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The Most Popular Books Published in 1939

These are popular books published in 1939 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
2
John Steinbeck
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
3
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
4
Raymond Chandler
Anne of Ingleside (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Ingleside
5
L.M. Montgomery
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
By the Shores of Silver Lake
6
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
7
Dalton Trumbo
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
8
James Joyce
Life Together (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Life Together
9
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
10
T.S. Eliot
The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
The Enchanted Wood
11
Enid Blyton
Sad Cypress (Agatha Christie)
Sad Cypress
12
Agatha Christie
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
13
John Fante
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Barbara Shook Hazen, Robert Lewis May, Richard Sca)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
14
Barbara Shook Hazen, Robert Lewis May, Richard Sca
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
15
Nathanael West
The Wall (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Wall
16
Jean-Paul Sartre
Tropic of Capricorn (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Capricorn
17
Henry Miller
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
18
Richard Llewellyn
Arsenic & Old Lace (Joseph Kesselring)
Arsenic & Old Lace
19
Joseph Kesselring
Wind, Sand and Stars (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Wind, Sand and Stars
20
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (1939)
21
Flann O'Brien
Murder Is Easy (Agatha Christie)
Murder Is Easy
22
Agatha Christie
Coming Up for Air (George Orwell)
Coming Up for Air
23
George Orwell
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
24
Christopher Isherwood
Trouble Is My Business (Raymond Chandler)
Trouble Is My Business
25
Raymond Chandler
Beware of Pity (Stefan Zweig)
Beware of Pity
26
Stefan Zweig
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
27
Jean Rhys
The Regatta Mystery (Agatha Christie)
The Regatta Mystery
28
Agatha Christie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (James Thurber)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
29
James Thurber
Miss Lonelyhearts & the Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts & the Day of the Locust
30
Nathanael West
Schoolgirl (Osamu Dazai)
Schoolgirl
31
Osamu Dazai
Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Dubose Heyward)
Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
32
Dubose Heyward
The Passenger (Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz)
The Passenger
33
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
The Clue of the Tapping Heels (Carolyn Keene)
The Clue of the Tapping Heels
34
Carolyn Keene
The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
The Mask of Dimitrios
35
Eric Ambler
Abraham Lincoln (Carl Sandburg)
Abraham Lincoln
36
Carl Sandburg
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
37
Katherine Anne Porter
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
38
The Wild Palms (William Faulkner)
The Wild Palms
39
William Faulkner
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
40
Flora Thompson
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