Books written by someone when they were over the age of 65

1.
The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader 3.73 avg rating — 58,262 ratings
2.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,376 ratings
3.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,969 ratings
4.
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,091 ratings
5.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,068 ratings
6.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,731 ratings
7.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,740 ratings
8.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,989 ratings
9.
The Children's Book
The Children's Book 3.68 avg rating — 18,832 ratings
10.
In the Unlikely Event
In the Unlikely Event 3.57 avg rating — 71,470 ratings
11.
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3)
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 28,535 ratings
12.
El Evangelio Según Jesucristo
El Evangelio Según Jesucristo 4.31 avg rating — 36,791 ratings
13.
Single and Single
Single and Single 3.62 avg rating — 5,402 ratings
13.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,300 ratings
15.
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7) 3.97 avg rating — 29,031 ratings
16.
A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man 3.54 avg rating — 14,047 ratings
17.
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 3.83 avg rating — 30,209 ratings
18.
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid 4.13 avg rating — 748 ratings
19.
The Mission Song
The Mission Song 3.47 avg rating — 7,144 ratings
20.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,092 ratings
21.
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor 3.46 avg rating — 13,445 ratings
22.
Amy Among the Serial Killers
Amy Among the Serial Killers 3.53 avg rating — 524 ratings
23.
Absolute Friends
Absolute Friends 3.68 avg rating — 8,771 ratings
23.
Points North: Stories
Points North: Stories 4.21 avg rating — 219 ratings
25.
The Children Act
The Children Act 3.73 avg rating — 82,674 ratings
26.
Raylan (Raylan Givens, #4)
Raylan (Raylan Givens, #4) 3.72 avg rating — 12,160 ratings
27.
Indignation
Indignation 3.78 avg rating — 18,108 ratings
28.
Back to Blood
Back to Blood
by: Tom Wolfe
3.31 avg rating — 9,566 ratings
29.
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2)
A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) 4.37 avg rating — 3,818 ratings
30.
A Delicate Truth
A Delicate Truth 3.83 avg rating — 13,245 ratings
30.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain 3.95 avg rating — 72,840 ratings
32.
Diary of a Bad Year
Diary of a Bad Year 3.62 avg rating — 5,726 ratings
32.
The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus 3.48 avg rating — 7,274 ratings
32.
This Tender Land
This Tender Land 4.39 avg rating — 210,458 ratings
35.
The Crystal Frontier
The Crystal Frontier 3.81 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
35.
A Spool of Blue Thread
A Spool of Blue Thread 3.44 avg rating — 99,573 ratings
37.
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2)
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17,106 ratings
38.
Bicycles
Bicycles 4.07 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
39.
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son 3.92 avg rating — 9,481 ratings
40.
The Mind's Eye
The Mind's Eye 3.92 avg rating — 13,541 ratings
41.
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court 3.22 avg rating — 1,553 ratings
42.
A Mercy
A Mercy 3.76 avg rating — 31,912 ratings
43.
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys 3.95 avg rating — 17,211 ratings
44.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion 4.03 avg rating — 55,876 ratings
45.
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1)
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 360,923 ratings
46.
Black Girl / White Girl
Black Girl / White Girl 3.25 avg rating — 3,731 ratings
47.
My Life to Live: How I Became the Queen of Soaps When Men Ruled the Airwaves
My Life to Live: How I Became the Queen of Soaps When Men Ruled the Airwaves 3.99 avg rating — 332 ratings
48.
The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs
The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs
by: Ed Asner
3.90 avg rating — 537 ratings
49.
Devotion
Devotion 3.85 avg rating — 15,463 ratings
50.
The Photograph
The Photograph 3.41 avg rating — 6,617 ratings
51.
I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries
I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries 3.55 avg rating — 88 ratings
52.
On the Move: A Life
On the Move: A Life 4.03 avg rating — 21,246 ratings
53.
Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936
Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 3.53 avg rating — 1,181 ratings
54.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,176 ratings
55.
