Booking Through Thursday: Best sellers from 1956
Jeanne came across this list of previous years' best sellers, and thought it might be fun to base some of our questions on them.
- Don't Go Near the Water, William Brinkley
- The Last Hurrah, Edwin O'Connor
- Peyton Place, Grace Metalious
- Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis
- Eloise, Kay Thompson
- Andersonville, MacKinlay Kantor
- A Certain Smile, Françoise Sagan
- The Tribe That Lost Its Head, Nicholas Monsarrat
- The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir
- Boon Island, Kenneth Roberts
- Which ones have you read? Did you like them?
Oh dear…haven’t read a single one of them. Though in my defense, I haven’t read a single one of the current top ten books on New York Times best sellers list either… - If you're like me and haven't read a single one, which ones have you heard of?
I’ve only heard of Eloise and draw a blank at all the rest. Hmm…starting to feel a bit ignorant here… - Will you be putting any of these books in your reading list?
I’ve wanted to read Eloise for a while now since the little girl of the Plaza Hotel is a bit of a staple of children’s literature. As for the rest, I will certainly take a look through them at the library and add those I find interesting to my reading list.
In 1956, these were the top ten best sellers for the year.
posted by Marie at 11:38 AM
2 Comments:
I really liked The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat when I was younger. I don't think it's a particularly 'good' book, but an interesting slant on WWII for a teenager. I've never heard of The Tribe That Lost Its Head but it might be worth a look. Maybe a bit soppy, but well-crafted.
And de Beauvoir is definitely on my list. In fact The Mandarins is on my shelf, picked up at a garage sale - as is A Certain Smile, a remnant from one of my parent's book collections. Since I'm supposed to be reading what I have, I guess I'll try it at some point.
I've never heard of any of the others though. Why 1956?
I loved Eloise! I'm trying to remember if I actually read Peyton Place or not. Maybe I watched a miniseries?
Thank you for sharing the link. It's really interesting to see past best sellers.
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