1955


Lolita
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Quiet American
Pedro Páramo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Recognitions
Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Chrysalids
The End of Eternity
On the Road
The October Country
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin TalleyOut of the Easy by Ruta SepetysThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJean and Johnny by Beverly ClearySister of the Bride by Beverly Cleary
YA Fiction set in the 1950s
88 books — 46 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy of the 50s
63 books — 126 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
275 books — 272 voters


Isaac Asimov
Battling a sickness of the spirit was like standing in a quicksand and beating it with a stick.
Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity

Albert Einstein
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. —"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64 ...more
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