Best Books 1944

1.
Rabbit Hill
Rabbit Hill 3.80 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
2.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,477 ratings
3.
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses 4.11 avg rating — 41,492 ratings
4.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
5.
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano 3.98 avg rating — 8,829 ratings
6.
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit 3.87 avg rating — 1,443 ratings
7.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,865 ratings
8.
Nada
Nada 3.84 avg rating — 36,998 ratings
9.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating — 25,382 ratings
10.
No Exit
No Exit 4.11 avg rating — 44,808 ratings
10.
Best Ghost Stories of M R James
Best Ghost Stories of M R James 4.04 avg rating — 220 ratings
12.
Death Comes as the End
Death Comes as the End 3.85 avg rating — 26,782 ratings
13.
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth 3.97 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
14.
Green Dolphin Country
Green Dolphin Country 4.24 avg rating — 2,673 ratings
15.
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend 4.09 avg rating — 2,320 ratings
16.
They Were Sisters
They Were Sisters 4.41 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
16.
Antigone
Antigone 3.77 avg rating — 29,275 ratings
18.
The Portable Dorothy Parker
The Portable Dorothy Parker 4.33 avg rating — 11,888 ratings
19.
The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time 4.20 avg rating — 5,133 ratings
20.
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck 3.79 avg rating — 6,884 ratings
21.
Harvey
Harvey 4.08 avg rating — 9,850 ratings
22.
Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3)
Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 2,041 ratings
23.
Katy No-Pocket
Katy No-Pocket 4.18 avg rating — 2,759 ratings
24.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror
The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror 4.24 avg rating — 1,966 ratings
25.
Transit
Transit 3.70 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
26.
Yonie Wondernose
Yonie Wondernose 3.84 avg rating — 381 ratings
27.
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2)
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 973 ratings
27.
Too Much Salt and Pepper (Forest Life Series #2)
Too Much Salt and Pepper (Forest Life Series #2) 4.19 avg rating — 162 ratings
27.
The Forms of Music
The Forms of Music 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
27.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
27.
Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy
Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy 4.29 avg rating — 329 ratings
27.
God Passes by
God Passes by 4.64 avg rating — 183 ratings
27.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry (Dale Carnegie Books)
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry (Dale Carnegie Books) 4.16 avg rating — 113,839 ratings
34.
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat 3.18 avg rating — 310 ratings
34.
Buffalo Coat
Buffalo Coat 3.99 avg rating — 123 ratings
36.
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 4.33 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
36.
Company in the Evening
Company in the Evening 3.87 avg rating — 134 ratings
36.
The Golden Rooms
The Golden Rooms 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
39.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
40.
A Haunted House And Other Short Stories
A Haunted House And Other Short Stories 3.83 avg rating — 5,176 ratings
41.
City (Smallville #8)
City (Smallville #8) 3.69 avg rating — 107 ratings
42.
Caligula
Caligula 4.10 avg rating — 16,342 ratings
43.
Absent in the Spring
Absent in the Spring 4.14 avg rating — 15,572 ratings
44.
Towards Zero (Superintendent Battle, #5)
Towards Zero (Superintendent Battle, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 28,338 ratings
45.
Five Run Away Together (Famous Five, #3)
Five Run Away Together (Famous Five, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 20,164 ratings
46.
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches 4.13 avg rating — 7,501 ratings
47.
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method 4.13 avg rating — 5,046 ratings
48.
The Secret in the Old Attic (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #21)
The Secret in the Old Attic (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #21) 3.98 avg rating — 12,122 ratings
49.
The Culture Industry
The Culture Industry 4.05 avg rating — 5,726 ratings
50.
Friday's Child
Friday's Child 4.01 avg rating — 11,334 ratings
51.
The Simple Art of Murder
The Simple Art of Murder 4.13 avg rating — 6,210 ratings
52.
Psychology and Alchemy (Collected Works 12)
Psychology and Alchemy (Collected Works 12)
by: C.G. Jung
4.32 avg rating — 2,467 ratings
53.
Kaputt
Kaputt 4.16 avg rating — 3,157 ratings
54.
