Best Books of the Decade: 1940's (292 books)

Best Books of the Decade: 1940's

The best books published during the 1940's decade (1940 - 1949)}.

1	1984 by George Orwell 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 933,964 ratings score: 10,136, and 103 people voted	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 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,009,119 ratings score: 9,026, and 92 people voted	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 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 923,193 ratings score: 8,234, and 84 people voted	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 (Author/Illustrator) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 312,425 ratings score: 5,759, and 60 people voted	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 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 198,204 ratings score: 4,777, and 49 people voted	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	Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 63,417 ratings score: 3,524, and 37 people voted	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	Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 79,244 ratings score: 3,148, and 33 people voted	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	Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 33,776 ratings score: 2,991, and 31 people voted	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	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 137,452 ratings score: 2,778, and 29 people voted	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	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 96,019 ratings score: 2,659, and 28 people voted	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 Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 110,663 ratings score: 2,523, and 27 people voted	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	The Plague by Albert Camus 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 54,009 ratings score: 2,189, and 23 people voted	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	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 26,270 ratings score: 2,159, and 23 people voted	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	A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 100,522 ratings score: 2,052, and 22 people voted	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	Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 9,704 ratings score: 2,043, and 22 people voted	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	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 37,109 ratings score: 2,004, and 21 people voted	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	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 47,095 ratings score: 1,849, and 20 people voted	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	Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 15,073 ratings score: 1,818, and 19 people voted	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	The Pearl by John Steinbeck 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 77,293 ratings score: 1,780, and 19 people voted	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	I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 31,891 ratings score: 1,766, and 18 people voted	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	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 30,593 ratings score: 1,765, and 19 people voted	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 Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 27,146 ratings score: 1,744, and 19 people voted	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	The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 38,383 ratings score: 1,727, and 19 people voted	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	The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 15,026 ratings score: 1,609, and 18 people voted	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	Cannery Row by John Steinbeck 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 43,046 ratings score: 1,573, and 17 people voted	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	Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 14,896 ratings score: 1,470, and 16 people voted	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	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 160,139 ratings score: 1,424, and 15 people voted	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	Hiroshima by John Hersey 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 18,397 ratings score: 1,417, and 16 people voted	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	Stuart Little by E.B. White 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 46,228 ratings score: 1,390, and 15 people voted	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	The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 11,659 ratings score: 1,351, and 15 people voted	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	Complete Poems Of Robert Frost by Robert Frost 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 20,220 ratings score: 1,343, and 15 people voted	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 Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 147,693 ratings score: 1,261, and 13 people voted	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	Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 11,597 ratings score: 1,233, and 14 people voted	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	Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 85,985 ratings score: 1,230, and 13 people voted	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 Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 10,841 ratings score: 1,138, and 13 people voted	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	Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) by Mervyn Peake 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 5,102 ratings score: 1,123, and 12 people voted	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	No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 13,157 ratings score: 1,117, and 12 people voted	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	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 10,406 ratings score: 1,084, and 12 people voted	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	The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #3) by Agatha Christie 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 18,292 ratings score: 1,040, and 12 people voted	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
40	Black Boy by Richard Wright 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 20,422 ratings score: 942, and 10 people voted	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	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) by Raymond Chandler 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 6,091 ratings score: 916, and 11 people voted	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 Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 11,220 ratings score: 851, and 10 people voted	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	Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 3,304 ratings score: 846, and 9 people voted	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	Homer Price by Robert McCloskey 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 7,823 ratings score: 808, and 9 people voted	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	Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 6,287 ratings score: 761, and 9 people voted	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 Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 5,794 ratings score: 688, and 8 people voted	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	Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,058 ratings score: 672, and 7 people voted	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 Twenty-one Balloons by William Pène du Bois 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 9,436 ratings score: 667, and 7 people voted	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	Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot #24) by Agatha Christie 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8,987 ratings score: 665, and 8 people voted	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	The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10,479 ratings score: 654, and 8 people voted	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	Antigone by Jean Anouilh 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 5,099 ratings score: 647, and 7 people voted	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	Embers by Sándor Márai 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 4,429 ratings score: 646, and 8 people voted	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	Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 36,652 ratings score: 631, and 7 people voted	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 Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 3,770 ratings score: 618, and 7 people voted	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	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 14,778 ratings score: 611, and 7 people voted	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 Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 9,400 ratings score: 608, and 7 people voted	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	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 8,722 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	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	Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 24,356 ratings score: 570, and 6 people voted	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	Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot #23) by Agatha Christie 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15,229 ratings score: 554, and 7 people voted	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	The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 62,281 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	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	Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 7,169 ratings score: 541, and 6 people voted	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	That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3) by C.S. Lewis 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 13,388 ratings score: 538, and 7 people voted	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	Corduroy by Don Freeman 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 82,139 ratings score: 534, and 6 people voted	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	Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 9,365 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	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 Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 4,385 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	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	Curious George by H.A. Rey 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 58,580 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	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	Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 3,500 ratings score: 510, and 6 people voted	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 Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 3,650 ratings score: 477, and 5 people voted	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	Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot #21) by Agatha Christie 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 6,396 ratings score: 470, and 6 people voted	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	The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 438, and 5 people voted	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	The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,561 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	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	All My Sons by Arthur Miller 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 7,074 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	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	Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays by Agatha Christie 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 2,588 ratings score: 429, and 6 people voted	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	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 1,570 ratings score: 415, and 5 people voted	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	Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 3,577 ratings score: 414, and 5 people voted	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	Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 4,683 ratings score: 414, and 5 people voted	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
77	Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 8,266 ratings score: 405, and 5 people voted	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	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 18,162 ratings score: 398, and 5 people voted	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	The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,751 ratings score: 396, and 5 people voted	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	An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 2,922 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	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 Little House by Virginia Lee Burton 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 17,137 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	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	The Labours of Hercules (Hercule Poirot #26) by Agatha Christie 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 5,282 ratings score: 361, and 5 people voted	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
83	The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 17,536 ratings score: 359, and 5 people voted	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	Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 5,591 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	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	The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 2,859 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	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	The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #4) by Agatha Christie 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 7,821 ratings score: 355, and 5 people voted	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 Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 38,563 ratings score: 352, and 4 people voted	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 Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) by Raymond Chandler 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 4,551 ratings score: 352, and 5 people voted	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	Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 10,498 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	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	Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 5,656 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	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
91	Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,058 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	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	Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses Old Man The Bear by William Faulkner 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 963 ratings score: 312, and 4 people voted	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 Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,792 ratings score: 298, and 4 people voted	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 Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 2,737 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	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 American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It by Richard Hofstadter 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 488 ratings score: 284, and 4 people voted	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 Moon is Down by John Steinbeck 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 6,649 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	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	Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,698 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	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	The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 3,799 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	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
99	The Plague by Albert Camus 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 54,009 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	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	Requiem Edition Bilingue by Anna Akhmatova 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	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