History through Novels: 1950-1979 United States

1.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,406 ratings
2.
The Fourteenth of September
The Fourteenth of September 4.12 avg rating — 342 ratings
3.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. 3.74 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
4.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,458 ratings
5.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,320 ratings
6.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,404 ratings
6.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,771,966 ratings
8.
A Dangerous Friend
A Dangerous Friend
by: Ward Just
3.77 avg rating — 290 ratings
9.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,666 ratings
9.
Let the Great World Spin
Let the Great World Spin 3.96 avg rating — 108,625 ratings
11.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,479,138 ratings
12.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,388 ratings
13.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,560 ratings
14.
Watergate
Watergate 3.60 avg rating — 1,835 ratings
15.
Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life
Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life 2.41 avg rating — 214 ratings
16.
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine 4.23 avg rating — 7,503 ratings
16.
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3)
Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3) 3.71 avg rating — 3,660 ratings
16.
Finding Tranquility Base
Finding Tranquility Base 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
16.
Incurable
Incurable 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
16.
Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
16.
The Little Bastards
The Little Bastards 3.93 avg rating — 61 ratings
16.
The Dakota Winters
The Dakota Winters 3.50 avg rating — 3,655 ratings
16.
Playground Zero
Playground Zero 3.30 avg rating — 67 ratings
24.
The Wedding
The Wedding 3.96 avg rating — 6,443 ratings
24.
December Road
December Road 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
24.
Swerve: Little Bastards 2
Swerve: Little Bastards 2 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
27.
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,123 ratings
27.
The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3)
The Journey of Elizabeth Ann Rose (Seasons of Love and War Saga, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
29.
June’s Stolen Rose (Seasons of Love and War Book 4)
June’s Stolen Rose (Seasons of Love and War Book 4) 4.75 avg rating — 24 ratings
30.
Daughters of Eve
Daughters of Eve 3.62 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
30.
April's Secret Storm
April's Secret Storm 4.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
32.
Pink Smog (Weetzie Bat, #0)
Pink Smog (Weetzie Bat, #0) 3.75 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
33.
A Good Hard Look
A Good Hard Look 4.03 avg rating — 6,506 ratings
34.
Emily's Runaway Imagination
Emily's Runaway Imagination 3.96 avg rating — 3,804 ratings