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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
1,165 books — 1,526 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
256 books — 275 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLife In Instalments by Danielle SartorelliBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCullough
U.S. History Reading List
484 books — 202 voters
A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreIron Curtain by Anne ApplebaumSaigon Warrior by Al McDonaldThe Triumph of Improvisation by James Graham WilsonThe Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman
The Cold War (nonfiction)
381 books — 134 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerExodus by Leon UrisMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierEast of Eden by John SteinbeckDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Fifties Fiction Favorites
100 books — 113 voters
Revolutionary Road by Richard YatesValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan WilsonThe Group by Mary McCarthyThe Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
If You Like Mad Men . . .
64 books — 91 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
New York Times Bestsellers
232 books — 84 voters
Man Of A Thousand Fails by Bernie DowlingHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussMadeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
Picture Books of the 1950s
267 books — 75 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónBrooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Books Set in 1950s
77 books — 55 voters
The Coldest Winter by David HalberstamThe Korean War by Max HastingsOn Desperate Ground by Hampton SidesFrozen Chosin by Edwin H. SimmonsThis Kind of War by T.R. Fehrenbach
Korean War
136 books — 54 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
90 books — 48 voters
Swerve by Jim LindsayGods of Howl Mountain by Taylor BrownFear of Flying by Erica JongLondon Calling by Sara SheridanSnow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Books Set in the Fifties
87 books — 44 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Favorite Books of Women Born in the 40s and 50s
449 books — 38 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
175 books — 38 voters

The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansThe Wedding People by Alison EspachThe Housemaid by Freida McFadden
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
311 books — 36 voters
War Horse by Michael MorpurgoThe Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana GregoryIsabel by Carolyn MeyerThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann RinaldiNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Historical Fiction for Children
125 books — 30 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
101 books — 29 voters
Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Born in the 1950s - What we've read in 2018
347 books — 28 voters

The Nightingale by Kristin HannahWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
2019: What women born in the 1950s have read so far this year
256 books — 26 voters
Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Overstory by Richard Powers61 Hours by Lee ChildThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
2020: What readers born in the 1950's have read this year.
306 books — 24 voters

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. HeinleinMiss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregorCambridge, Oxford & Ollie...The Dynamic Trio in The Case of t... by Cheryl Roberts GaleDax to the Max by Scott FeldFarmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
Children's Science Fiction of the 1950s
157 books — 21 voters
Death of an Officer by Mark EllisThe Pale Horse by Agatha ChristieThe Zig Zag Girl by Elly GriffithsThe Secrets of Greystone House by Marcus AttwaterBrat Farrar by Josephine Tey
1950s British Mysteries
21 books — 19 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
36 books — 15 voters
Digging to America by Anne TylerInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Last Thing He Told Me by Laura DaveThe Hundred Secret Senses by Amy TanA Time for Mercy by John Grisham
2021: What readers born in the 1950's have read this year
236 books — 15 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreThe Ghost by Jefferson MorleyA Spy Named Orphan by Roland PhilippsStalin's Englishman by Andrew LownieTreason in the Blood by Anthony Cave Brown
Cambridge Spy Ring (nonfiction)
32 books — 13 voters
Hither, Page by Cat SebastianTommy Cabot Was Here by Cat SebastianWe Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianHoneytrap by Aster Glenn GraySecret Light by Z.A. Maxfield
M/M Romance Books set in the 1950s
19 books — 13 voters

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannRevolutionary Road by Richard YatesThe Group by Mary McCarthyThe Best of Everything by Rona JaffeThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson
Liz's Mad Men Reading List
29 books — 12 voters
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Weekend by Charlotte WoodMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyElla Minnow Pea by Mark DunnThe Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant
2020: What women born in the 1950s have read so far this year
143 books — 8 voters

Bonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverLolita by Vladimir NabokovPeyton Place by Grace Metalious
Step Back in the 50s/60s
26 books — 6 voters
The Skinner by Jay GilbertThe Missing Girl by Stacia MoffettThe Threshold by Michael StapletonInterrupted Journey by James WilsonLight Cakes for Tea by Eirlys Trefor
New Authors Limited
66 books — 2 voters

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