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 4.30 avg rating — 6,032 ratings
55.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf 3.69 avg rating — 7,662 ratings
56.
Capitalism & Slavery
Capitalism & Slavery 4.23 avg rating — 1,593 ratings
57.
Second Form at St Clare's
Second Form at St Clare's 4.06 avg rating — 6,463 ratings
58.
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth 4.10 avg rating — 2,612 ratings
59.
Theater Shoes (Shoes, #4)
Theater Shoes (Shoes, #4) 4.02 avg rating — 5,583 ratings
60.
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior 4.16 avg rating — 367 ratings
61.
The Unwritten Laws of Business
The Unwritten Laws of Business
by: W.J. King
3.99 avg rating — 5,122 ratings
62.
The Island of Adventure (Adventure, #1)
The Island of Adventure (Adventure, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 6,011 ratings
63.
Claudine at St Clare's
Claudine at St Clare's 4.11 avg rating — 5,770 ratings
64.
Gigi and The Cat
Gigi and The Cat
by: Colette
3.63 avg rating — 2,717 ratings
65.
Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3)
Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 4,790 ratings
66.
Murder on the Nile
Murder on the Nile 4.19 avg rating — 2,824 ratings
67.
Dangling Man
Dangling Man 3.51 avg rating — 3,700 ratings
68.
The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)
The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 3,516 ratings
69.
Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It
Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It 3.87 avg rating — 1,656 ratings
70.
Young Bess (Elizabeth Trilogy, #1)
Young Bess (Elizabeth Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,716 ratings
71.
Winter Wheat
Winter Wheat 4.12 avg rating — 2,477 ratings
72.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (The Five Find-Outers, #2)
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (The Five Find-Outers, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 3,817 ratings
73.
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 4.33 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
74.
The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker
The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker 4.35 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
75.
What Is Existentialism?
What Is Existentialism? 3.91 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
76.
Collected Poems, 1912-1944
Collected Poems, 1912-1944
by: H.D.
4.16 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
77.
The Love Letters
The Love Letters 4.26 avg rating — 2,338 ratings
78.
The Reed of God
The Reed of God 4.60 avg rating — 2,209 ratings
79.
Two Captains
Two Captains 4.34 avg rating — 4,087 ratings
80.
Not Quite Dead Enough - a Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #10)
Not Quite Dead Enough - a Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #10)
by: Rex Stout
4.05 avg rating — 4,124 ratings
81.
Prayer for a Child
Prayer for a Child 3.94 avg rating — 2,722 ratings
82.
Brave Men
Brave Men 4.44 avg rating — 2,085 ratings
83.
The Melted Coins (Hardy Boys, #23)
The Melted Coins (Hardy Boys, #23) 3.79 avg rating — 2,269 ratings
84.
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying 4.44 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
85.
And Then There Were None: A Mystery Play in Three Acts
And Then There Were None: A Mystery Play in Three Acts 4.25 avg rating — 2,151 ratings
86.
Time Must Have a Stop
Time Must Have a Stop 3.67 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
87.
Under a Glass Bell
Under a Glass Bell 3.89 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
88.
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church 4.38 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
89.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol 4.15 avg rating — 1,256 ratings
90.
Why Don't We Learn from History?
Why Don't We Learn from History? 3.83 avg rating — 855 ratings
91.
Sirius
Sirius 3.88 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
92.
The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus
The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus
by: Palinurus
3.93 avg rating — 491 ratings
93.
Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box 3.59 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
94.
Anti-Semite and Jew: An Exploration of the Etiology of Hate
Anti-Semite and Jew: An Exploration of the Etiology of Hate 3.83 avg rating — 1,365 ratings
95.
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World 4.45 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
96.
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown 3.76 avg rating — 2,659 ratings
97.
Fair Stood the Wind for France
Fair Stood the Wind for France 3.99 avg rating — 2,156 ratings
98.
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake: James Joyce's Masterwork Revealed
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake: James Joyce's Masterwork Revealed 4.04 avg rating — 771 ratings
99.
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Vol. 1
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Vol. 1 4.11 avg rating — 124 ratings
100.
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy 4.25 avg rating — 861 ratings
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