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Best books of 1957

15 highest-rated books first published in 1957.

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Why How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is #1

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss) scores 8.4/10 from 437 ratings — 0.3 points ahead of The Naked Sun 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. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Dr. Seuss · 1957 Fantasy437 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  2. The Naked Sun
    The Naked SunIsaac Asimov · 1957 Science fiction474 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. The Way of Zen
    The Way of ZenAlan Watts · 1957 Religion & spirituality60 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. Little Bear
    Little BearElse Holmelund Minarik · 1957 Children’s books65 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. Dandelion Wine
    Dandelion WineRay Bradbury · 1957 Fantasy222 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. The Cat in the Hat
    The Cat in the HatDr. Seuss · 1957 Children’s books633 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Why I Am Not a Christian
    Why I Am Not a ChristianBertrand Russell · 1957 Essays62 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  8. The Black Cloud
    The Black CloudFred Hoyle · 1957 Science fiction63 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  9. Doctor Zhivago
    Doctor ZhivagoBoris Pasternak · 1957Filmed 1965 Historical fiction150 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  10. The Midwich Cuckoos
    The Midwich CuckoosJohn Wyndham · 1957 Science fiction107 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  11. Citizen of the Galaxy
    Citizen of the GalaxyRobert A. Heinlein · 1957 Science fiction93 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  12. 4.50 from Paddington
    4.50 from PaddingtonAgatha Christie · 1957 Crime & mystery79 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  13. On the Beach
    On the BeachNevil Shute · 1957 Science fiction169 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  14. From Russia, with Love
    From Russia, with LoveIan Fleming · 1957 Thriller140 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  15. On the Road
    On the RoadJack Kerouac · 1957 Classics922 ratings
    7.07.0 / 10

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