Retro Reads

1.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,059 ratings
2.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,056 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,664 ratings
4.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,594 ratings
5.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,313 ratings
6.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,671 ratings
7.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,093 ratings
8.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 62,569 ratings
9.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,334 ratings
9.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,662 ratings
11.
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar 3.99 avg rating — 9,175 ratings
12.
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,317 ratings
13.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,210 ratings
14.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,570 ratings
15.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,948 ratings
16.
Main Street
Main Street 3.78 avg rating — 26,596 ratings
17.
Mrs. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #1)
Mrs. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 7,633 ratings
18.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,781 ratings
19.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,548 ratings
20.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,555 ratings
21.
The Group
The Group 3.68 avg rating — 16,963 ratings
22.
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,123 ratings
23.
Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus 3.86 avg rating — 21,383 ratings
24.
The Thurber Carnival
The Thurber Carnival 4.21 avg rating — 3,368 ratings
25.
Babbitt
Babbitt 3.69 avg rating — 24,525 ratings
26.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity 4.08 avg rating — 17,968 ratings
27.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,264 ratings
28.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating — 103,311 ratings
29.
Mr. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #2)
Mr. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,687 ratings
30.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,281 ratings
31.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,007 ratings
32.
Mrs Fisher's Tulip
Mrs Fisher's Tulip 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
33.
What Has He Done Now?: Tales from a North West Childhood in the 60s and Early 70s
What Has He Done Now?: Tales from a North West Childhood in the 60s and Early 70s 3.56 avg rating — 889 ratings
34.
Tryst
Tryst 4.25 avg rating — 681 ratings
35.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,310 ratings
36.
The Magnificent Century (The Plantagenets, #2)
The Magnificent Century (The Plantagenets, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
37.
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2)
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 18,695 ratings
38.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 3.88 avg rating — 3,664 ratings
39.
BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 3.56 avg rating — 2,817 ratings
40.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,684 ratings
41.
Gods of Howl Mountain
Gods of Howl Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
42.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,601 ratings
43.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating — 18,166 ratings
44.
Dodsworth
Dodsworth 4.04 avg rating — 1,449 ratings
45.
A Tempest Soul
A Tempest Soul 4.11 avg rating — 297 ratings
46.
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain 4.19 avg rating — 8,821 ratings
47.
Queen's Folly
Queen's Folly 3.99 avg rating — 94 ratings
47.
Trout Fishing in America
Trout Fishing in America 3.76 avg rating — 16,322 ratings
49.
Pnin
Pnin 3.88 avg rating — 28,112 ratings
50.
Compulsion
Compulsion 4.09 avg rating — 1,854 ratings
51.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,300 ratings
52.
27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays
27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays 3.98 avg rating — 734 ratings
53.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,602 ratings
54.
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,732 ratings
54.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,245 ratings
56.
From the Terrace
From the Terrace 3.92 avg rating — 438 ratings
57.
Some Came Running
Some Came Running 3.99 avg rating — 358 ratings
58.
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart 3.63 avg rating — 2,227 ratings
59.
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate 3.82 avg rating — 7,700 ratings
60.
The Joy of Cooking: Single-Volume Edition
The Joy of Cooking: Single-Volume Edition 4.13 avg rating — 195,108 ratings
61.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man 4.19 avg rating — 38,388 ratings
62.
Adventure, romance and war in the Far East: The Iris Hay-Edie Diary: A historical memoir
Adventure, romance and war in the Far East: The Iris Hay-Edie Diary: A historical memoir 4.28 avg rating — 160 ratings
63.
Come Away to Paradise
Come Away to Paradise 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
63.
Can't Help Falling in Love
Can't Help Falling in Love 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
65.
My Policeman
My Policeman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,495 ratings
66.
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish 3.80 avg rating — 25,661 ratings
67.
The Cracker Factory
The Cracker Factory 3.89 avg rating — 428 ratings
68.
Wake
Wake
by: Anna Hope
3.86 avg rating — 5,525 ratings
69.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,715 ratings
70.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,821 ratings
71.
I Go Pogo
I Go Pogo 4.48 avg rating — 188 ratings
72.
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works 4.49 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
73.
Don't Go Near the Water
Don't Go Near the Water 3.63 avg rating — 111 ratings
73.
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn 3.86 avg rating — 5,125 ratings
75.
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)
A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 82,281 ratings
76.
The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. #1)
The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. #1) 3.83 avg rating — 7,653 ratings
77.
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest 3.67 avg rating — 11,366 ratings
78.
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me 3.78 avg rating — 3,631 ratings
79.
Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs
Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs 4.37 avg rating — 354 ratings
80.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating — 131,559 ratings
81.
Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels
Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels 4.50 avg rating — 1,433 ratings
82.
Raymond Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings
Raymond Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings 4.49 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
83.
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential 4.18 avg rating — 35,729 ratings
84.
Rear Window
Rear Window 3.98 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
85.
The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories
The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories 4.21 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
86.
The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe, #22)
The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe, #22)
by: Rex Stout
4.10 avg rating — 4,620 ratings
87.
Fer-De-Lance: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Fer-De-Lance: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
by: Rex Stout
3.97 avg rating — 16,286 ratings
88.
Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe, #42)
Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe, #42)
by: Rex Stout
4.17 avg rating — 4,006 ratings
89.
Double for Death
Double for Death
by: Rex Stout
4.01 avg rating — 651 ratings
90.
Death Times Three (Nero Wolfe, #47)
Death Times Three (Nero Wolfe, #47)
by: Rex Stout
4.08 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
91.
And Four to Go (Nero Wolfe, #30)
And Four to Go (Nero Wolfe, #30)
by: Rex Stout
4.13 avg rating — 3,434 ratings
92.
Prisoner's Base (Nero Wolfe, #21)
Prisoner's Base (Nero Wolfe, #21)
by: Rex Stout
4.20 avg rating — 3,465 ratings
93.
The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)
The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)
by: Rex Stout
4.18 avg rating — 4,122 ratings
94.
Too Many Clients (Nero Wolfe, #34)
Too Many Clients (Nero Wolfe, #34)
by: Rex Stout
4.20 avg rating — 3,193 ratings
95.
The Mother Hunt (Nero Wolfe #38)
The Mother Hunt (Nero Wolfe #38)
by: Rex Stout
4.19 avg rating — 3,055 ratings
96.
Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe, #31)
Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe, #31)
by: Rex Stout
4.11 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
97.
Over My Dead Body (Nero Wolfe, #7)
Over My Dead Body (Nero Wolfe, #7)
by: Rex Stout
4.10 avg rating — 5,097 ratings
98.
The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41)
The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41)
by: Rex Stout
4.22 avg rating — 5,634 ratings
99.
Too Many Cooks (Nero Wolfe, #5)
Too Many Cooks (Nero Wolfe, #5)
by: Rex Stout
4.10 avg rating — 6,069 ratings
100.
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less 3.92 avg rating — 15,516 ratings
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