Best Books 1971

1.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,703 ratings
2.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,732 ratings
3.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,931 ratings
4.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,718 ratings
5.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,302 ratings
6.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,582 ratings
7.
The Monster at the End of this Book
The Monster at the End of this Book
by: Jon Stone
4.46 avg rating — 126,509 ratings
8.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,225 ratings
9.
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)
Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) 3.87 avg rating — 43,241 ratings
9.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,538 ratings
11.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,620 ratings
12.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,393 ratings
13.
Maurice
Maurice 4.08 avg rating — 55,459 ratings
14.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,268 ratings
15.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,622 ratings
16.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,310 ratings
17.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,916 ratings
17.
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #3)
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 9,509 ratings
19.
The World of Jeeves (Jeeves, #2-4)
The World of Jeeves (Jeeves, #2-4) 4.48 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
20.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,605 ratings
21.
Bonecrack
Bonecrack 4.14 avg rating — 5,096 ratings
22.
The Fly on the Wall
The Fly on the Wall 3.76 avg rating — 3,679 ratings
23.
Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow
Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow 4.05 avg rating — 4,783 ratings
24.
Father Fox's Pennyrhymes
Father Fox's Pennyrhymes 4.12 avg rating — 138 ratings
25.
Mandy
Mandy 4.27 avg rating — 13,503 ratings
26.
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (War Memoirs, #1)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (War Memoirs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 8,723 ratings
27.
Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4)
Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 27,234 ratings
28.
Wheels
Wheels 3.72 avg rating — 4,565 ratings
29.
A Sort of Life
A Sort of Life 3.68 avg rating — 862 ratings
30.
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
Don't Look Now and Other Stories 3.82 avg rating — 9,391 ratings
31.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 23,730 ratings
32.
The Headless Cupid (Stanley Family, #1)
The Headless Cupid (Stanley Family, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,004 ratings
33.
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? 4.03 avg rating — 14,677 ratings
34.
Katy and the Big Snow
Katy and the Big Snow 4.25 avg rating — 12,533 ratings
35.
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) 4.36 avg rating — 156,361 ratings
36.
Flash for Freedom (The Flashman Papers #3)
Flash for Freedom (The Flashman Papers #3) 4.21 avg rating — 5,363 ratings
37.
Mr. Happy (Mr. Men, #3)
Mr. Happy (Mr. Men, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 2,547 ratings
38.
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father 3.84 avg rating — 92 ratings
38.
In a Free State
In a Free State 3.50 avg rating — 5,279 ratings
40.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,685 ratings
41.
Mr. Bump
Mr. Bump 4.06 avg rating — 2,217 ratings
42.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating — 127,137 ratings
43.
Mr. Greedy
Mr. Greedy 3.90 avg rating — 1,426 ratings
44.
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell 3.72 avg rating — 2,357 ratings
45.
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 4.06 avg rating — 4,010 ratings
45.
Freckle Juice
Freckle Juice 3.84 avg rating — 46,167 ratings
45.
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel 3.85 avg rating — 5,846 ratings
45.
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women 3.95 avg rating — 15,706 ratings
49.
The Children of Llyr
The Children of Llyr 4.15 avg rating — 499 ratings
50.
Group Portrait with Lady
Group Portrait with Lady 3.91 avg rating — 3,747 ratings
50.
The Elephant Man : A Study in Human Dignity
The Elephant Man : A Study in Human Dignity 3.82 avg rating — 208 ratings
52.
Mr. Tickle
Mr. Tickle 3.98 avg rating — 5,359 ratings
53.
A Woggle of Witches
A Woggle of Witches 3.86 avg rating — 299 ratings
54.
Leo the Late Bloomer
Leo the Late Bloomer 4.18 avg rating — 10,771 ratings
55.
QB VII
QB VII
by: Leon Uris
4.20 avg rating — 30,364 ratings
56.
