Bestselling Book The Year You Were Born

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Just a bit of fun so you can check on the best selling book in the year that you were born. I've never even heard of the one for the year I arrived on the planet.

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/bestselling-books-the-year-you-were-born

[MargoTester]

Two good ones for me - Animal Farm Brideshead Revisited

[davebro]

"The Robe, also made into a film"

Went to see the film with my Mum. I think it was one of the first to be made in Cinemascope and the only seats we could get were down the front at the side. From that angle the characters on screen were badly distorted and we couldn't stop laughing.

[emmie]

good film as i recall....

[davebro]

not for a 6 year old!

[roopower]

From Here to Eternity by James Joyce

[tiggerblue10]

The Exorcist, The Day of the Jackal, and Love Story were the biggest sellers in my year.

[DTCwordfan]

Herman Wouk's 'Morningstar' is mine, set in the 1930s, the book follows the titular Marjorie and her dreams of becoming an actress. Scholar and cultural commentator Arnold Beichman called the novel “the first Jewish novel that was popular and successful, not merely to a Jewish audience but to a general one.”

1955 also saw the publication of James Baldwin’s 'Notes of a Native Son' and Vladimir Nabokov’s, 'Lolita' - now Vlad the Sad Knockoff's 'Lolita' is a far more interesting read in my book......

[DTCwordfan]

Margo - which animal bonked Sebastian or Aloysius in your lovely combined title?

[pixie374]

Me neither - 1974: Centennial by James A. Michener

[zebo]

//The Robe, also made into a film//

First film made in Cinemascope, starred Richard Burton and I wept buckets at the end, no spoilers here!

My book was its sequel The Big Fisherman, I read them both many many years ago.

[DTCwordfan]

Zebo, as to Hugh Johnson and your year, '1953 Bordeaux wine continues offering charm, elegance, exciting aromatics and silky textures. With older Bordeaux vintages, it’s all about the bottle and provenance. From what I’ve read, 1953 Bordeaux wine was fabulous when the wines were young. The best examples continue offering pleasure today. Due to the age of the vintage, there are not any great buys around. But some wines are worth seeking out. 1953 Bordeaux wine is fully mature and requires drinking. But at close to 70 years of age, that’s not a bad thing.

However, 1953 Bordeaux is a better vintage for the Left Bank. The best 1953 Bordeaux wine comes from St. Julien, Graves, Margaux and especially Pauillac. 1953 Chateau Lafite Rothschild is the wine of the vintage. 1953 Chateau Mouton Rothschild and 1953 Chateau Margaux are not far behind. Calon Segur, Ducru Beaucaillou and Leoville Barton are also strong. From Pessac Leognan, 1953 Haut Brion is of historic quality and La Mission Haut Brion is also good, but not at the sane level of quality. From the Right Bank, quality. 1953 Cheval Blanc and 1953 Ausone are also outstanding examples of 1953 Bordeaux wine. However, buy with caution, as most wines and bottles are well past their prime time drinking stage.'

You have been warned.

[zebo]

Forever Aber was confusing me, is it a deliberate error??? I recall Forever Amber being one of the first 'naughty' books I read.