Nifty Fifties

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Everything tagged 1950s
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1950s
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14 participating members
1
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
52,365 members
464 reviews
½ 4.4
7 Members
eromsted, mmignano11, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda
2
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
51,758 members
983 reviews
4
7 Members
DorsVenabili, merrystar, souloftherose, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
44,019 members
736 reviews
4.1
7 Members
eromsted, mmignano11, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
67,653 members
1,063 reviews
3.8
7 Members
eromsted, mmignano11, merrystar, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,raperper
5
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
46,391 members
297 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
mmignano11, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda
6
The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
44,589 members
273 reviews
½ 4.5
6 Members
mmignano11, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, ManWithAnAgenda
7
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
19,943 members
423 reviews
3.8
6 Members
eromsted, DorsVenabili, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
8
Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
6,014 members
122 reviews
4.2
6 Members
eromsted, mmignano11, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
9
A Bear Called Paddington
by Michael Bond
3,938 members
68 reviews
4.1
6 Members
eromsted, thorold, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin
5,509 members
109 reviews
3.9
5 Members
eromsted, thorold, aulsmith, DorsVenabili, ManWithAnAgenda
11
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
5,189 members
118 reviews
4.2
5 Members
eromsted, thorold, aulsmith, DorsVenabili, ManWithAnAgenda
12
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
48,051 members
730 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
eromsted, aulsmith, mmignano11, ahef1963
13
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
27,973 members
343 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
14
Prince Caspian
by C. S. Lewis
25,290 members
224 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
15
The Horse and His Boy
by C. S. Lewis
24,388 members
225 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
24,261 members
243 reviews
4
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Silver Chair
by C. S. Lewis
22,843 members
184 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
18
The Last Battle
by C. S. Lewis
22,303 members
183 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
19
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
19,809 members
368 reviews
4
4 Members
eromsted, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
20
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
12,458 members
187 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
eromsted, mmignano11, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
21
Our Man in Havana
by Graham Greene
5,180 members
133 reviews
3.9
4 Members
eromsted, thorold, Bretzky1, ahef1963
22
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
27,268 members
382 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
aulsmith, Bretzky1, ahef1963
23
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
9,042 members
414 reviews
3.9
3 Members
mmignano11, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
24
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
7,225 members
199 reviews
4
3 Members
DorsVenabili, souloftherose, ahef1963
25
Howl and Other Poems
by Allen Ginsberg
5,394 members
67 reviews
4
3 Members
eromsted, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
26
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
30,956 members
548 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Bretzky1, ManWithAnAgenda
27
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
22,939 members
455 reviews
4.1
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
28
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
22,472 members
406 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
eromsted, mmignano11
29
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
16,095 members
307 reviews
4
2 Members
merrystar, Bretzky1
30
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
by Samuel Beckett
12,540 members
156 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
31
Nine Stories
by J. D. Salinger
11,470 members
110 reviews
4.1
2 Members
eromsted, ManWithAnAgenda
32
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
8,027 members
122 reviews
3.9
2 Members
merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
33
The Tin Drum
by Günter Grass
7,408 members
91 reviews
4
2 Members
eromsted, thorold
34
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary
6,644 members
109 reviews
3.9
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
35
The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene
6,370 members
167 reviews
3.9
2 Members
merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
36
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
5,957 members
194 reviews
3.9
2 Members
thorold, ahef1963
37
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
5,688 members
151 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
thorold, ahef1963
38
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
5,265 members
122 reviews
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
39
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
5,086 members
111 reviews
4.2
2 Members
merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
40
The Adventures of Augie March
by Saul Bellow
3,741 members
73 reviews
3.9
2 Members
eromsted, DorsVenabili
41
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable
by Samuel Beckett
2,933 members
26 reviews
4.2
2 Members
eromsted, ahef1963
42
Sweet Thursday
by John Steinbeck
2,756 members
47 reviews
4
2 Members
eromsted, ManWithAnAgenda
43
Excellent Women
by Barbara Pym
2,646 members
120 reviews
4
2 Members
thorold, merrystar
44
The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,601 members
54 reviews
3.9
2 Members
thorold, aulsmith
45
Seize the Day
by Saul Bellow
2,526 members
41 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
eromsted, Bretzky1
