Best Books of the 20th Century (4629 books)

Best Books of the 20th Century

The best books published during the 20th century (January 1st, 1900 through December 31st 1999)

401	The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 78,884 ratings score: 3,415, and 54 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
402	The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 20,441 ratings score: 3,398, and 43 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
403	All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 15,388 ratings score: 3,363, and 61 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 28,520 ratings score: 3,357, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
405	The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 15,188 ratings score: 3,259, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
406	How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 73,522 ratings score: 3,219, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
407	The Brothers K by David James Duncan 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 6,265 ratings score: 3,185, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 46,600 ratings score: 3,174, and 50 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
409	The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) by Raymond Chandler 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 11,893 ratings score: 3,164, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
410	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 19,354 ratings score: 3,157, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
411	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 181,413 ratings score: 3,145, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	Franz Kafka's The Castle by David Fishelson (Adapter) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 12,031 ratings score: 3,144, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
413	The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 92,529 ratings score: 3,140, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
414	Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 13,484 ratings score: 3,133, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
415	The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 25,890 ratings score: 3,125, and 51 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 12,897 ratings score: 3,124, and 50 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
417	Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 23,170 ratings score: 3,121, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
418	The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 73,457 ratings score: 3,089, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
419	Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 11,817 ratings score: 3,078, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
420	The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 38,297 ratings score: 3,065, and 43 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
421	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 42,975 ratings score: 3,038, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
422	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 53,969 ratings score: 2,997, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
423	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 182,194 ratings score: 2,980, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
424	Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 8,910 ratings score: 2,974, and 43 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
425	About a Boy by Nick Hornby 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 63,743 ratings score: 2,967, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
426	Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 42,302 ratings score: 2,966, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
427	Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 4,732 ratings score: 2,953, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
428	A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 8,621 ratings score: 2,947, and 40 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
429	Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 68,346 ratings score: 2,922, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
430	Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 41,603 ratings score: 2,918, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
431	Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 20,813 ratings score: 2,896, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
432	The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 10,372 ratings score: 2,844, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
433	Orlando by Virginia Woolf 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 17,693 ratings score: 2,839, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
434	High Fidelity by Nick Hornby 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 94,094 ratings score: 2,836, and 40 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
435	The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 5,675 ratings score: 2,825, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
436	The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) by Isaac Asimov 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 30,609 ratings score: 2,807, and 43 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
437	Fifth Business by Robertson Davies 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 6,423 ratings score: 2,805, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
438	The Long Winter (Little House, #6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 25,191 ratings score: 2,804, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
439	Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 55,558 ratings score: 2,780, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
440	Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 39,206 ratings score: 2,778, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
441	Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 15,130 ratings score: 2,747, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
442	One For The Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 189,689 ratings score: 2,729, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
443	The Source by James A. Michener 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 15,650 ratings score: 2,726, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
443	Carrie by Stephen King 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 142,267 ratings score: 2,726, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
445	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 15,799 ratings score: 2,716, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
446	The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 23,443 ratings score: 2,704, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
447	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 21,893 ratings score: 2,673, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
448	The Human Stain by Philip Roth 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 14,299 ratings score: 2,664, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
449	Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 13,627 ratings score: 2,652, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
450	The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 7,422 ratings score: 2,645, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
451	The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) by P.G. Wodehouse 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 8,417 ratings score: 2,622, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
452	The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8,678 ratings score: 2,609, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
453	The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 8,381 ratings score: 2,608, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
454	A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 212,714 ratings score: 2,604, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
455	The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 6,677 ratings score: 2,595, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
456	A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 24,436 ratings score: 2,576, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
457	The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 18,820 ratings score: 2,561, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
458	Redwall (Redwall, #1) by Brian Jacques 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 37,127 ratings score: 2,552, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
459	Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 69,080 ratings score: 2,549, and 38 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
460	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 29,247 ratings score: 2,537, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
461	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 8,315 ratings score: 2,522, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
462	Song of Myself by Walt Whitman 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 4,655 ratings score: 2,516, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
463	Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by Michael Crichton 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 357,826 ratings score: 2,506, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
464	Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 10,049 ratings score: 2,480, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
465	The Talisman by Stephen King 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 48,243 ratings score: 2,479, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
466	A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 107,480 ratings score: 2,476, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
467	Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 38,213 ratings score: 2,471, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
468	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 18,351 ratings score: 2,456, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
469	Trout Fishing In America by Richard Brautigan 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 4,656 ratings score: 2,417, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
470	Pet Sematary by Stephen King 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 136,696 ratings score: 2,412, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
471	Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 10,212 ratings score: 2,408, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
472	The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 8,110 ratings score: 2,397, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
473	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 98,036 ratings score: 2,392, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
473	Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 6,190 ratings score: 2,392, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
475	Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 24,519 ratings score: 2,384, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
476	The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 15,358 ratings score: 2,383, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
477	Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 9,053 ratings score: 2,368, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
478	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 27,470 ratings score: 2,363, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
479	The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 6,897 ratings score: 2,330, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
480	Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 32,697 ratings score: 2,326, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
481	Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 14,484 ratings score: 2,311, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
482	Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 33,377 ratings score: 2,309, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
483	Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,707 ratings score: 2,307, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
484	Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9,161 ratings score: 2,287, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
485	A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 28,759 ratings score: 2,270, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
486	The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 31,017 ratings score: 2,258, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
487	Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 12,264 ratings score: 2,247, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
488	The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 11,191 ratings score: 2,242, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
488	The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 3,552 ratings score: 2,242, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
490	Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 4,024 ratings score: 2,233, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
491	The Lover by Marguerite Duras 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 11,051 ratings score: 2,228, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
492	Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 95,931 ratings score: 2,226, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
493	Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 11,302 ratings score: 2,215, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
494	Black Boy by Richard Wright 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 19,894 ratings score: 2,213, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
495	I am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 57,507 ratings score: 2,180, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
496	Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 30,010 ratings score: 2,172, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
497	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 126,923 ratings score: 2,162, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
498	V. by Thomas Pynchon 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 8,906 ratings score: 2,125, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
499	Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 61,443 ratings score: 2,120, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
500	Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 8,000 ratings score: 2,119, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Gary (new)

