A Decade of Hit Books
Genres

1966


1966 Books

Flowers for Algernon
The Crying of Lot 49
Wide Sargasso Sea
Silence
In Cold Blood
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Last Picture Show
The Fixer
Valley of the Dolls
The Master and Margarita
The Magic Finger
Planet of Exile
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
A Man of the People
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)
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Lists

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidDe Rerum Natura by David HillstromThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBook Lovers by Emily Henry
2022: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
767 books — 61 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckCivilisation by Kenneth M. ClarkThe Character of Physical Law by Richard P. FeynmanIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1960s
168 books — 20 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Fantasy of the 60s
76 books — 120 voters
Sister of the Bride by Beverly ClearyLight a Single Candle by Beverly ButlerStars in Her Eyes by Betty CavannaThe Stars Hang High by Janet LambertWedding Bells by Janet Lambert
Teen Romance of the 1960s
62 books — 15 voters

Quotes Tagged “1966”

James Clavell
“ If you're a sailor, best not know how to swim. Swimming only prolongs the inevitable—if the sea wants you and your time has come. ...more ”
― James Clavell, Tai-Pan
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Roger Angell
“ The fearful happenings of the second game need not be lingered over, being now as well known as the circumstances surrounding the fall of Troy. Until the gods began their heavy-handed meddling, it was a fine, fast game, with the Dodgers having somewhat the better of it. ”
― Roger Angell, The Summer Game
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Videos Tagged “1966”

10. Godges Invokes "Sound of Music" as American Catholic Milestone
10. Godges Invokes "Sound of Music" as American Catholic Milestone