Best Books 1951

1.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,469 ratings
2.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,911 ratings
3.
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 472,828 ratings
4.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,366 ratings
5.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,989 ratings
6.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity 4.08 avg rating — 17,968 ratings
7.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
8.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,219 ratings
9.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating — 33,861 ratings
10.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,100 ratings
11.
The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)
The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 25,668 ratings
12.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,198 ratings
13.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us 4.17 avg rating — 4,838 ratings
14.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,183 ratings
15.
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 26,781 ratings
16.
Lie Down in Darkness
Lie Down in Darkness 3.81 avg rating — 3,542 ratings
17.
Fancies and Goodnights
Fancies and Goodnights 4.05 avg rating — 948 ratings
18.
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy 4.21 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
19.
Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn, #16)
Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn, #16) 4.05 avg rating — 3,492 ratings
20.
The Sands of Mars
The Sands of Mars 3.76 avg rating — 4,912 ratings
21.
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory 4.08 avg rating — 17,394 ratings
22.
Minn of the Mississippi: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Minn of the Mississippi: A Newbery Honor Award Winner 3.96 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
23.
Molloy
Molloy 4.04 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
24.
The Goshawk
The Goshawk 3.82 avg rating — 1,756 ratings
25.
The Town
The Town 3.97 avg rating — 4,208 ratings
25.
Malone Dies
Malone Dies 3.85 avg rating — 5,617 ratings
27.
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,148 ratings
27.
The Hive
The Hive 3.74 avg rating — 10,736 ratings
29.
Hangsaman
Hangsaman 3.77 avg rating — 10,883 ratings
30.
The Opposing Shore
The Opposing Shore 4.02 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
31.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp 3.88 avg rating — 3,994 ratings
32.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café 3.79 avg rating — 25,467 ratings
33.
The Green Hills of Earth
The Green Hills of Earth 3.86 avg rating — 8,793 ratings
34.
The Lesson
The Lesson 3.62 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
35.
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo 3.68 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
36.
The Rebel
The Rebel 4.14 avg rating — 18,048 ratings
37.
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (The Melendy Family, #4)
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (The Melendy Family, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 3,577 ratings
37.
Ringstones and Other Curious Tales
Ringstones and Other Curious Tales
by: Sarban
4.26 avg rating — 81 ratings
37.
Little Owl Indian
Little Owl Indian it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
40.
A Dog's Head
A Dog's Head 3.55 avg rating — 122 ratings
40.
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg 4.12 avg rating — 1,331 ratings
40.
Chester, the Little Pony
Chester, the Little Pony 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
43.
The Armourer's House
The Armourer's House 4.02 avg rating — 231 ratings
43.
Rogue Queen
Rogue Queen 3.28 avg rating — 186 ratings
43.
School for Love
School for Love 3.87 avg rating — 723 ratings
43.
Nightmare in Manhattan
Nightmare in Manhattan 3.41 avg rating — 32 ratings
43.
Cars and Trucks (a Little Golden Book)
Cars and Trucks (a Little Golden Book) 3.90 avg rating — 137 ratings
48.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 4.40 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
48.
Amos Fortune, Free Man
Amos Fortune, Free Man 3.89 avg rating — 11,371 ratings
48.
Adventures In Tomorrow
Adventures In Tomorrow 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings
51.
The Egg Tree
The Egg Tree 3.59 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
51.
In Tragic Life
In Tragic Life 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
53.
The Light at Tern Rock
The Light at Tern Rock 3.82 avg rating — 2,280 ratings
53.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism 4.30 avg rating — 13,914 ratings
53.
The Valley of Vision (The Testament Of Man Book 6)
The Valley of Vision (The Testament Of Man Book 6) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
53.
Bestiario
Bestiario 4.20 avg rating — 23,270 ratings
57.
This Was Tomorrow (Williamsburg, #6)
This Was Tomorrow (Williamsburg, #6) 4.32 avg rating — 511 ratings
57.
Legends of the North
Legends of the North 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
59.
Types of Religious Experience: Christian and Non-Christian
Types of Religious Experience: Christian and Non-Christian 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
59.
God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'
God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' 3.71 avg rating — 2,021 ratings
59.
Shadow, Shadow on the Wall
Shadow, Shadow on the Wall 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
59.
Forbidden Colors
Forbidden Colors 3.92 avg rating — 4,675 ratings
63.
The Great Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson
The Great Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings
63.
The Greatest Book Ever Written
The Greatest Book Ever Written 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings
65.
The Political Collapse of Europe
The Political Collapse of Europe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
65.
Papa Small (Mr. Small, #8)
Papa Small (Mr. Small, #8) 4.11 avg rating — 115 ratings
65.
A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1)
A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,809 ratings
68.
The British Commonwealth Since 1815: Vol. II: The Colonial Territories and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
The British Commonwealth Since 1815: Vol. II: The Colonial Territories and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
68.
The Last Night of the World
The Last Night of the World 3.59 avg rating — 1,462 ratings
70.
Myths and Realities: Societies of the Colonial South
Myths and Realities: Societies of the Colonial South 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
70.
While You Slept
While You Slept 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
72.
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,350 ratings
72.
Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo
Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo 3.13 avg rating — 83 ratings
74.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ 4.18 avg rating — 15,287 ratings
74.
Skating Shoes (Shoes, #7)
Skating Shoes (Shoes, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 4,012 ratings
76.
Schwarze Spiegel
Schwarze Spiegel 3.97 avg rating — 156 ratings
77.
Brand's Haide
Brand's Haide 3.93 avg rating — 115 ratings
77.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof 3.86 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
79.
White Collar: The American Middle Classes
White Collar: The American Middle Classes 4.03 avg rating — 262 ratings
79.
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 4.33 avg rating — 2,318 ratings
79.
Collected Short Stories
Collected Short Stories 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
82.
Lucy Carmichael
Lucy Carmichael 3.76 avg rating — 79 ratings
82.
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories 3.79 avg rating — 25,467 ratings
84.
A Game of Hide and Seek
A Game of Hide and Seek 3.80 avg rating — 1,341 ratings
84.
Nones
Nones 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings
86.
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
The Log from the Sea of Cortez 3.84 avg rating — 6,392 ratings
86.
Claro Enigma
Claro Enigma 4.19 avg rating — 1,599 ratings
86.
Solitary Confinement
Solitary Confinement 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings
89.
Montage of a Dream Deferred
Montage of a Dream Deferred 4.33 avg rating — 209 ratings
89.
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder 4.08 avg rating — 8,326 ratings
91.
Mills of the Kavanaughs
Mills of the Kavanaughs 3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
91.
Manstein: His Campaigns and His Trial
Manstein: His Campaigns and His Trial 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
93.
Joy Street
Joy Street 3.73 avg rating — 197 ratings
93.
Eagle or Sun?
Eagle or Sun? 4.11 avg rating — 511 ratings
93.
The Clue of the Black Keys (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #28)
The Clue of the Black Keys (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #28) 3.90 avg rating — 5,638 ratings
96.
The Wailing Siren Mystery (Hardy Boys, #30)
The Wailing Siren Mystery (Hardy Boys, #30) 3.79 avg rating — 2,078 ratings
97.
Washington Confidential
Washington Confidential
by: Jack Lait
3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
97.
Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life
Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life 4.24 avg rating — 4,614 ratings
99.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal and His Time: The European Imagination, 1860-1920
Hugo von Hofmannsthal and His Time: The European Imagination, 1860-1920 4.13 avg rating — 45 ratings
100.
The Voices of Silence: Man and His Art
The Voices of Silence: Man and His Art 4.13 avg rating — 164 ratings
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