Jun 14, 2008 08:30pm

Jane Austen? Oscar Wilde? Louisa May Alcott? Charles Dickens? William Shakespeare? Alexandre Dumas? Bram Stoker's Dracula?

None of those are 20th century.

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message 2: by Laura (new)

Jun 17, 2008 02:49pm

Uh, yeah, what Gary said. Hello?

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message 3: by Dottie (last edited Jun 20, 2008 08:13pm) (new)

Jun 20, 2008 08:07pm

Picture of Dorian Gray first published 1891 doesn't belong in 20th century books. 19th century

Oops -- you guys already caught these. Another one -- Bronte.

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message 4: by Mark (last edited Feb 25, 2009 03:38am) (new)

Jun 23, 2008 06:32pm

Similarly, Three Cups of Tea was published in 2006... is there an easy way to delete these? Or should this list take a Braudelian view of the "long 20th century"? ;)

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message 5: by Marion (new)

Jun 24, 2008 04:04am

Some of those definitely aren't 20th century

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message 6: by Ashley (new)

Jun 24, 2008 08:31am

There are a lot of those 19th century books, but now there are also many that are 21st century as well i.e. The Host and the most recent Harry Potter books. Is there any way to delete them?

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message 7: by Snorkle (new)

Jun 25, 2008 08:38am

I was getting all annoyed because they had a couple books that were published after 2000, but then I realized that I had just voted for Pride and Prejudice....I wish that there was a way to delete books that didn't fit the critieria...or maybe if the list was programmed to automatically check the publication date and tell you whether or not you could add it to the list...

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message 8: by Wifey (last edited Jun 25, 2008 08:48am) (new)

Jun 25, 2008 08:46am

Why isn't Celine or Saint Exupéry or Borges on this list? I call bullshit. Or i don't know... Vonnegut?

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message 9: by Kelly (new)

Jun 25, 2008 10:49am

Um, people? Jane Austen novels and/or Jane Eyre are in NO WAY 20th century novels, whatever thousandth reprinting that they're on right now that happens to have taken place in that century.

