Best Books of the Decade: 1940s

101.
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,058 ratings
102.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating β€” 10,537 ratings
103.
Crooked House
Crooked House 4.08 avg rating β€” 87,570 ratings
104.
The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 15,710 ratings
105.
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating β€” 18,416 ratings
106.
Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal 4.22 avg rating β€” 73,725 ratings
107.
La casa de Bernarda Alba
La casa de Bernarda Alba 3.88 avg rating β€” 46,421 ratings
108.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating β€” 23,060 ratings
109.
The Reluctant Widow
The Reluctant Widow 3.92 avg rating β€” 10,918 ratings
110.
The Poky Little Puppy
The Poky Little Puppy 4.13 avg rating β€” 83,143 ratings
111.
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 4.03 avg rating β€” 11,389 ratings
112.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 19,447 ratings
113.
Faro's Daughter
Faro's Daughter 3.97 avg rating β€” 15,582 ratings
114.
The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose 4.16 avg rating β€” 5,461 ratings
115.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating β€” 34,131 ratings
116.
Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22)
Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22) 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,076 ratings
117.
The Little White Horse
The Little White Horse 4.08 avg rating β€” 14,930 ratings
118.
The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday 4.51 avg rating β€” 27,402 ratings
119.
The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain 4.13 avg rating β€” 70,781 ratings
120.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating β€” 14,376 ratings
121.
The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel 3.97 avg rating β€” 31,641 ratings
122.
No Exit
No Exit 4.11 avg rating β€” 44,802 ratings
123.
Existentialism is a Humanism
Existentialism is a Humanism 3.98 avg rating β€” 44,084 ratings
124.
Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays
Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays 4.07 avg rating β€” 4,462 ratings
125.
Farmer Giles of Ham
Farmer Giles of Ham 3.89 avg rating β€” 11,932 ratings
126.
Arabella
Arabella 4.09 avg rating β€” 22,362 ratings
127.
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Other Voices, Other Rooms 3.75 avg rating β€” 17,277 ratings
128.
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1)
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 20,294 ratings
129.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle 3.74 avg rating β€” 8,975 ratings
130.
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating β€” 7,615 ratings
131.
The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #27)
The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot, #27) 3.76 avg rating β€” 30,517 ratings
132.
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus 4.18 avg rating β€” 83,911 ratings
133.
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 58,443 ratings
134.
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust 3.74 avg rating β€” 6,155 ratings
135.
Our Lady of the Flowers
Our Lady of the Flowers 4.01 avg rating β€” 6,846 ratings
136.
The Man Who Loved Children
The Man Who Loved Children 3.57 avg rating β€” 4,610 ratings
137.
Politics and the English Language
Politics and the English Language 4.29 avg rating β€” 8,369 ratings
138.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night 4.06 avg rating β€” 42,393 ratings
139.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye 3.84 avg rating β€” 7,039 ratings
140.
Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2)
Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 21,770 ratings
141.
The Corinthian
The Corinthian 4.05 avg rating β€” 13,637 ratings
142.
The Carrot Seed
The Carrot Seed 4.08 avg rating β€” 16,125 ratings
143.
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
by: Dr. Seuss
4.04 avg rating β€” 7,418 ratings
144.
The Good Woman of Setzuan
The Good Woman of Setzuan 3.66 avg rating β€” 13,019 ratings
145.
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down 3.94 avg rating β€” 32,030 ratings
146.
The Family of Pascual Duarte
The Family of Pascual Duarte 3.76 avg rating β€” 17,457 ratings
146.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 21,961 ratings
148.
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,602 ratings
149.
The Ministry of Fear
The Ministry of Fear 3.78 avg rating β€” 7,384 ratings
150.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating β€” 25,378 ratings
151.
Galileo
Galileo 3.66 avg rating β€” 18,227 ratings
152.
Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses / Old Man / The Bear
Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses / Old Man / The Bear 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,921 ratings
153.
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays 4.22 avg rating β€” 63,600 ratings
154.
Hangover Square
Hangover Square 4.13 avg rating β€” 5,636 ratings
155.
The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village 4.31 avg rating β€” 15,523 ratings
156.
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke 3.99 avg rating β€” 3,260 ratings
157.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers 4.44 avg rating β€” 2,145 ratings
158.
The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)
The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26) 3.80 avg rating β€” 41,702 ratings
159.
The Runaway Bunny
The Runaway Bunny 4.09 avg rating β€” 86,066 ratings
160.
Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
by: HergΓ©
4.24 avg rating β€” 15,963 ratings
161.
Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women 4.15 avg rating β€” 15,177 ratings
162.
The Berlin Stories
The Berlin Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,571 ratings
163.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,971 ratings
164.
The Secret of the Unicorn (Tintin #11)
The Secret of the Unicorn (Tintin #11)
by: HergΓ©
4.30 avg rating β€” 17,638 ratings
165.
The Foundling
The Foundling 3.98 avg rating β€” 7,609 ratings
166.
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett & Montdore, #2)
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett & Montdore, #2) 3.81 avg rating β€” 9,901 ratings
167.
The Death of Virgil
The Death of Virgil 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,716 ratings
168.
Put Out More Flags
Put Out More Flags 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,537 ratings
169.
Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley 3.87 avg rating β€” 13,042 ratings
170.
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,107 ratings
171.
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel 4.31 avg rating β€” 11,358 ratings
172.
Scuffy the Tugboat
Scuffy the Tugboat 4.15 avg rating β€” 20,919 ratings
173.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,622 ratings
173.
The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,502 ratings
173.
The Crab with the Golden Claws (Tintin #9)
The Crab with the Golden Claws (Tintin #9)
by: HergΓ©
4.10 avg rating β€” 15,274 ratings
176.
Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure 4.01 avg rating β€” 7,874 ratings
177.
Between the Acts
Between the Acts 3.61 avg rating β€” 8,674 ratings
178.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23) 3.78 avg rating β€” 41,041 ratings
179.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
by: R.A. Dick
4.12 avg rating β€” 6,380 ratings
180.
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 10,035 ratings
181.
Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments
Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments 4.11 avg rating β€” 8,007 ratings
182.
The Wayward Bus
The Wayward Bus 3.88 avg rating β€” 13,525 ratings
183.
N or M? (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #3)
N or M? (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 28,502 ratings
184.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating β€” 27,690 ratings
185.
The Magic Faraway Tree (The Faraway Tree, #2)
The Magic Faraway Tree (The Faraway Tree, #2) 4.29 avg rating β€” 37,965 ratings
186.
The Shooting Star (Tintin #10)
The Shooting Star (Tintin #10)
by: HergΓ©
3.93 avg rating β€” 12,743 ratings
187.
The Thief's Journal
The Thief's Journal 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,092 ratings
188.
Delta Wedding
Delta Wedding 3.61 avg rating β€” 3,773 ratings
189.
And Both Were Young
And Both Were Young 3.90 avg rating β€” 4,323 ratings
189.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident 3.87 avg rating β€” 6,520 ratings
191.
Two Serious Ladies
Two Serious Ladies 3.58 avg rating β€” 4,156 ratings
192.
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1)
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 6,594 ratings
193.
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,320 ratings
194.
Nada
Nada 3.84 avg rating β€” 36,983 ratings
195.
Rabbit Hill
Rabbit Hill 3.80 avg rating β€” 8,267 ratings
196.
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 47,100 ratings
197.
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,859 ratings
197.
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts 4.15 avg rating β€” 503 ratings
199.
Le Silence de la mer
Le Silence de la mer
by: Vercors
3.85 avg rating β€” 6,113 ratings
200.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel 4.02 avg rating β€” 88,884 ratings
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