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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

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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 4.21 avg rating — 5,766,307 ratings score: 47,586, and 483 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 — 4,810,948 ratings score: 36,962, and 379 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 — 4,332,307 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 — 2,608,378 ratings score: 25,716, and 265 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 — 1,527,536 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 — 341,658 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 — 327,677 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 4.31 avg rating — 533,638 ratings score: 9,988, and 104 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 4.16 avg rating — 212,466 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 3.60 avg rating — 266,898 ratings score: 9,560, 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 — 333,097 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 — 401,390 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 — 131,735 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 — 551,906 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 — 124,148 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 — 162,005 ratings score: 6,772, and 72 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 — 118,938 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 3.59 avg rating — 291,188 ratings score: 6,164, 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 — 93,206 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 Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.89 avg rating — 341,786 ratings score: 5,811, 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 Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 723,121 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
22	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.74 avg rating — 145,922 ratings score: 5,607, 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	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 4.25 avg rating — 91,680 ratings score: 5,580, and 59 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	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 81,195 ratings score: 5,555, and 59 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	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.39 avg rating — 83,790 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
26	Stuart Little by E.B. White 3.89 avg rating — 135,371 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 — 67,892 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 — 56,065 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 — 45,660 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 — 45,328 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 — 84,177 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 — 49,257 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 4.18 avg rating — 141,183 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 — 107,807 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 — 119,624 ratings score: 4,115, 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 — 43,910 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 — 141,684 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 — 61,641 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 — 35,096 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 — 20,470 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 — 740 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 — 135,655 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 — 24,651 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 — 24,807 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	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 939,010 ratings score: 3,298, 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
46	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.18 avg rating — 7,653 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
47	No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre 4.08 avg rating — 30,393 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
48	The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 3.96 avg rating — 31,578 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 — 50,566 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 — 44,279 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 4.10 avg rating — 56,726 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 — 25,841 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	The Long Winter (Little House, #6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.18 avg rating — 94,877 ratings score: 2,819, and 31 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	Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1) by Betty MacDonald 4.16 avg rating — 55,641 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
55	Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.20 avg rating — 95,586 ratings score: 2,617, 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	The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) by Walter Farley 4.20 avg rating — 76,234 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
57	Chess Story by Stefan Zweig 4.26 avg rating — 195,823 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
58	Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) by Agatha Christie 3.97 avg rating — 93,401 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 — 474,703 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 — 48,405 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	Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 3.76 avg rating — 27,657 ratings score: 2,395, and 27 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	The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3.88 avg rating — 31,755 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
63	Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann 4.08 avg rating — 14,518 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 Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3.95 avg rating — 26,871 ratings score: 2,251, 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
65	These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.22 avg rating — 81,076 ratings score: 2,224, 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
66	The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) by Ivo Andrić 4.33 avg rating — 26,706 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
67	Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina 4.17 avg rating — 95,429 ratings score: 2,208, 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	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.05 avg rating — 29,272 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
69	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.71 avg rating — 52,632 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
70	Antigone by Jean Anouilh 3.78 avg rating — 31,465 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
71	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4.04 avg rating — 61,443 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 — 20,989 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 — 99,066 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 — 23,329 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 — 52,246 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 — 19,145 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 — 46,308 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 — 42,352 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 — 13,104 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 — 14,067 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 — 195,249 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 — 43,038 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 — 49,998 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 — 47,323 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 — 10,810 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 — 35,538 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 — 61,616 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 — 12,020 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 — 31,470 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 — 12,222 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 — 26,393 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 — 42,707 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 — 10,472 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 — 10,403 ratings score: 1,369, 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 — 26,502 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 3.62 avg rating — 14,235 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 — 97,854 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 — 11,121 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 — 20,067 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 — 19,602 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