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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,777 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeWild World by Peter S. RushGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Novels about the 1960s (fiction)
220 books — 267 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
293 books — 248 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyBoot by Charles L. TempletonThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeHowl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
The Counter-Culture of the 1960s (fiction and nonfiction)
432 books — 185 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
463 books — 168 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
2014: Books read by women born in the 1960s this year
751 books — 159 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Fantasy of the 60s
76 books — 116 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

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
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos CastanedaLakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
1968 - The year that rocked the world (fiction and nonfiction)
245 books — 87 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
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettDear Edward by Ann NapolitanoThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
2020: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
735 books — 74 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Born in the 1960s - What We Read as Teens
574 books — 70 voters
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Dry by Jane HarperLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Born in the 1960s - What We've Read in 2018
753 books — 53 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenI'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John DonovanThe Year They Burned the Books by Nancy GardenForever... by Judy Blume
20th Century YA with LGBT Themes
177 books — 50 voters
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
2021: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
871 books — 47 voters

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithMermaid by Eileen CroninThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGoing Dark by Ann ChristyCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Born in the 1960s - What we've read in 2014
894 books — 42 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMary Poppins by P.L. TraversPsycho by Robert BlochFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Classic Film Adaptations: The 1960s
174 books — 39 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenA Wizard of Earthsea by ursula-k-le-guin-illustrate...
Children's Fantasy of the 1960s
87 books — 38 voters
22 daydreams by Chris RoseWood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseThe Porn Detective by Stevie TurnerGrit by Karl WigginsOnce Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. Blount
Fave Autobiographical Books
65 books — 36 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Born in the 1960s - What We've Read So Far in 2013
533 books — 29 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
306 books — 29 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
Nobody's Children by WD OliveBeneath the Bamboo by Stan TaylorOkay Okay by Fred KrebsbachA Bullet Through the Helmet by Douglas E. MooreMy Whirlwind Lives by Dee Knight
Vietnam War Biographies
108 books — 26 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Forgotten Door by Alexander KeyThe White Mountains by John ChristopherThe City of Gold and Lead by John ChristopherThe Pool of Fire by John Christopher
Children's Science Fiction of the 1960s
129 books — 23 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Pigman by Paul ZindelThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul ZindelI Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah Green
1960's Young Adult Standalones
167 books — 23 voters

Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinThe Final Days by Bob WoodwardNixon and Kissinger by Robert DallekAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinBag Man by Rachel Maddow
Richard Nixon (fiction and nonfiction)
139 books — 22 voters
Anthem by Deborah WilesHideous Kinky by Esther FreudHippie by Paulo CoelhoDrop City by T. Coraghessan BoyleMy Beautiful Hippie by Janet Nichols Lynch
Hippie Fiction
166 books — 18 voters

Jane-Emily by Patricia ClappAn Enemy at Green Knowe by Lucy M. BostonThe Ghosts by Antonia BarberThe Ghost of Dibble Hollow by May Nickerson WallaceThe Ghost of Windy Hill by Clyde Robert Bulla
Children's Ghost Stories of the 1960s
20 books — 16 voters
The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne BrockmannGlitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsOne Man's War by Lindsay McKennaMessage From Nam by Danielle SteelWild Orchids by Karen Robards
Vietnam War-Era Romance Novels
39 books — 10 voters

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