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Best books of 1954

11 highest-rated books first published in 1954.

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Why The Lord of the Rings is #1

The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien) scores 9.1/10 from 2.1K ratings — 0.2 points ahead of The Two Towers in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. The Lord of the Rings
    The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954 Fantasy2.1K ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  2. The Two Towers
    The Two TowersJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954Filmed 2002 Fantasy3.9K ratings
    8.98.9 / 10
  3. The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954 Fantasy5.9K ratings1
    8.88.8 / 10
  4. The Caves of Steel
    The Caves of SteelIsaac Asimov · 1954Filmed 2004 Science fiction757 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. The Long Goodbye
    The Long GoodbyeRaymond Chandler · 1954 Crime & mystery139 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. Five Run Away Together
    Five Run Away TogetherEnid Blyton · 1954 Crime & mystery56 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  7. The Horse and His Boy
    The Horse and His BoyC. S. Lewis · 1954 Fantasy957 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  8. The Puppet Masters
    The Puppet MastersRobert A. Heinlein · 1954Filmed 1994 Science fiction101 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  9. Destination Unknown
    Destination UnknownAgatha Christie · 1954 Crime & mystery53 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  10. Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding · 1954 Adventure4.4K ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  11. Live and Let Die
    Live and Let DieIan Fleming · 1954Filmed 1973 Thriller186 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

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