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Best books of 1975

16 highest-rated books first published in 1975.

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Why Strega Nona is #1

Strega Nona (Tomie dePaola) scores 8.5/10 from 81 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of Shōgun 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. Strega Nona
    Strega NonaTomie dePaola · 1975 Picture books81 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  2. Shōgun
    ShōgunJames Clavell · 1975 Classics563 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  3. Discipline and Punish
    Discipline and PunishMichel Foucault · 1975 Popular science94 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  4. Danny the Champion of the World
    Danny the Champion of the WorldRoald Dahl · 1975 Adventure199 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. Sign of the Unicorn
    Sign of the UnicornRoger Zelazny · 1975 Fantasy159 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. Ramona the Brave
    Ramona the BraveBeverly Cleary · 1975 Children’s books64 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  7. The Wind's Twelve Quarters
    The Wind's Twelve QuartersUrsula K. Le Guin · 1975 Science fiction56 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  8. 'Salem's Lot
    'Salem's LotStephen King · 1975 Horror1.5K ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  9. Curtain
    CurtainAgatha Christie · 1975 Crime & mystery114 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  10. The Great Train Robbery
    The Great Train RobberyMichael Crichton · 1975 Historical fiction149 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  11. Tuck Everlasting
    Tuck EverlastingNatalie Babbitt · 1975 Children’s books389 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  12. Where Are the Children?
    Where Are the Children?Mary Higgins Clark · 1975 Crime & mystery54 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  13. Factotum
    FactotumCharles Bukowski · 1975 Adventure176 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  14. Iceberg
    IcebergClive Cussler · 1975 Adventure75 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  15. Dhalgren
    DhalgrenSamuel R. Delany · 1975 Science fiction60 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  16. High-Rise
    High-RiseJ. G. Ballard · 1975 Dystopian169 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10

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