Best Books of the Decade: 1950s

201.
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,804 ratings
202.
Happy Times in Noisy Village (Noisy Village 2)
Happy Times in Noisy Village (Noisy Village 2) 4.31 avg rating — 1,906 ratings
203.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,758 ratings
204.
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life 4.05 avg rating — 6,389 ratings
205.
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate 4.08 avg rating — 24,864 ratings
206.
A Coney Island of the Mind
A Coney Island of the Mind 4.16 avg rating — 12,186 ratings
207.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons 4.15 avg rating — 2,962 ratings
208.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 3.90 avg rating — 24,684 ratings
209.
The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes 3.76 avg rating — 11,261 ratings
210.
Moderato cantabile
Moderato cantabile 3.48 avg rating — 6,596 ratings
211.
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
Billiards at Half-Past Nine 3.93 avg rating — 4,760 ratings
212.
Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline and the Gypsies 4.06 avg rating — 2,877 ratings
213.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,060 ratings
214.
Molloy
Molloy 4.04 avg rating — 9,531 ratings
214.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,838 ratings
216.
The Charioteer
The Charioteer 4.11 avg rating — 6,416 ratings
217.
Eloise
Eloise 4.17 avg rating — 24,784 ratings
218.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night 4.06 avg rating — 42,396 ratings
219.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,912 ratings
220.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #3)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 10,568 ratings
221.
The Birds and Other Stories
The Birds and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 14,195 ratings
222.
Jean and Johnny
Jean and Johnny 3.77 avg rating — 1,694 ratings
223.
Moominpappa's Memoirs (The Moomins, #4)
Moominpappa's Memoirs (The Moomins, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 10,257 ratings
223.
Endgame
Endgame 3.79 avg rating — 23,764 ratings
225.
If I Ran the Zoo
If I Ran the Zoo
by: Dr. Seuss
3.83 avg rating — 11,263 ratings
226.
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19)
Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19) 3.77 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
227.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 4.40 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
228.
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo 3.68 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
229.
Histoire d'O | Story of O (Story of O, #1)
Histoire d'O | Story of O (Story of O, #1) 3.30 avg rating — 21,733 ratings
230.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,233 ratings
231.
Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Christmas 4.13 avg rating — 4,406 ratings
232.
Owls Do Cry
Owls Do Cry 3.96 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
233.
The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves 3.77 avg rating — 22,720 ratings
234.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea 4.14 avg rating — 54,660 ratings
235.
Escape From Colditz
Escape From Colditz
by: P.R. Reid
4.15 avg rating — 367 ratings
236.
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #4)
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 15,862 ratings
236.
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Busy Spider 4.22 avg rating — 40,894 ratings
236.
Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle
Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle 4.15 avg rating — 18,046 ratings
239.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley 4.08 avg rating — 30,742 ratings
239.
Sprig Muslin
Sprig Muslin 3.91 avg rating — 9,031 ratings
241.
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition 4.06 avg rating — 597,669 ratings
241.
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction 4.10 avg rating — 52,916 ratings
243.
Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan 3.94 avg rating — 31,232 ratings
244.
Galileo
Galileo 3.66 avg rating — 18,231 ratings
245.
The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword 3.87 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
246.
Madam, Will You Talk?
Madam, Will You Talk? 4.09 avg rating — 8,272 ratings
247.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 3.97 avg rating — 23,511 ratings
248.
Grande Sertão: Veredas
Grande Sertão: Veredas 4.62 avg rating — 6,058 ratings
249.
The Greek Passion
The Greek Passion 4.33 avg rating — 8,637 ratings
250.
Songs of the Pogo
Songs of the Pogo 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings
251.
The Floating Opera
The Floating Opera 3.87 avg rating — 3,029 ratings
252.
Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays
Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays 4.07 avg rating — 4,462 ratings
253.
