Best Books 1954

1.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,534 ratings
2.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,960 ratings
3.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,459 ratings
4.
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 382,064 ratings
5.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,120 ratings
6.
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 35,427 ratings
7.
Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.22 avg rating — 112,885 ratings
8.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,471 ratings
9.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,692 ratings
10.
A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Child's Christmas in Wales 4.12 avg rating — 7,960 ratings
11.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,587 ratings
12.
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West 4.05 avg rating — 4,163 ratings
13.
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 3.91 avg rating — 73,665 ratings
14.
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood 4.02 avg rating — 10,436 ratings
15.
The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword 3.87 avg rating — 7,422 ratings
16.
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years 3.83 avg rating — 5,480 ratings
16.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 2,590 ratings
16.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,553 ratings
19.
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,806 ratings
20.
The Mandarins
The Mandarins 4.19 avg rating — 6,250 ratings
21.
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker 3.68 avg rating — 824 ratings
22.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,275 ratings
23.
A Fable
A Fable 3.50 avg rating — 4,302 ratings
24.
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2)
Sweet Thursday (Cannery Row, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 18,696 ratings
24.
Under the Net
Under the Net 3.77 avg rating — 16,017 ratings
26.
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men 4.07 avg rating — 36,167 ratings
27.
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart 3.63 avg rating — 2,227 ratings
28.
Madame de Pompadour
Madame de Pompadour 3.86 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
29.
Ideas and Opinions
Ideas and Opinions 4.12 avg rating — 3,290 ratings
30.
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown 3.70 avg rating — 16,875 ratings
31.
Three Men Out (Nero Wolfe, #23)
Three Men Out (Nero Wolfe, #23)
by: Rex Stout
4.13 avg rating — 2,348 ratings
31.
The Spanish Bridegroom (Tudor Saga, #10)
The Spanish Bridegroom (Tudor Saga, #10) 3.80 avg rating — 834 ratings
33.
Death in Rome
Death in Rome 3.90 avg rating — 578 ratings
33.
Moominsummer Madness
Moominsummer Madness 4.29 avg rating — 13,692 ratings
33.
Egyptian Adventures
Egyptian Adventures 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
33.
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead 3.82 avg rating — 2,908 ratings
33.
Cockatoos
Cockatoos liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
38.
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery 3.87 avg rating — 103 ratings
38.
I Am a Camera
I Am a Camera 3.80 avg rating — 327 ratings
38.
Going into Space
Going into Space really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
38.
Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp 4.39 avg rating — 32,739 ratings
38.
Impunity Jane
Impunity Jane 4.16 avg rating — 185 ratings
43.
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: A Drama In Two Acts
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: A Drama In Two Acts 4.13 avg rating — 474 ratings
43.
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance 4.08 avg rating — 10,342 ratings
43.
Jenny, Sam and the Invisible Hildegarde
Jenny, Sam and the Invisible Hildegarde 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings
43.
What Did It Mean?
What Did It Mean? 3.76 avg rating — 130 ratings
47.
Banner in the Sky
Banner in the Sky 3.86 avg rating — 4,958 ratings
47.
Maigret Goes to School
Maigret Goes to School 3.88 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
49.
The Bird's Nest
The Bird's Nest 3.72 avg rating — 7,408 ratings
49.
Pictures from an Institution
Pictures from an Institution 3.46 avg rating — 508 ratings
51.
The Feast of July
The Feast of July 3.61 avg rating — 191 ratings
51.
The Silver Oar
The Silver Oar 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
53.
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame, #1)
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 16,915 ratings
53.
The Blunderer
The Blunderer 3.70 avg rating — 3,398 ratings
53.
La casa
La casa 4.14 avg rating — 175 ratings
56.
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful 3.96 avg rating — 296 ratings
57.
The Tastemakers: The Shaping of American Popular Taste
The Tastemakers: The Shaping of American Popular Taste 3.38 avg rating — 34 ratings
57.
Good-Bye, My Lady
Good-Bye, My Lady 4.27 avg rating — 128 ratings
57.
