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Best books of 1964

10 highest-rated books first published in 1964.

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Why The Giving Tree is #1

The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein) scores 8.4/10 from 1.1K ratings — 0.3 points ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 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 Giving Tree
    The Giving TreeShel Silverstein · 1964 Children’s books1.1K ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl · 1964Filmed 2005 Children’s books1.4K ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. The Book of Three
    The Book of ThreeLloyd Alexander · 1964 Fantasy82 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. The Invincible
    The InvincibleStanisław Lem · 1964 Science fiction148 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. A Moveable Feast
    A Moveable FeastErnest Hemingway · 1964 Biography & memoir232 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. The Rest of the Robots
    The Rest of the RobotsIsaac Asimov · 1964 Science fiction76 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  7. The Penultimate Truth
    The Penultimate TruthPhilip K. Dick · 1964 Science fiction58 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  8. A Caribbean Mystery
    A Caribbean MysteryAgatha Christie · 1964Filmed 1983 Crime & mystery137 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  9. Games People Play
    Games People PlayEric Berne · 1964 Self-help125 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  10. You Only Live Twice
    You Only Live TwiceIan Fleming · 1964Filmed 2021 Thriller66 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10

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