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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
1,163 books — 1,524 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
255 books — 274 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
52 Book Club 2024: #29 Published In A Year Of The Dragon
318 books — 127 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
60 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 — 65 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayEast of Eden by John SteinbeckFoundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Best Books 1952
113 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
89 books — 47 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
59 books — 40 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
174 books — 37 voters
The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Wedding People by Alison EspachThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
308 books — 34 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
Critical Essays on Ayn Rand’s “We the Living” by Emre GurgenA Night to Remember by Walter LordMemoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de BeauvoirMere Christianity by C.S. LewisMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1950s
119 books — 21 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
156 books — 20 voters
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidLove Twists and Knots by Jo-Anne CarriereWe Are All Guilty Here by Karin SlaughterEducated by Tara WestoverA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
2026: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 have read so far
149 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
35 books — 14 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

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
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

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