Best books 1940

1.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,386 ratings
2.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,399 ratings
3.
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) 3.98 avg rating — 84,916 ratings
4.
Pat the Bunny
Pat the Bunny 4.09 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
5.
Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hatches the Egg
by: Dr. Seuss
4.19 avg rating — 49,676 ratings
6.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,281 ratings
7.
The Corinthian
The Corinthian 4.05 avg rating — 13,637 ratings
8.
The Crab with the Golden Claws (Tintin #9)
The Crab with the Golden Claws (Tintin #9)
by: Hergé
4.10 avg rating — 15,273 ratings
9.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,830 ratings
10.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,871 ratings
11.
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory 3.98 avg rating — 42,531 ratings
12.
Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22)
Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22) 3.94 avg rating — 45,070 ratings
13.
Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)
Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 25,032 ratings
14.
The Ill-Made Knight (The Once and Future King, #3)
The Ill-Made Knight (The Once and Future King, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 2,746 ratings
15.
Cue for Treason
Cue for Treason 3.61 avg rating — 2,288 ratings
16.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,882 ratings
16.
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business 4.17 avg rating — 94,426 ratings
18.
Call It Courage
Call It Courage 3.76 avg rating — 14,423 ratings
19.
Fables For Our Time/Further Fables For Our Time
Fables For Our Time/Further Fables For Our Time 3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings
20.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating — 18,451 ratings
21.
Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939
Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939 4.06 avg rating — 978 ratings
22.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,029 ratings
22.
Beneath the Visiting Moon
Beneath the Visiting Moon 3.63 avg rating — 43 ratings
22.
The Disappearing Floor (The Hardy Boys, #19)
The Disappearing Floor (The Hardy Boys, #19) 3.90 avg rating — 3,707 ratings
25.
The Long Week-End: A Social History of Great Britain, 1918-39
The Long Week-End: A Social History of Great Britain, 1918-39 3.91 avg rating — 301 ratings
25.
The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain 4.13 avg rating — 70,774 ratings
27.
The Tartar Steppe
The Tartar Steppe 4.21 avg rating — 38,420 ratings
28.
The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel 3.97 avg rating — 31,638 ratings
28.
The Very Old Folk
The Very Old Folk 2.83 avg rating — 571 ratings
30.
Slan (Slan, #1)
Slan (Slan, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 5,754 ratings
31.
Asylum Piece
Asylum Piece 4.02 avg rating — 978 ratings
32.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology 3.92 avg rating — 7,545 ratings
33.
Gray Lensman (Lensman, #4)
Gray Lensman (Lensman, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 3,826 ratings
34.
Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets
Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets 4.07 avg rating — 1,450 ratings