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir 4.10 avg rating — 33,299 ratings
56.
African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe
African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe 3.78 avg rating — 435 ratings
57.
An American Sunrise
An American Sunrise
by: Joy Harjo
4.28 avg rating — 7,693 ratings
58.
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope 3.86 avg rating — 13,931 ratings
59.
Clock Dance
Clock Dance 3.58 avg rating — 43,384 ratings
60.
The Orange Tree
The Orange Tree 3.63 avg rating — 943 ratings
61.
The Peripheral (Jackpot #1)
The Peripheral (Jackpot #1) 3.89 avg rating — 32,580 ratings
62.
Dear Life
Dear Life 3.75 avg rating — 39,627 ratings
62.
Home
Home 3.83 avg rating — 27,293 ratings
62.
When I Was a Child I Read Books
When I Was a Child I Read Books 3.87 avg rating — 2,821 ratings
62.
Black Is the New White
Black Is the New White 4.02 avg rating — 932 ratings
62.
Point Omega
Point Omega 3.45 avg rating — 9,894 ratings
62.
Rosalie Was All Night Without the Light
Rosalie Was All Night Without the Light 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
62.
I’m Glad I Did
I’m Glad I Did 3.70 avg rating — 558 ratings
62.
Jumping the Queue
Jumping the Queue 3.79 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
62.
Trajectory
Trajectory 3.82 avg rating — 3,278 ratings
62.
In One Person
In One Person 3.70 avg rating — 27,465 ratings
62.
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man 3.74 avg rating — 7,623 ratings
62.
Me
Me 4.32 avg rating — 70,314 ratings
74.
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #15)
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #15) 4.02 avg rating — 14,359 ratings
74.
The Bird and the Squirrel
The Bird and the Squirrel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
74.
Avenue of Mysteries
Avenue of Mysteries 3.27 avg rating — 13,991 ratings
77.
Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons
Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons 3.44 avg rating — 179 ratings
77.
The Gravedigger's Daughter
The Gravedigger's Daughter 3.58 avg rating — 11,149 ratings
77.
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan 4.11 avg rating — 81,027 ratings
77.
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
77.
Hallucinations
Hallucinations 3.93 avg rating — 24,812 ratings
77.
Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life
Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life 3.91 avg rating — 7,251 ratings
77.
Grandma and the Miracles
Grandma and the Miracles really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
77.
Last Night in Twisted River
Last Night in Twisted River 3.78 avg rating — 27,735 ratings
77.
Poems From The Pond: 107 Years of Words and Wisdom - The Writings of Peggy Freydberg
Poems From The Pond: 107 Years of Words and Wisdom - The Writings of Peggy Freydberg 4.61 avg rating — 72 ratings
86.
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks 3.66 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
86.
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1)
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19,702 ratings
86.
Casta Diva
Casta Diva 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
86.
My Own Two Feet: A Memoir
My Own Two Feet: A Memoir 4.23 avg rating — 1,958 ratings
90.
Alfred and Emily
Alfred and Emily 3.19 avg rating — 1,388 ratings
90.
The Good Apprentice
The Good Apprentice 3.85 avg rating — 1,708 ratings
90.
The Last Thing To Go
The Last Thing To Go 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
90.
Unlike The Vikings
Unlike The Vikings 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
94.
The Lawgiver
The Lawgiver 3.41 avg rating — 1,204 ratings
94.
The Book and the Brotherhood
The Book and the Brotherhood 3.98 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
94.
Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life
Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life 3.88 avg rating — 331 ratings
97.
The Message to the Planet
The Message to the Planet 3.73 avg rating — 531 ratings
97.
Even This I Get to Experience
Even This I Get to Experience 3.91 avg rating — 1,509 ratings
99.
The Green Knight
The Green Knight 3.85 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
99.
Bouncing Back: I've Survived Everything... and I Mean Everything...and You Can Too!
Bouncing Back: I've Survived Everything... and I Mean Everything...and You Can Too! 4.05 avg rating — 278 ratings
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