Listopia > Philip's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (47 Books)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"Liked it alot"
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The Grapes of Wrath
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"thought it amazing on the social structure of America"
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The Great Gatsby
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"Fitzgerals's Best work"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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East of Eden
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"Enjoyed it"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Little Prince
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"A favorite"
Philip
rated it 3 stars
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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"really am a big fan"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Gone with the Wind
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"read this 4 or 5 times and it is always a different perspective when I read it"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Atlas Shrugged
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"Really liked this alot"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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A Confederacy of Dunces
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"One of the funniest reads"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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The Handmaid's Tale
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"Like Atwoods writng alot"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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"Sort of a John irving fan this was OK but he's written better"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
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"Wish i had read these as a child but probablt wouldn't have got it"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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"Sachrine but I enjoyed the read"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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":ove Toni Morrison and alot of her work"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Ulysses
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"Read this a couple of times - its a great book once you get into the patter of the writing"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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The Sun Also Rises
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"Like Hemingway alot - American authors are one of my favorites"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Sound and the Fury
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"American writer - and Southern"
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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"Good read"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Fountainhead
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"Liked this alot "
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Name of the Rose
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"Best of his writing"
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Love in the Time of Cholera
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"My favorite Garcia book - the translation was jsut beautiful - this made me a Garcia fan although I had read other things before this"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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The Stand
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"Like King (good for commuting) and really enjoyed this"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
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"Liked this alot - great period piece"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Animal Farm
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"This is good but it made me crazy - still hate the idea of someone watching me - explains my fixation with no one knows me"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Joy Luck Club
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"I like Tan's take on Chinese americans and her strong women characters"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Franny and Zooey
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"High school read that I liked alot - early Gossip Girl"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Old Man and the Sea
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"My Favorite"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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"Potter Fan- read them all"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
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"This book made me drive across country I can't tell you how many times and in what conditions - hate to drive now"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Gravity’s Rainbow
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"Hard read but goood"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Lord of the Flies
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"Cruel - so private school - survival of the fittest"
Philip
rated it 3 stars
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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"Really great - what evry guy wants to do"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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"Heart breakingly beautiful"
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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"Cut my teeth on this before I read Ulysses"
Philip
rated it 3 stars
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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"Love Sherlock"
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To the Lighthouse
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"Love Virginia Woolf - such a creative and brave soul"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Tender Is the Night
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"My personal favorite - very autobiographical-and very bittersweet - you can see where Gatsby starts - just great but Gushy / mushy but a good read"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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Of Mice and Men
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"Great Book - george!!!"
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
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"Found this very interesting -wish he had more out"
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Sophie’s Choice
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"Love this Book - Personal Favorite - "
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The World According to Garp
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"My favorite book by Irving"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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A Farewell to Arms
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"One of his Best"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
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"Big Anne Rice fan - read them all even the soft porn"
Philip
rated it 5 stars
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The House of Mirth
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"This was the saddest of all but really good"
Philip
rated it 4 stars
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Steppenwolf
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The Waves
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"Love Her"
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The Magus
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"Read this because of the French Lieutenants Woman - itr wa sso confusing but interesting - was convinced i was illiterate after I read it"
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