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message 10: by bryan (new)

Jun 25, 2008 11:09am

It's called the "best books" of the 20th century, so why does everyone seem to be restricting themselves to novels?

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message 11: by jessica juniper (new)

Jun 25, 2008 12:39pm

There are several books on here that are not from the 20th Century...Jane Austen, The Brontes, and Joyce plus many more...can someone fix this please!

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message 12: by Bebe (new)

Jun 25, 2008 09:09pm

Um, Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre are not 20th c reads. Come on guys!

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message 13: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 26, 2008 04:00am

Dracula was written on 1897, not in 20th century for sure.

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message 14: by Lisa/Bluestem (new)

Jun 26, 2008 08:47am

Could we move Time Traveler's Wife to the 21st Century list?

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message 15: by bup (new)

Jun 27, 2008 11:37am

THE KING JAMES BIBLE!?

THE BOOK OF MORMON!?

And it's amazing how many votes Pride and Prejudice has gotten - 30!

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message 16: by Lexi (last edited Feb 25, 2009 02:51am) (new)

Jun 28, 2008 12:09pm

Several books not written in the 20th century:

Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (I think)

Don't get me wrong, these are all great books but they don't belong on this list! Please check dates (or at least use common sense) before adding books to a date-specific list!

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message 17: by Matthew (new)

Jun 28, 2008 10:52pm

you couldn't be more right, throw in Kafka, as well. then the non-20th century books, along with the pop fiction books on the list?

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message 18: by Megan (new)

Jun 30, 2008 10:22pm

Vonnegut should definetly be on this list.

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message 19: by Laura (new)

Jul 01, 2008 07:37am

If you think so, why not add Vonnegut to the list? Seems simpler than complaining about it.

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message 20: by Stacy (new)

Jul 01, 2008 09:06am

The 20th century seems to have lasted for more than two hundred years. I have to agree with the poster who commented on the lack of nonfiction. What about Backlash by Susan Faludi? Something by John Krakauer or David Sedaris?

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message 21: by Laura (new)

Jul 01, 2008 09:27am

Guys. You are aware that you can, you know, add any book you want to this list, right? If you think something belongs on the list yet is not there, ADD IT YOURSELF.

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message 22: by Todd (new)

Jul 04, 2008 11:17am

This list appears to be restricting books based on the "published" date for some random (default?) edition, rather than the often-available "first published" date. This would explain why Pride & Prejudice (1813) can make the list, but it doesn't want me to add To the Lighthouse (1927).

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message 23: by Sarah (new)

Jul 12, 2008 09:18pm

Gah!! The books on this list that were not written in the 20th century are hurting my OCD. Is there any way to edit? To remove books from the list that others have added?

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message 24: by Mommy (new)

Jul 17, 2008 10:11am

where is THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP by John Irving?

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message 25: by Ashley (new)

Jul 18, 2008 09:06am

It's there (page 2), but if there's anything you think should be on any list, add it yourself.

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message 26: by Kenneth (new)

Jul 29, 2008 10:45am

oh boy some real chestnuts. C'mon Where's your Henry Miller. He is only the greatest American author of that century. and seriously, what's up with the book of Mormon?

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message 27: by Nathanimal (new)

Jul 29, 2008 10:48am

The Book of Mormon? #4? Really guys?

It's not even very well written! Despite being published in 1830 (and written, allegedly, mosty in the B.C.E)

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message 28: by Sunil (last edited Jul 29, 2008 11:11am) (new)

Jul 29, 2008 11:09am

Hmmm,,,, No Bellow in first hundred. And you have Harry Potter.Shame.

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message 29: by Matt (new)

Jul 29, 2008 11:10am

Ok, this is nuts. There are 19th century books appearing here, and there are 20th century books I can't add because there isn't a 20th century edition in the database.

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message 30: by Alex (last edited Jul 29, 2008 11:55am) (new)

Jul 29, 2008 11:14am

Though it's a disputed point, the Book of Mormon was written sometime between 2,000 B.C. and 1830 A.D. As beloved and influential as it may be, one thing it isn't is a book of the 20th Century. Putting it on this list just makes you look dumb.

Also: Holy Bible.

