Best Books of the Decade: 1960s

101.
The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2)
The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 66,287 ratings
102.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating — 24,778 ratings
103.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 57,464 ratings
104.
Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
Dune Messiah (Dune #2) 3.89 avg rating — 380,060 ratings
105.
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1)
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 11,681 ratings
106.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,966 ratings
107.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,414 ratings
108.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 4.27 avg rating — 188,841 ratings
109.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil 4.20 avg rating — 31,558 ratings
110.
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating — 19,795 ratings
111.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating — 22,246 ratings
112.
The Society of the Spectacle
The Society of the Spectacle 4.03 avg rating — 22,635 ratings
113.
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 55,629 ratings
114.
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
115.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,873 ratings
116.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating — 45,004 ratings
117.
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners 4.06 avg rating — 10,597 ratings
118.
The Clown
The Clown 3.93 avg rating — 31,152 ratings
119.
The Complete Adventures of Curious George
The Complete Adventures of Curious George 4.23 avg rating — 44,891 ratings
120.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,342 ratings
121.
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) 3.85 avg rating — 50,043 ratings
122.
This Rough Magic
This Rough Magic 4.06 avg rating — 10,378 ratings
123.
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 4.12 avg rating — 9,480 ratings
124.
Mila 18
Mila 18
by: Leon Uris
4.32 avg rating — 26,365 ratings
124.
The Wall
The Wall 4.03 avg rating — 27,525 ratings
126.
Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle 4.12 avg rating — 12,649 ratings
127.
Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4)
Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 43,005 ratings
128.
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Letter from the Birmingham Jail 4.72 avg rating — 8,438 ratings
129.
The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3)
The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 39,308 ratings
130.
The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5)
The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5) 4.24 avg rating — 55,948 ratings
131.
Collected Poems, 1909-1962
Collected Poems, 1909-1962 4.29 avg rating — 21,541 ratings
132.
In Watermelon Sugar
In Watermelon Sugar 3.78 avg rating — 24,495 ratings
133.
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth 4.34 avg rating — 30,601 ratings
134.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ 4.18 avg rating — 15,287 ratings
135.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 3.97 avg rating — 71,208 ratings
136.
The Cantos
The Cantos 3.92 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
137.
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 28,532 ratings
138.
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty 4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings
139.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,277 ratings
140.
Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics 4.15 avg rating — 20,422 ratings
141.
Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning 3.93 avg rating — 8,760 ratings
142.
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory 4.08 avg rating — 17,394 ratings
143.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,097 ratings
144.
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction 4.10 avg rating — 52,915 ratings
145.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11) 3.97 avg rating — 21,825 ratings
145.
Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6)
Asterix and Cleopatra (Asterix, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 13,464 ratings
147.
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason 4.09 avg rating — 14,198 ratings
148.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 4.30 avg rating — 37,857 ratings
149.
The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating — 39,571 ratings
150.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead 3.85 avg rating — 44,947 ratings
151.
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots 3.99 avg rating — 17,292 ratings
152.
At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10)
At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) 3.71 avg rating — 44,417 ratings
153.
Eloise
Eloise 4.17 avg rating — 24,784 ratings
154.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie / The Girls of Slender Means / The Driver's Seat / The Only Problem
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie / The Girls of Slender Means / The Driver's Seat / The Only Problem 3.80 avg rating — 1,696 ratings
155.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,140 ratings
156.
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood 4.13 avg rating — 24,632 ratings
157.
Trout Fishing in America
Trout Fishing in America 3.76 avg rating — 16,323 ratings
158.
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools 3.67 avg rating — 2,930 ratings
159.
The Comedians
The Comedians 3.99 avg rating — 9,825 ratings
160.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 4.03 avg rating — 29,126 ratings
160.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away 4.07 avg rating — 15,074 ratings
162.
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes 3.99 avg rating — 47,417 ratings
163.
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3)
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 17,195 ratings
164.
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition 4.06 avg rating — 597,637 ratings
165.
The Making of the President 1960
The Making of the President 1960 4.15 avg rating — 7,922 ratings
166.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating — 42,324 ratings
167.
Black Sheep
Black Sheep 4.11 avg rating — 12,669 ratings
168.
Airport
Airport really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41,459 ratings
169.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 88,569 ratings
170.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1)
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 81,801 ratings
171.
Rhinocéros
Rhinocéros 3.83 avg rating — 19,082 ratings
172.
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1)
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 22,255 ratings
173.
Die Physiker
Die Physiker 3.89 avg rating — 41,201 ratings
174.
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 — 144,581 ratings
175.
Asterix in Britain (Asterix, #8)
Asterix in Britain (Asterix, #8) 4.30 avg rating — 11,493 ratings
176.
The Reivers
The Reivers 3.77 avg rating — 7,983 ratings
177.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) 3.87 avg rating — 33,045 ratings
178.
Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating — 24,341 ratings
179.
Hopscotch
Hopscotch 4.20 avg rating — 47,314 ratings
179.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,548 ratings
181.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me 4.11 avg rating — 69,182 ratings
182.
The Sot-Weed Factor
The Sot-Weed Factor 4.12 avg rating — 7,626 ratings
183.
A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed 4.22 avg rating — 91,671 ratings
184.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating — 14,187 ratings
185.
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo 4.20 avg rating — 64,955 ratings
186.
The Nonesuch
The Nonesuch 4.10 avg rating — 12,340 ratings
187.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4)
By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #4) 3.76 avg rating — 24,556 ratings
188.
The Grifters
The Grifters 3.93 avg rating — 11,972 ratings
189.
Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1)
Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 91,768 ratings
190.
The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2)
The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,161 ratings
191.
A Civil Contract
A Civil Contract 3.87 avg rating — 9,458 ratings
192.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating — 20,156 ratings
193.
Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe 4.16 avg rating — 5,925 ratings
194.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 3.84 avg rating — 49,512 ratings
195.
Martian Time-Slip
Martian Time-Slip 3.78 avg rating — 14,089 ratings
196.
The Cat Who Turned On And Off (Cat Who... #3)
The Cat Who Turned On And Off (Cat Who... #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,465 ratings
197.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,822 ratings
198.
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
199.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating — 28,774 ratings
200.
Go, Dog. Go!
Go, Dog. Go! 4.15 avg rating — 94,933 ratings
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