No More Dying Then (Inspector Wexford, #6)
No More Dying Then (Inspector Wexford, #6) 3.85 avg rating — 3,231 ratings
57.
One Across, Two Down
One Across, Two Down 3.78 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
58.
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth 4.19 avg rating — 11,775 ratings
59.
Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things
Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things 4.02 avg rating — 366 ratings
59.
A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan
A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan 4.09 avg rating — 18,963 ratings
59.
Maru
Maru 3.79 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
59.
Old Times
Old Times 3.76 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
59.
Tom Jones Slept Here
Tom Jones Slept Here really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
64.
A Gift of Magic
A Gift of Magic 3.78 avg rating — 4,264 ratings
64.
The Towers of Silence (The Raj Quartet, #3)
The Towers of Silence (The Raj Quartet, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
64.
The Steam Pig (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #1)
The Steam Pig (Kramer and Zondi Mystery #1) 3.50 avg rating — 427 ratings
64.
Tarantula
Tarantula
by: Bob Dylan
3.27 avg rating — 4,426 ratings
64.
The Bushwhacked Piano
The Bushwhacked Piano 3.71 avg rating — 863 ratings
64.
Cocteau
Cocteau 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings
64.
Tramp for the Lord
Tramp for the Lord 4.50 avg rating — 25,907 ratings
64.
Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)
Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 5,200 ratings
72.
Why a Duck?: Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies
Why a Duck?: Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies 4.20 avg rating — 245 ratings
72.
Devil's Guard
Devil's Guard 4.18 avg rating — 1,484 ratings
72.
Be Here Now
Be Here Now
by: Ram Dass
4.34 avg rating — 42,188 ratings
72.
Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral
Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral 4.02 avg rating — 529 ratings
72.
The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45
The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45 4.30 avg rating — 5,936 ratings
72.
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2)
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 52,299 ratings
72.
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels 3.31 avg rating — 797 ratings
79.
Color Blind
Color Blind 4.01 avg rating — 720 ratings
79.
The Man of Jasmine & Other Texts
The Man of Jasmine & Other Texts 4.25 avg rating — 536 ratings
79.
Brendan Behan's Borstal boy
Brendan Behan's Borstal boy 3.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
79.
Sarah Whitcher's Story
Sarah Whitcher's Story 4.03 avg rating — 1,511 ratings
83.
When We Are Married
When We Are Married 3.60 avg rating — 130 ratings
83.
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent 4.31 avg rating — 26,233 ratings
83.
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now 3.94 avg rating — 39,459 ratings
86.
Zee & Co
Zee & Co 2.89 avg rating — 37 ratings
86.
One Misty, Moisty Morning: Rhymes from Mother Goose
One Misty, Moisty Morning: Rhymes from Mother Goose 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
86.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 3.99 avg rating — 11,396 ratings
86.
Mr. Nosey
Mr. Nosey 3.89 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
86.
Thunderhoff (Harper Early I Can Read Book)
Thunderhoff (Harper Early I Can Read Book)
by: Syd Hoff
3.82 avg rating — 113 ratings
91.
Malina
Malina 4.04 avg rating — 5,024 ratings
91.
A Time of Changes
A Time of Changes 3.69 avg rating — 3,632 ratings
93.
Touch the Earth: A Self Portrait of Indian Existence
Touch the Earth: A Self Portrait of Indian Existence 4.35 avg rating — 586 ratings
93.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,849 ratings
93.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo 3.85 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
93.
Mr. Sneeze
Mr. Sneeze 3.86 avg rating — 907 ratings
93.
The Summer of the Swans
The Summer of the Swans 3.59 avg rating — 10,903 ratings
93.
How Two Gerbils, Twenty Goldfish, Two Hundred Games, Two Thousand Books, and I Taught Them How to Read
How Two Gerbils, Twenty Goldfish, Two Hundred Games, Two Thousand Books, and I Taught Them How to Read 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
99.
Linnet
Linnet 3.92 avg rating — 118 ratings
99.
The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You
The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You 4.16 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
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