Henry and the Paper Route (Henry Huggins, #4)
Henry and the Paper Route (Henry Huggins, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 6,881 ratings
254.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism 4.30 avg rating — 13,914 ratings
255.
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar 3.99 avg rating — 9,175 ratings
256.
Land of Black Gold (Tintin #15)
Land of Black Gold (Tintin #15)
by: Hergé
4.03 avg rating — 12,204 ratings
256.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 3.88 avg rating — 3,664 ratings
258.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination 4.05 avg rating — 5,965 ratings
259.
The Red Sea Sharks (Tintin #19)
The Red Sea Sharks (Tintin #19)
by: Hergé
4.01 avg rating — 10,663 ratings
260.
Mio, My Son
Mio, My Son 4.10 avg rating — 15,237 ratings
261.
Life and Fate
Life and Fate 4.45 avg rating — 14,759 ratings
262.
The Quiet Gentleman
The Quiet Gentleman 4.04 avg rating — 9,812 ratings
262.
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
by: Anonymous
4.29 avg rating — 17,078 ratings
264.
Jennie
Jennie 4.28 avg rating — 2,178 ratings
264.
The Hive
The Hive 3.74 avg rating — 10,736 ratings
266.
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) 3.79 avg rating — 10,811 ratings
267.
The Seeds of Time
The Seeds of Time 3.81 avg rating — 2,707 ratings
267.
Shiloh
Shiloh 4.10 avg rating — 5,587 ratings
267.
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
by: Leon Uris
4.17 avg rating — 10,232 ratings
270.
De donkere kamer van Damokles
De donkere kamer van Damokles 3.80 avg rating — 14,065 ratings
271.
The Devils of Loudun
The Devils of Loudun 3.86 avg rating — 3,447 ratings
272.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 10,569 ratings
272.
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart 3.63 avg rating — 2,227 ratings
272.
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone 4.13 avg rating — 19,379 ratings
275.
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14)
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14) 3.90 avg rating — 5,859 ratings
276.
Babette’s Feast
Babette’s Feast 3.85 avg rating — 7,291 ratings
277.
The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1)
The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 2,455 ratings
278.
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #4)
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 6,508 ratings
279.
The Pledge
The Pledge 3.90 avg rating — 10,419 ratings
280.
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,148 ratings
281.
The Price of Salt
The Price of Salt 4.02 avg rating — 80,970 ratings
282.
Karlsson on the Roof
Karlsson on the Roof 4.11 avg rating — 13,016 ratings
282.
Belles on Their Toes (Cheaper by the Dozen, #2)
Belles on Their Toes (Cheaper by the Dozen, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 6,990 ratings
284.
Tuntematon sotilas
Tuntematon sotilas 4.07 avg rating — 7,968 ratings
285.
The Toll-Gate
The Toll-Gate 4.01 avg rating — 7,849 ratings
286.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,859 ratings
287.
Requiem for a Wren
Requiem for a Wren 4.07 avg rating — 2,545 ratings
288.
Zazie in the Metro
Zazie in the Metro 3.65 avg rating — 9,352 ratings
289.
Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book)
Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book) 3.54 avg rating — 5,614 ratings
290.
The Holy Sinner
The Holy Sinner 3.94 avg rating — 1,896 ratings
291.
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes 3.70 avg rating — 14,883 ratings
292.
David and the Phoenix
David and the Phoenix 4.25 avg rating — 889 ratings
293.
Nightcrawlers
Nightcrawlers 4.26 avg rating — 146 ratings
294.
Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1)
Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,624 ratings
295.
Some Tame Gazelle
Some Tame Gazelle 3.92 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
296.
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,317 ratings
297.
Jealousy
Jealousy 3.54 avg rating — 3,190 ratings
297.
Italian Folktales
Italian Folktales 4.18 avg rating — 4,657 ratings
299.
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour 3.97 avg rating — 14,798 ratings
300.
Something Fishy
Something Fishy 4.11 avg rating — 444 ratings
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