Best Books 1948

1.
Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal 4.22 avg rating — 73,726 ratings
2.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,544 ratings
3.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,228 ratings
4.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,036 ratings
5.
Pippi in the South Seas (Pippi Långstrump, #3)
Pippi in the South Seas (Pippi Långstrump, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 18,751 ratings
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Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki 4.16 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
7.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,219 ratings
8.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter 3.96 avg rating — 30,375 ratings
9.
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Other Voices, Other Rooms 3.75 avg rating — 17,277 ratings
10.
Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot, #29)
Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot, #29) 3.75 avg rating — 28,696 ratings
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The Ides of March
The Ides of March 3.97 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
12.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,163 ratings
13.
Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3)
Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 18,231 ratings
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The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth
The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth 4.02 avg rating — 3,612 ratings
15.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating — 27,690 ratings
16.
Walden Two
Walden Two 3.52 avg rating — 7,745 ratings
17.
The Foundling (Regency Romances, 8)
The Foundling (Regency Romances, 8) 3.98 avg rating — 7,609 ratings
18.
And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13)
And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13)
by: Rex Stout
4.17 avg rating — 5,393 ratings
18.
My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)
My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 41,098 ratings
20.
Five Go Off to Camp (Famous Five, #7)
Five Go Off to Camp (Famous Five, #7) 3.99 avg rating — 11,713 ratings
20.
Buried For Pleasure (Gervase Fen, #6)
Buried For Pleasure (Gervase Fen, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
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Raintree County
Raintree County 3.99 avg rating — 1,094 ratings
23.
Ape and Essence
Ape and Essence 3.73 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
24.
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 10,243 ratings
24.
Hurrah for St. Trinian's and Other Lapses
Hurrah for St. Trinian's and Other Lapses 3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings
26.
The Loved One
The Loved One 3.75 avg rating — 13,363 ratings
27.
The Road Through the Wall
The Road Through the Wall 3.59 avg rating — 2,989 ratings
27.
Autumn Term (The Marlows, #1)
Autumn Term (The Marlows, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 814 ratings
27.
The Third Level
The Third Level 4.07 avg rating — 337 ratings
27.
The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine 4.39 avg rating — 84,243 ratings
27.
The Pisan Cantos
The Pisan Cantos 4.09 avg rating — 499 ratings
32.
Music and Criticism: A Symposium
Music and Criticism: A Symposium liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
32.
The Divine Passion (Testament of Man #5)
The Divine Passion (Testament of Man #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
32.
The Seven Storey Mountain
The Seven Storey Mountain 4.08 avg rating — 20,436 ratings
35.
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day 3.40 avg rating — 2,739 ratings
35.
Wisteria Cottage
Wisteria Cottage 3.39 avg rating — 166 ratings
37.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version 3.88 avg rating — 400 ratings
37.
Laziness in the Fertile Valley
Laziness in the Fertile Valley 3.94 avg rating — 576 ratings
37.
The Corner That Held Them
The Corner That Held Them 3.94 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
37.
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
by: Dr. Seuss
4.03 avg rating — 4,921 ratings
41.
I Saw Poland Betrayed: an American Ambassador Reports to the American People
I Saw Poland Betrayed: an American Ambassador Reports to the American People 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
42.
The Whole of Their Lives
The Whole of Their Lives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
43.
No Highway
No Highway really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
43.
Harold Bauer: His Book
Harold Bauer: His Book 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
43.
Dirty Snow
Dirty Snow 3.89 avg rating — 4,174 ratings
46.
Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5)
Love Lies Bleeding (Gervase Fen, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
46.
The Roosevelt Myth
The Roosevelt Myth 4.07 avg rating — 167 ratings
48.
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male 3.62 avg rating — 285 ratings
48.
The Casino
The Casino 3.82 avg rating — 72 ratings
48.
Maigret's Dead Man (Inspector Maigret #29)
Maigret's Dead Man (Inspector Maigret #29) 3.86 avg rating — 1,407 ratings
48.
Time Will Darken It
Time Will Darken It 4.05 avg rating — 1,073 ratings
52.
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 3.56 avg rating — 127 ratings
52.
Half a Lifelong Romance
Half a Lifelong Romance 4.07 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
54.
The Saint and the Devil; Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais, a Biographical Study in Good and Evil
The Saint and the Devil; Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais, a Biographical Study in Good and Evil 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
54.
Advance to Barbarism: The Development of Total Warfare from Sarajevo to Hiroshima
Advance to Barbarism: The Development of Total Warfare from Sarajevo to Hiroshima 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
56.
The Strange Death of Franklin Roosevelt: A History of the Roosevelt-Delano Dynasty: America's Royal Family
The Strange Death of Franklin Roosevelt: A History of the Roosevelt-Delano Dynasty: America's Royal Family 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
57.
Uncle Dynamite
Uncle Dynamite 4.31 avg rating — 2,601 ratings
58.
Here Is New York
Here Is New York 4.30 avg rating — 10,123 ratings
59.
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #25)
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #25) 3.89 avg rating — 7,071 ratings
60.
The Secret of Skull Mountain (Hardy Boys, #27)
The Secret of Skull Mountain (Hardy Boys, #27) 3.84 avg rating — 2,662 ratings