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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
1,166 books — 1,525 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

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 — 128 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 — 66 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
96 books — 48 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
55 books — 39 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
318 books — 39 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 Historical Fiction set in the 1950s
174 books — 37 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
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidLove Twists and Knots by Jo-Anne CarriereWe Are All Guilty Here by Karin SlaughterThe Ghostwriter by Julie ClarkEducated by Tara Westover
2026: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 have read so far
277 books — 20 voters

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. HeinleinMiss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregorFarmer in the Sky by Robert A. HeinleinStarman Jones by Robert A. HeinleinBetween Planets by Robert A. Heinlein
Children's Science Fiction of the 1950s
158 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

A Night to Remember by Walter LordMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellThe Art of Loving by Erich FrommHollywood Babylon by Kenneth AngerNight by Elie Wiesel
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1950s
118 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
59 books — 11 voters

The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann WoodwardA Night to Remember by Walter LordThe Captive Mind by Czesław MiłoszThe Bridge at Remagen by Ken HechlerThe 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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