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message 31: by Matt (new)

Jul 29, 2008 11:16am

And another thing, the Lord of the Ring's score is getting killed by the fact that two different versions of the book (as a single epic, and as a trilogy) are appearing on the list.

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message 32: by Donitello (new)

Jul 29, 2008 04:19pm

I presume we're supposed to vote ONLY for the book that we think should occupy #1 spot?

That'll be easy, of course -- it's The Book of Mormon. (JOKING!!!!)

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message 33: by Emily (new)

Jul 29, 2008 04:36pm

I cannot believe Sometimes A Great Notion, Ken Kesey, is not in the top 100. I didnt even see it in the top 200.

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message 34: by Giovany (last edited Jul 29, 2008 08:44pm) (new)

Jul 29, 2008 08:43pm

apoyen a Proust!!!!!!
lets stand for proust!!!!
aller Marcel, il est fantastique

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message 35: by Layce (new)

Jul 30, 2008 10:17am

An interesting assortment of books. One I could refer to for future reference.

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message 36: by Jane (new)

Jul 30, 2008 01:26pm

Henry James is missing, sorely. Too much JK Rowling and CS Lewis.

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message 37: by Roxanne (new)

Jul 30, 2008 04:00pm

The Tin Drum must be among the top 100...BB

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message 38: by Michael (new)

Jul 30, 2008 05:09pm

It speaks to my heart and soul. It reaffirms that good can win out over evils. I have read it over 120 times since Thanksgiving, 1970.
And people... please remember, it is actually one book, not three, an a trilogy; that aspect was a business/publishing choice not a creative (the author's) choice.

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message 39: by David (last edited Jul 30, 2008 06:17pm) (new)

Jul 30, 2008 05:29pm

Sometimes a Great Notion is a Masterpiece.

The Harry Potter books are entertaining enough, but hardly in the same league.

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message 40: by David (new)

Jul 30, 2008 06:15pm

That's what I get for being a bookworm, I guess. Zero friends! Maybe I should wash more often.

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message 41: by Paula (new)

Jul 30, 2008 08:18pm

I'm not really thrilled that the Harry Potter books made this list....they really don't belong here !

What about : The Red Tent by Diamont ??

: The Celestine Prophies ??

: The Kite Runner ??

: A Thousand Splendid Suns ??

?????????????????????

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message 42: by Rebecca (new)

Jul 31, 2008 11:18am

Seems like the Lord of the Rings series shouldn't be listed as a separate option with each of the 3 books also on the list.

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message 43: by Lisa (new)

Aug 04, 2008 06:14pm

Did I miss something? I didn't see Le Miserables on the list???

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message 44: by Ashley (new)

Aug 05, 2008 06:25pm

If something isn't on the list anywhere that you think should be, add it. That's the point.

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message 45: by Gary (new)

Aug 11, 2008 09:36am

_Les misérables_ was published in the 19th Century.

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message 46: by Laura (new)

Aug 11, 2008 12:17pm

Les Miserables was on the list, and was removed for the reason Gary states. If it's put back on, it will be removed again.

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message 47: by Elizabeth (new)

Aug 17, 2008 02:22am

I saw so many of my all time favorites! Mists of Avelon, Rebecca, Diary of Anne Frank, James and the Giant Peach even The Witching Hour! WOW! I guess as much as I read I consider something really great if after a couple of years and thousands of books later I still remember it then its pretty good.

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message 48: by Marcus (new)

Aug 20, 2008 12:19pm

Did I miss Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture?

Pretty big book of the 90's...it, ya know, coined the name ofr an entire generation...

There's a lot of books on this list, I could have missed it.

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message 49: by Cindy (new)

Sep 01, 2008 11:44am

The Harry Potter books enticed countless numbers of kids, who would never normally pick up a book when they could be playing a video game, to read. In my opinion, any book or series of books, that can do this deserves to be this list.

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message 50: by [deleted user] (last edited Sep 06, 2008 12:57pm) (new)

Sep 06, 2008 12:56pm

Paula, it's the 21st century. The Kite Runner and it's sequel were released in THIS century, not eight years ago. I AM annoyed by The Pillars of the Earth, though.

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