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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,508 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
277 books — 273 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
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Best Children's Books of the 1950s
284 books — 60 voters

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 — 47 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovA Murder Is Announced by Agatha ChristieA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Best Books 1950
103 books — 40 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Children's Fantasy of the 1950s
54 books — 35 voters
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrPenny from Heaven by Jennifer L. HolmThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin LevineDanny the Champion of the World by Roald DahlWith the Might of Angels by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1950s
172 books — 35 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBreathe by Sara FujimuraBreakfast at Tiffany's by Truman CapoteAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Fetch Your White Gloves, and Swing to Jazz. Vintage and Vintage-esque Reads
62 books — 33 voters
A Winter Away by Elizabeth FairMrs. Tim Carries On by D.E. StevensonThe Lark by E. NesbitBramton Wick by Elizabeth FairSpam Tomorrow by Verily Anderson
Furrowed Middlebrow
95 books — 32 voters

Rhinocéros by Eugène IonescoMémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite YourcenarL'Amant by Marguerite DurasBonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganUne si longue lettre by Mariama Bâ
French literature 1950-2000
90 books — 28 voters
Fifteen by Beverly ClearyThe Luckiest Girl by Beverly ClearyJean and Johnny by Beverly ClearySister of the Bride by Beverly ClearyThe Boy Next Door by Betty Cavanna
Teen Romance of the 1950s
100 books — 27 voters

The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Wedding People by Alison EspachHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenAll the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
326 books — 23 voters
The Emperor by Robert ReidHeaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonThe Sword of Kaigen by M.L. WangThe Burning God by R.F. Kuang
Great American Songbook
193 books — 18 voters

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearceThe Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. BostonThe River at Green Knowe by Lucy M. BostonTony and the Wonderful Door by Howard FastCurtain of Mist by M. Pardoe
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1950s
34 books — 14 voters
Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregorCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. HeinleinFarmer in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinStarman Jones by Robert A. HeinleinHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
Children's Science Fiction of the 1950s
153 books — 13 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJennie by Paul GallicoPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Children's, Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction of the 1950s
58 books — 10 voters
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellA Night to Remember by Walter LordHollywood Babylon by Kenneth AngerNight by Elie WieselThe Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1950s
109 books — 9 voters

The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann WoodwardA Night to Remember by Walter LordA Writer's Diary by Virginia WoolfCider with Rosie by Laurie LeeThe Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy
History Published in Decade: 1950s
52 books — 7 voters
Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1950 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 4, January 1951 by H.L. GoldGalaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 5, February 1951 by H.L. Gold
Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine
6 books — 1 voter

Lover Man by Alston AndersonLaughing to Keep from Crying by Langston HughesThe Last Refuge of a Scoundrel by Wendell HowardPyrrhic Victory by John Wesley Grove
Short Story Collections by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1950s
4 books — 1 voter
Meditations of the Heart by Howard ThurmanThe Growing Edge by Howard Thurman
Christian Religion Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1950s
2 books — 1 voter

The Singing Mother Goose Book by John C. Winston CompanyThe Little Golden Mother Goose by Feodor RojankovskyNursery Rhyme-Land by Hilda Boswell
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1950s
3 books — 1 voter
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Books written before 1950 that have Tabletop adaptations
3 books — 1 voter

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