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The best books published during the 1940s decade (1940–1949).

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Children's Books of the 1940s
Fantasy of the 1940s
Non-fiction of the 1940s
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Most Rated Book by Year

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19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th

Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809

Best Books by Year:
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
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30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more

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1	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,701,881 ratings score: 47,489, and 482 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.03 avg rating — 4,762,741 ratings score: 36,864, and 378 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,303,449 ratings score: 31,132, and 319 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.34 avg rating — 2,578,547 ratings score: 25,617, and 264 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Stranger by Albert Camus 4.03 avg rating — 1,498,119 ratings score: 18,625, and 192 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 3.98 avg rating — 340,340 ratings score: 10,218, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.99 avg rating — 325,534 ratings score: 10,198, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.30 avg rating — 529,199 ratings score: 9,888, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) by Astrid Lindgren 4.15 avg rating — 211,832 ratings score: 9,842, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 3.59 avg rating — 265,460 ratings score: 9,562, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Plague by Albert Camus 4.02 avg rating — 328,573 ratings score: 8,727, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 4.32 avg rating — 400,052 ratings score: 8,464, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 130,602 ratings score: 8,339, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.27 avg rating — 546,065 ratings score: 8,164, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.99 avg rating — 123,141 ratings score: 6,993, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) by John Steinbeck 4.06 avg rating — 160,310 ratings score: 6,673, and 71 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3.98 avg rating — 118,209 ratings score: 6,197, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Pearl by John Steinbeck 3.58 avg rating — 286,249 ratings score: 6,166, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Hiroshima by John Hersey 4.06 avg rating — 92,502 ratings score: 5,902, and 64 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 720,298 ratings score: 5,779, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.89 avg rating — 340,853 ratings score: 5,715, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.74 avg rating — 145,409 ratings score: 5,609, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.39 avg rating — 82,695 ratings score: 5,523, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 4.25 avg rating — 91,540 ratings score: 5,506, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 80,845 ratings score: 5,482, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Stuart Little by E.B. White 3.89 avg rating — 134,881 ratings score: 5,313, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.09 avg rating — 67,654 ratings score: 5,180, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 4.19 avg rating — 55,600 ratings score: 5,138, and 56 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 3.99 avg rating — 45,207 ratings score: 4,924, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,220 ratings score: 4,922, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 4.02 avg rating — 83,718 ratings score: 4,888, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.19 avg rating — 48,892 ratings score: 4,597, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Curious George by H.A. Rey 4.17 avg rating — 140,960 ratings score: 4,525, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Native Son by Richard Wright 4.05 avg rating — 107,338 ratings score: 4,474, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Lottery by Shirley Jackson 4.03 avg rating — 118,210 ratings score: 4,117, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.10 avg rating — 43,577 ratings score: 3,981, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner 4.14 avg rating — 141,319 ratings score: 3,944, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis 4.02 avg rating — 60,869 ratings score: 3,749, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 4.12 avg rating — 34,842 ratings score: 3,556, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot 4.37 avg rating — 20,359 ratings score: 3,556, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Complete Poems Of Robert Frost, 1949 by Robert Frost 4.34 avg rating — 738 ratings score: 3,506, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.81 avg rating — 134,123 ratings score: 3,480, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt 4.09 avg rating — 24,646 ratings score: 3,437, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) by Mervyn Peake 3.92 avg rating — 24,580 ratings score: 3,313, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.18 avg rating — 7,600 ratings score: 3,246, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre 4.08 avg rating — 30,338 ratings score: 3,213, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 926,361 ratings score: 3,206, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 3.96 avg rating — 31,408 ratings score: 3,172, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss 4.19 avg rating — 50,483 ratings score: 3,097, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler 4.09 avg rating — 44,018 ratings score: 3,040, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Black Boy by Richard Wright 4.09 avg rating — 56,554 ratings score: 3,030, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl 4.16 avg rating — 25,673 ratings score: 2,873, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1) by Betty MacDonald 4.16 avg rating — 55,553 ratings score: 2,779, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Long Winter (Little House, #6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.18 avg rating — 94,399 ratings score: 2,744, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) by Walter Farley 4.20 avg rating — 76,113 ratings score: 2,603, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Chess Story by Stefan Zweig 4.26 avg rating — 189,682 ratings score: 2,553, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.20 avg rating — 95,174 ratings score: 2,540, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) by Agatha Christie 3.97 avg rating — 92,260 ratings score: 2,490, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 4.37 avg rating — 469,930 ratings score: 2,447, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	That Hideous Strength (The Space Trilogy, #3) by C.S. Lewis 3.94 avg rating — 47,966 ratings score: 2,426, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3.88 avg rating — 31,547 ratings score: 2,331, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 3.76 avg rating — 27,456 ratings score: 2,319, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann 4.08 avg rating — 14,378 ratings score: 2,268, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) by Ivo Andrić 4.33 avg rating — 26,344 ratings score: 2,214, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.05 avg rating — 29,078 ratings score: 2,189, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3.95 avg rating — 26,788 ratings score: 2,182, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 52,341 ratings score: 2,179, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Antigone by Jean Anouilh 3.78 avg rating — 31,234 ratings score: 2,159, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.22 avg rating — 80,622 ratings score: 2,156, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina 4.17 avg rating — 95,305 ratings score: 2,141, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4.04 avg rating — 61,088 ratings score: 2,137, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers 3.81 avg rating — 20,820 ratings score: 2,097, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #24) by Agatha Christie 4.03 avg rating — 97,778 ratings score: 2,042, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Homer Price by Robert McCloskey 4.08 avg rating — 23,286 ratings score: 2,029, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges 4.32 avg rating — 51,556 ratings score: 1,967, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren 4.12 avg rating — 19,095 ratings score: 1,907, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 4.12 avg rating — 46,080 ratings score: 1,907, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.16 avg rating — 42,085 ratings score: 1,890, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther 3.86 avg rating — 13,041 ratings score: 1,819, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh 3.75 avg rating — 13,988 ratings score: 1,744, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis 4.32 avg rating — 192,724 ratings score: 1,730, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima 3.95 avg rating — 42,249 ratings score: 1,642, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Embers by Sándor Márai really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 48,600 ratings score: 1,642, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati 4.20 avg rating — 45,993 ratings score: 1,615, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner 3.93 avg rating — 10,756 ratings score: 1,583, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.94 avg rating — 35,242 ratings score: 1,554, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3) by Agatha Christie 3.85 avg rating — 60,942 ratings score: 1,550, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker 4.33 avg rating — 11,986 ratings score: 1,546, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	All My Sons by Arthur Miller 3.92 avg rating — 31,293 ratings score: 1,544, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey 4.03 avg rating — 12,155 ratings score: 1,503, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois 3.95 avg rating — 26,323 ratings score: 1,503, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton 4.30 avg rating — 42,659 ratings score: 1,480, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1) by Betty MacDonald 3.88 avg rating — 10,438 ratings score: 1,410, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill 3.90 avg rating — 10,369 ratings score: 1,371, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) by Raymond Chandler 4.04 avg rating — 26,325 ratings score: 1,368, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.63 avg rating — 14,162 ratings score: 1,347, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Crooked House by Agatha Christie 4.08 avg rating — 96,498 ratings score: 1,327, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain 3.93 avg rating — 11,041 ratings score: 1,314, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3) by Tove Jansson 4.30 avg rating — 19,844 ratings score: 1,314, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) by Raymond Chandler 3.98 avg rating — 19,489 ratings score: 1,302, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars