Best Books 1959

1.
Cat Among the Pigeons
Cat Among the Pigeons 3.86 avg rating — 48,537 ratings
2.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,574 ratings
3.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,959 ratings
4.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,601 ratings
5.
To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love 4.19 avg rating — 14,769 ratings
6.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,903 ratings
7.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,399 ratings
8.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,703 ratings
9.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,390 ratings
10.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany 4.22 avg rating — 144,595 ratings
11.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar 3.71 avg rating — 2,252 ratings
12.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 3.73 avg rating — 9,211 ratings
13.
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,259 ratings
14.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,877 ratings
15.
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie 3.91 avg rating — 14,858 ratings
16.
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner 3.78 avg rating — 7,112 ratings
17.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,686 ratings
18.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley 4.08 avg rating — 30,743 ratings
19.
The Rescuers (The Rescuers, #1)
The Rescuers (The Rescuers, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 5,954 ratings
20.
The Breaking Point: Stories
The Breaking Point: Stories 3.81 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
21.
The Zoo Story and Other Plays
The Zoo Story and Other Plays really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,963 ratings
22.
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent 4.09 avg rating — 10,016 ratings
22.
Kings in Grass Castles
Kings in Grass Castles 3.78 avg rating — 534 ratings
24.
Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus 3.86 avg rating — 21,383 ratings
24.
Time Out of Joint
Time Out of Joint 3.86 avg rating — 16,201 ratings
24.
The Bunny Who Found Easter
The Bunny Who Found Easter 3.67 avg rating — 221 ratings
27.
The Elements of Style: With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on Writing
The Elements of Style: With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on Writing 4.18 avg rating — 86,240 ratings
27.
Eating People is Wrong
Eating People is Wrong 3.40 avg rating — 560 ratings
27.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,855 ratings
30.
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.15 avg rating — 6,461 ratings
31.
The Beast Master (Beast Master / Hosteen Storm, #1)
The Beast Master (Beast Master / Hosteen Storm, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,293 ratings
32.
Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3)
Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3) 3.45 avg rating — 6,045 ratings
32.
Kiss Kiss
Kiss Kiss 4.06 avg rating — 10,244 ratings
32.
The Vet's Daughter
The Vet's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 3,779 ratings
35.
Victorine
Victorine 3.49 avg rating — 169 ratings
36.
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood 4.10 avg rating — 6,047 ratings
37.
Henderson the Rain King
Henderson the Rain King 3.76 avg rating — 15,910 ratings
37.
The Axion Esti
The Axion Esti 4.60 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
37.
Bond Street Story
Bond Street Story 4.01 avg rating — 99 ratings
37.
Walkabout
Walkabout 3.49 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
37.
End of Term (The Marlows, #4)
End of Term (The Marlows, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 243 ratings
37.
Lost Languages
Lost Languages 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
37.
In the Labyrinth
In the Labyrinth 3.76 avg rating — 777 ratings
44.
The Pink Motel
The Pink Motel 4.22 avg rating — 817 ratings
44.
Seek the Fair Land
Seek the Fair Land 4.17 avg rating — 703 ratings
44.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,584 ratings
44.
Fade Out
Fade Out 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
48.
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth 3.73 avg rating — 3,545 ratings
48.
Memento Mori
Memento Mori 3.61 avg rating — 7,115 ratings
48.
Rhinocéros
Rhinocéros 3.83 avg rating — 19,083 ratings
48.
Old Bugs
Old Bugs 2.83 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
52.
The Gammage Cup (The Minnipins, #1)
The Gammage Cup (The Minnipins, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
52.
The Secret Horse
The Secret Horse 4.18 avg rating — 128 ratings
54.
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
Billiards at Half-Past Nine 3.93 avg rating — 4,760 ratings
55.
The Van Cliburn Legend
The Van Cliburn Legend 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
55.
Roman People
Roman People 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
57.
The Joy of Music
The Joy of Music 4.18 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
57.
The Littlest Witch
The Littlest Witch 4.31 avg rating — 99 ratings
59.
The House of Intellect
The House of Intellect 4.01 avg rating — 165 ratings
59.
Norman the Doorman
Norman the Doorman 4.14 avg rating — 534 ratings
61.
Tintin in Tibet (Tintin #20)
Tintin in Tibet (Tintin #20)
by: Hergé
4.24 avg rating — 18,909 ratings
62.
The Sociological Imagination
The Sociological Imagination 4.16 avg rating — 3,267 ratings
62.
Indian Two Feet and His Horse
Indian Two Feet and His Horse 4.06 avg rating — 66 ratings
64.
Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (Midland Book)
Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (Midland Book) 3.94 avg rating — 1,688 ratings
65.
The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1)
The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,614 ratings
65.
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy 3.87 avg rating — 511 ratings
65.
Tubby Turtle
Tubby Turtle 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
68.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,065 ratings
68.
Complete Works and Other Stories
Complete Works and Other Stories 3.96 avg rating — 1,118 ratings
70.
The Pink Dress
The Pink Dress 4.51 avg rating — 145 ratings
71.
The Toff and the Runaway Bride (Toff, #41)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride (Toff, #41) 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings
71.
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages 3.97 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
71.
Thrush Green
Thrush Green
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,317 ratings
74.
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case 3.84 avg rating — 123 ratings
74.
History as Romantic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman
History as Romantic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
74.
Rand Mcnally Book of Favorite Pillowtime Tales
Rand Mcnally Book of Favorite Pillowtime Tales 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
77.
The Entertainer
The Entertainer 3.32 avg rating — 304 ratings
77.
White Ruff
White Ruff 4.20 avg rating — 56 ratings
79.
Embers
Embers 3.61 avg rating — 114 ratings
79.
Deliverance to the Captives
Deliverance to the Captives 4.32 avg rating — 63 ratings
79.
Drug Store Days: My Youth Among the Pills and Potions
Drug Store Days: My Youth Among the Pills and Potions 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings
82.
Thelwell Country
Thelwell Country 4.10 avg rating — 79 ratings
83.
Becket
Becket really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,952 ratings
83.
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #36)
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #36) 3.93 avg rating — 4,763 ratings
85.
Mystery at Devil's Paw (Hardy Boys, #38)
Mystery at Devil's Paw (Hardy Boys, #38) 3.83 avg rating — 1,624 ratings
86.
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (Hardy Boys, #39)
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (Hardy Boys, #39) 3.80 avg rating — 1,716 ratings