1940 Books

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For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.99 — 320,208 ratings — published 1940
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.99 — 120,190 ratings — published 1940
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Darkness at Noon Darkness at Noon (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,099 ratings — published 1940
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Native Son Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.04 — 105,123 ratings — published 1940
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,530,017 ratings — published 1948
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The Invention of Morel The Invention of Morel (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.96 — 34,997 ratings — published 1940
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,506,612 ratings — published 1943
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The Tartar Steppe The Tartar Steppe (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,978 ratings — published 1940
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,426,254 ratings — published 1942
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.09 — 43,198 ratings — published 1940
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,112 ratings — published 1940
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The Power and the Glory The Power and the Glory (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.98 — 44,042 ratings — published 1940
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,608,144 ratings — published 1945
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23)
by (shelved 5 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.78 — 45,481 ratings — published 1940
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,221,743 ratings — published 1947
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Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22) Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #22)
by (shelved 5 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.94 — 47,781 ratings — published 1940
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.30 — 516,516 ratings — published 1943
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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.17 — 94,908 ratings — published 1940
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Journey into Fear Journey into Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,377 ratings — published 1940
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Kallocain Kallocain (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.72 — 17,362 ratings — published 1940
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You Can't Go Home Again You Can't Go Home Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,417 ratings — published 1940
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Horton Hatches the Egg Horton Hatches the Egg (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,196 ratings — published 1940
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City of Girls City of Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.04 — 323,458 ratings — published 2019
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.44 — 378,452 ratings — published 2021
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Call It Courage Call It Courage (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.76 — 14,680 ratings — published 1940
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The Pilgrim Hawk The Pilgrim Hawk (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,615 ratings — published 1940
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.94 — 261,019 ratings — published 1948
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The Hamlet (The Snopes Trilogy, #1) The Hamlet (The Snopes Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,011 ratings — published 1940
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I Capture the Castle I Capture the Castle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.98 — 116,047 ratings — published 1948
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.02 — 318,623 ratings — published 1947
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Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2) Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,371 ratings — published 1946
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Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3) Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.31 — 19,242 ratings — published 1948
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Their Finest Hour (The Second World War, #2) Their Finest Hour (The Second World War, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,618 ratings — published 1949
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To Lose a Battle: France 1940 To Lose a Battle: France 1940 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.26 — 967 ratings — published 1969
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The Cypress Maze The Cypress Maze (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.38 — 17,171 ratings — published 2023
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La familia de Pascual Duarte La familia de Pascual Duarte (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.78 — 19,082 ratings — published 1942
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Daughter of the Reich Daughter of the Reich (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.29 — 20,666 ratings — published 2020
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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,263 ratings — published 1940
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The Ox-Bow Incident The Ox-Bow Incident (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,696 ratings — published 1940
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La invención de Morel / El gran Serafín La invención de Morel / El gran Serafín (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,897 ratings — published
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The Book of Lost Names The Book of Lost Names (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.44 — 303,552 ratings — published 2020
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Rendezvous in Black Rendezvous in Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,513 ratings — published 1948
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Eloísa está debajo de un almendro Eloísa está debajo de un almendro (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,884 ratings — published 1940
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Chess Story Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.26 — 177,077 ratings — published 1942
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The Flight Girls The Flight Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,782 ratings — published 2019
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The Beantown Girls The Beantown Girls (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.33 — 35,178 ratings — published 2019
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Poet in New York Poet in New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,578 ratings — published 1940
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Homer Price Homer Price (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.08 — 23,153 ratings — published 1943
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Curious George Curious George (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.17 — 140,286 ratings — published 1941
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The Waste Land and Other Poems The Waste Land and Other Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as 1940)
avg rating 4.22 — 74,114 ratings — published 1922
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Ransom Riggs
“Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid..and wish you'd just stayed in bed?”
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