
May You Live in Interesting Times: A Memoir 4.03 avg rating — 234 ratings
73.
More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America's Home and Craft Superstore
More Than a Hobby: How a $600 Startup Became America's Home and Craft Superstore 4.13 avg rating — 505 ratings
73.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun 3.74 avg rating — 408,810 ratings
73.
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor 3.81 avg rating — 636 ratings
81.
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Vol 3 1944-67
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Vol 3 1944-67 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings
81.
The Eleventh Hour (Secret of the Rose, #1)
The Eleventh Hour (Secret of the Rose, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
81.
Cain
Cain 3.97 avg rating — 32,642 ratings
81.
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage 3.98 avg rating — 10,630 ratings
81.
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness 4.11 avg rating — 9,743 ratings
81.
An American Sunrise
An American Sunrise
by: Joy Harjo
4.28 avg rating — 7,692 ratings
87.
Dream of Freedom (American Dreams Book 1)
Dream of Freedom (American Dreams Book 1) 4.29 avg rating — 305 ratings
87.
Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life and Death on the American Left (Nation Books)
Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life and Death on the American Left (Nation Books)
by: John Ross
3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings
87.
Jack
Jack 3.86 avg rating — 9,830 ratings
87.
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy 3.79 avg rating — 2,434 ratings
91.
Come Rain or Come Shine
Come Rain or Come Shine
by: Jan Karon
4.24 avg rating — 12,818 ratings
91.
The Givenness of Things: Essays
The Givenness of Things: Essays 3.96 avg rating — 1,433 ratings
91.
Dawn
Dawn 3.83 avg rating — 22,539 ratings
91.
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 722 ratings
95.
Lila
Lila 3.95 avg rating — 35,151 ratings
95.
I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
by: Iona Opie
3.99 avg rating — 566 ratings
95.
Life Is Short But Wide
Life Is Short But Wide 3.98 avg rating — 2,010 ratings
98.
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus 3.72 avg rating — 83,721 ratings
98.
Home (Gilead, #2)
Home (Gilead, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 29,638 ratings
100.
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir 4.10 avg rating — 33,293 ratings
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