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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
1,197 books — 1,516 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 — 268 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
466 books — 171 voters
A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreIron Curtain by Anne ApplebaumThe Triumph of Improvisation by James Graham WilsonThe Billion Dollar Spy by David E. HoffmanThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
The Cold War (nonfiction)
373 books — 116 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
99 books — 112 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 . . .
63 books — 90 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
231 books — 83 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. SeussHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Picture Books of the 1950s
265 books — 73 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
135 books — 53 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
74 books — 50 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 — 46 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
85 books — 40 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
448 books — 37 voters
A Season of Gifts by Richard PeckThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin LevineThe Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen CushmanWith the Might of Angels by Andrea Davis PinkneyPenny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1950s
172 books — 35 voters

The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Wedding People by Alison EspachThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyEverything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
307 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
100 books — 28 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
123 books — 28 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
346 books — 26 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
255 books — 25 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.
305 books — 23 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
156 books — 15 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

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
235 books — 14 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
18 books — 12 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
28 books — 11 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)
30 books — 11 voters

The Pale Horse by Agatha ChristieThe Zig Zag Girl by Elly GriffithsThe Secrets of Greystone House by Marcus AttwaterBrat Farrar by Josephine TeyMagpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
1950s British Mysteries
19 books — 10 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
142 books — 6 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
25 books — 5 voters
The Skinner by Jay GilbertThe Threshold by Michael StapletonInterrupted Journey by James WilsonLight Cakes for Tea by Eirlys TreforA Short Answer by Stanley Middleton
New Authors Limited
65 books — 1 voter

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