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The Most Popular Books Published in 1957

These are the books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves that were published in 1957. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
3
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
4
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
5
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak
7
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury
8
Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak)
Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak
9
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
Nevil Shute
10
4:50 From Paddington (Agatha Christie)
4:50 From Paddington
Agatha Christie
11
The Way of Zen (Alan Watts)
The Way of Zen (Alan Watts)
12
Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
13
Through Gates of Splendor (Elisabeth Elliot)
Through Gates of Splendor
Elisabeth Elliot
14
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
James Agee
15
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
Ian Fleming
16
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
Vladimir Nabokov
17
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
Italo Calvino
18
Mythologies (Roland Barthes)
Mythologies
Roland Barthes
19
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
20
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
Samuel Beckett
21
Homo Faber (Max Frisch)
Homo Faber
Max Frisch
22
The Poetics of Space (Gaston Bachelard)
The Poetics of Space
Gaston Bachelard
23
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
Alistair MacLean
24
Citizen of the Galaxy (Heinlein)
Citizen of the Galaxy
Heinlein
25
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
Bernard Malamud
26
Sylvester (Georgette Heyer)
Sylvester
Georgette Heyer
27
Exile and the Kingdom (Albert Camus)
Exile and the Kingdom
Albert Camus
28
Cape Fear (John D. MacDonald)
Cape Fear
John D. MacDonald
29
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
The Birthday Party
Harold Pinter
30
The Sacred and the Profane (Mircea Eliade)
The Sacred and the Profane
Mircea Eliade
31
Justine (Lawrence Durrell)
Justine
Lawrence Durrell
32
The Book of Imaginary Beings (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Book of Imaginary Beings
Jorge Luis Borges
33
Helmet for My Pillow
Helmet for My Pillow
34
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (Paul Reps (Ed.))
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Paul Reps (Ed.)
35
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle
John Cheever
36
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
37
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy
Naguib Mahfouz
38
Rifles for Watie (Harold Keith)
Rifles for Watie
Harold Keith
39
Gone-Away Lake (Elizabeth Enright)
Gone-Away Lake
Elizabeth Enright
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Deep Water (Patricia Highsmith)
Deep Water
Patricia Highsmith
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