The Cuckoo in Spring
The Cuckoo in Spring 4.05 avg rating — 239 ratings
60.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 3.88 avg rating — 3,664 ratings
60.
The Web of Subversion: Underground Networks in the U.S. Government
The Web of Subversion: Underground Networks in the U.S. Government 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
62.
I'm Not Stiller
I'm Not Stiller 4.03 avg rating — 5,558 ratings
62.
K2 the Savage Mountain
K2 the Savage Mountain 4.08 avg rating — 3,375 ratings
62.
Family Shoes (Shoes, #8)
Family Shoes (Shoes, #8) 3.85 avg rating — 647 ratings
65.
Tomorrow and Yesterday
Tomorrow and Yesterday 3.96 avg rating — 898 ratings
65.
The Literature of the United States
The Literature of the United States 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings
65.
Vertigo
Vertigo 3.79 avg rating — 3,056 ratings
65.
The Native Heath
The Native Heath 3.77 avg rating — 293 ratings
69.
Bless This House
Bless This House 4.30 avg rating — 513 ratings
69.
Hester Lilly
Hester Lilly 3.76 avg rating — 63 ratings
69.
The Lake
The Lake 3.57 avg rating — 2,759 ratings
72.
Contempt
Contempt 3.95 avg rating — 5,772 ratings
72.
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 4.27 avg rating — 12,195 ratings
72.
Find a Victim (Lew Archer, #5)
Find a Victim (Lew Archer, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
75.
Whole Days in the Trees
Whole Days in the Trees 3.24 avg rating — 340 ratings
75.
The Searchers
The Searchers 4.21 avg rating — 4,052 ratings
75.
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11)
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11) 4.24 avg rating — 8,803 ratings
78.
Hard Candy
Hard Candy 3.91 avg rating — 290 ratings
78.
A Grand Man
A Grand Man 4.07 avg rating — 564 ratings
78.
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #32)
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #32) 3.92 avg rating — 7,139 ratings
81.
Théâtre, tome 2 : Electre ou la chute des masques - Le Mystère d'Alceste - Qui n'a pas son Minotaure
Théâtre, tome 2 : Electre ou la chute des masques - Le Mystère d'Alceste - Qui n'a pas son Minotaure 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
81.
The Hooded Hawk Mystery (Hardy Boys, #34)
The Hooded Hawk Mystery (Hardy Boys, #34) 3.83 avg rating — 1,872 ratings
83.
The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, #1)
The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 9,685 ratings
84.
Swell-Looking Babe
Swell-Looking Babe 3.79 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
85.
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes 4.43 avg rating — 34,584 ratings
85.
The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic
The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic 4.01 avg rating — 19,575 ratings
87.
The Scotswoman (Carolina Chronicles, #9)
The Scotswoman (Carolina Chronicles, #9) 3.74 avg rating — 66 ratings
88.
The Black Mountain (Nero Wolfe #24)
The Black Mountain (Nero Wolfe #24)
by: Rex Stout
4.04 avg rating — 3,235 ratings
88.
Sara Dane
Sara Dane 4.15 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
90.
Variable Winds At Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #15)
Variable Winds At Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #15) 3.96 avg rating — 276 ratings
91.
The Whiteoak Brothers (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #6)
The Whiteoak Brothers (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 373 ratings
92.
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Roderick Alleyn, #17)
Spinsters in Jeopardy (Roderick Alleyn, #17) 3.72 avg rating — 2,378 ratings
92.
Bride of the MacHugh
Bride of the MacHugh 4.09 avg rating — 296 ratings
94.
Not As a Stranger
Not As a Stranger 3.88 avg rating — 296 ratings
95.
Mio, My Son
Mio, My Son 4.10 avg rating — 15,239 ratings
95.
Washington's Lady
Washington's Lady 3.57 avg rating — 44 ratings
97.
Mary Anne
Mary Anne 3.44 avg rating — 2,879 ratings
98.
The Royal Box
The Royal Box 3.48 avg rating — 110 ratings
99.
The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Courage of Sarah Noble 3.92 avg rating — 7,883 ratings
100.
My Several Worlds
My Several Worlds 4.16 avg rating — 819 ratings
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