46
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
by Dodie Smith
2,283 members
50 reviews
4
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
47
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch
1,979 members
47 reviews
3.8
2 Members
thorold, DorsVenabili
48
Notes of a Native Son
by James Baldwin
1,895 members
28 reviews
4.2
2 Members
aulsmith, DorsVenabili
49
The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse
by Kenneth Allott
260 members
3 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
thorold, ahef1963
50
Night
by Elie Wiesel
26,556 members
565 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
51
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
21,925 members
387 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Bretzky1
52
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
15,734 members
203 reviews
4
Member
Bretzky1
53
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
14,841 members
154 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
54
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
14,484 members
259 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
55
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
12,592 members
150 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
56
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
11,750 members
114 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
57
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
11,647 members
122 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
58
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
11,222 members
139 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
59
The Sirens of Titan
by Kurt Vonnegut
10,098 members
119 reviews
4
Member
eromsted
60
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene
7,819 members
178 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
61
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
7,425 members
207 reviews
4.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
62
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
7,304 members
184 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
63
Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
6,585 members
77 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
64
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
by J. D. Salinger
5,933 members
58 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
65
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
5,219 members
78 reviews
3.8
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
66
A Murder Is Announced
by Agatha Christie
4,426 members
90 reviews
3.8
Member
merrystar
67
4.50 from Paddington
by Agatha Christie
4,395 members
94 reviews
3.8
Member
merrystar
68
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs
4,113 members
55 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
69
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
3,905 members
95 reviews
4.1
Member
mmignano11
70
A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
3,620 members
137 reviews
4
Member
merrystar
71
Pebble in the Sky
by Isaac Asimov
3,573 members
59 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
72
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3,484 members
68 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
merrystar
73
The Lottery and Other Stories
by Shirley Jackson
3,456 members
88 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
74
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt
3,351 members
32 reviews
4.2
Member
eromsted
75
Bonjour Tristesse
by Françoise Sagan
3,251 members
100 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
thorold
76
They Do It with Mirrors
by Agatha Christie
3,221 members
66 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
merrystar
77
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata
3,004 members
140 reviews
3.8
Member
cej1027
78
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
2,796 members
32 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
79
Palace Walk
by Naguib Mahfouz
2,721 members
57 reviews
4
Member
eromsted
80
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
by Carson McCullers
2,422 members
57 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
81
Tom's Midnight Garden
by Philippa Pearce
2,393 members
41 reviews
4.1
Member
merrystar
82
Gone-Away Lake
by Elizabeth Enright
2,384 members
31 reviews
4.1
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
83
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon
2,284 members
14 reviews
4.1
Member
eromsted
84
The Grass Is Singing
by Doris Lessing
2,143 members
74 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
85
The Recognitions
by William Gaddis
2,122 members
35 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
eromsted
86
The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology
by Joseph Campbell
2,073 members
25 reviews
4
Member
eromsted
87
A Coney Island of the Mind
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1,838 members
30 reviews
4.1
Member
eromsted
88
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade
by Patrick Dennis
1,772 members
59 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
89
Playback
by Raymond Chandler
1,761 members
29 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
90
Fences
by August Wilson
1,717 members
18 reviews
3.8
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
91
Memento Mori
by Muriel Spark
1,687 members
64 reviews
3.8
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
92
The Judge and His Hangman
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1,681 members
20 reviews
3.8
Member
thorold
93
Zazie in the Metro
by Raymond Queneau
1,645 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
thorold
94
Peyton Place
by Grace Metalious
1,638 members
38 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
95
The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
1,627 members
24 reviews
4.1
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
96
Nine Coaches Waiting
by Mary Stewart
1,579 members
43 reviews
4
Member
merrystar
97
The Inheritors
by William Golding
1,469 members
49 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
98
Voss
by Patrick White
1,376 members
20 reviews
4.1
Member
thorold
99
The Dying Earth
by Jack Vance
1,374 members
35 reviews
3.8
Member
aulsmith
100
Mary Poppins in the Park
by P. L. Travers
1,367 members
7 reviews
4.1
Member
merrystar