Best Books of the Decade: 1960s

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,198 ratings
2.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,173 ratings
3.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,596 ratings
4.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,037 ratings
5.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,274 ratings
6.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,879 ratings
7.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,295 ratings
8.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,518 ratings
9.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,863 ratings
10.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,024 ratings
11.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,085 ratings
12.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,290 ratings
13.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,042,948 ratings
14.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,862 ratings
15.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,852 ratings
16.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating — 1,209,663 ratings
17.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,006 ratings
18.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,342 ratings
19.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4.34 avg rating — 538,138 ratings
20.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,430 ratings
21.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,682 ratings
22.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,750 ratings
23.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,479 ratings
24.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,044 ratings
25.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,259 ratings
25.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,118 ratings
27.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,778 ratings
28.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,985 ratings
29.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,928 ratings
30.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,405 ratings
31.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,071 ratings
32.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,094 ratings
33.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,745 ratings
34.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,109 ratings
35.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,890 ratings
36.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating — 235,145 ratings
37.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,645 ratings
38.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,151 ratings
39.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,294 ratings
40.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,040 ratings
41.
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,285 ratings
42.
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating — 100,367 ratings
43.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,391 ratings
44.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,862 ratings
45.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,311 ratings
46.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating — 162,833 ratings
47.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,220 ratings
48.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4.06 avg rating — 72,624 ratings
49.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,688 ratings
50.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,275 ratings
51.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,863 ratings
52.
Papillon
Papillon 4.23 avg rating — 74,104 ratings
53.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating — 103,285 ratings
54.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,328 ratings
55.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,161 ratings
56.
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings 4.44 avg rating — 33,249 ratings
57.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,178 ratings
58.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,254 ratings
59.
Fox in Socks
Fox in Socks
by: Dr. Seuss
4.11 avg rating — 66,266 ratings
60.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,727 ratings
61.
The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 65,791 ratings
62.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,261 ratings
63.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 62,557 ratings
64.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,213 ratings
65.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating — 124,269 ratings
66.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,316 ratings
67.
Mother Night
Mother Night 4.23 avg rating — 102,417 ratings
68.
Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother? 4.22 avg rating — 250,322 ratings
69.
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,163 ratings
70.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 82,590 ratings
71.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,878 ratings
72.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,719 ratings
73.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating — 93,726 ratings
74.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 78,158 ratings
75.
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,514 ratings
76.
The Winter of Our Discontent
The Winter of Our Discontent 4.01 avg rating — 52,139 ratings
77.
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 40,056 ratings
78.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 4.22 avg rating — 21,771 ratings
79.
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 33,673 ratings
80.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 52,605 ratings
81.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
82.
Ariel
Ariel 4.19 avg rating — 86,746 ratings
83.
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,455 ratings
84.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by: Dr. Seuss
4.18 avg rating — 212,502 ratings
85.
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase 3.96 avg rating — 10,349 ratings
86.
Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward 4.26 avg rating — 17,570 ratings
87.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating — 24,227 ratings
88.
Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)
Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 67,206 ratings
89.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,463 ratings
90.
Bread and Jam for Frances
Bread and Jam for Frances 4.21 avg rating — 33,768 ratings
91.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 30,148 ratings
92.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating — 23,499 ratings
93.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,577 ratings
94.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating — 221,114 ratings
95.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
96.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels 3.98 avg rating — 53,559 ratings
97.
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families 4.16 avg rating — 27,319 ratings
98.
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,477 ratings
99.
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,705 ratings
100.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.91 avg rating — 27,857 ratings
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