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The Most Popular Books Published in 1955

These are books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelved that were published in the year 1955. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
1
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
4
C.S. Lewis
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Johnson, Crockett)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
5
Johnson, Crockett
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life (C.S. Lewis)
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
6
C.S. Lewis
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
7
Beverly Cleary
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
8
Patricia Highsmith
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
9
Graham Greene
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennessee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
10
Tennessee Williams
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
11
Juan Rulfo
The End of Eternity (Isaac Asimov)
The End of Eternity
12
Isaac Asimov
Gift From the Sea (Lindbergh, Anne Morrow)
Gift From the Sea
13
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
14
John Wyndham
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
15
Flannery O'Connor
Hinds' Feet on High Places
Hinds' Feet on High Places
16
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
17
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
18
James Baldwin
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
19
William Gaddis
Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
20
Kay Thompson
Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie)
Hickory Dickory Dock
21
Agatha Christie
Inherit the Wind (Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee)
Inherit the Wind
22
Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
23
Walter Lord
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
24
Jack Finney
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
25
Ray Bradbury
Moonraker (Ian Fleming)
Moonraker
26
Ian Fleming
Illuminations (Walter Benjamin)
Illuminations
27
Walter Benjamin
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
28
Nikos Kazantzakis
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Latham, Jean Lee)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
29
Latham, Jean Lee
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville
30
MacKinlay Kantor
Profiles in Courage (John F. Kennedy)
Profiles in Courage
31
John F. Kennedy
The Iron King (Maurice Druon)
The Iron King
32
Maurice Druon
The Greek Myths (Robert Graves)
The Greek Myths
33
Robert Graves
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
34
Anthony Powell
The Ginger Man (J.P. Donleavy)
The Ginger Man
35
J.P. Donleavy
A View From the Bridge (Arthur Miller)
A View From the Bridge
36
Arthur Miller
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
37
Betty MacDonald
Tunnel in the Sky (Robert Heinlein)
Tunnel in the Sky
38
Robert Heinlein
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
39
Herman Wouk
The Borrowers AFIeld (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers AFIeld
40
Mary Norton
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