New York Public Library Books of the Century pt 1

1.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,375 ratings
2.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,323 ratings
3.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain 4.13 avg rating — 56,596 ratings
4.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,640 ratings
5.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,090 ratings
6.
The Waste Land
The Waste Land 4.11 avg rating — 57,821 ratings
7.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,341 ratings
8.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,016 ratings
9.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,176 ratings
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Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,214 ratings
11.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,918 ratings
12.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,328 ratings
13.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,505 ratings
14.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,383 ratings
15.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,986 ratings
16.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,183 ratings
17.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,583 ratings
18.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,493 ratings
19.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,361 ratings
20.
Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1)
Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 66,162 ratings
21.
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters 3.71 avg rating — 23,697 ratings
22.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,732 ratings
23.
The Portable Faulkner
The Portable Faulkner 4.30 avg rating — 888 ratings
24.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,296 ratings
25.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,235 ratings
26.
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Six Characters in Search of an Author 3.83 avg rating — 22,012 ratings
27.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,703 ratings
28.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,386 ratings
29.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,356 ratings
30.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,167 ratings
31.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North 3.72 avg rating — 32,265 ratings
32.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,275 ratings
33.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,933 ratings
34.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating — 28,866 ratings
35.
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole 3.93 avg rating — 559 ratings
35.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,150 ratings
37.
Renascence and Other Poems
Renascence and Other Poems 4.22 avg rating — 1,383 ratings
38.
The Meaning of Relativity
The Meaning of Relativity 4.29 avg rating — 924 ratings
39.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating — 217,105 ratings
40.
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
by: Dr. Seuss
4.19 avg rating — 575,263 ratings
41.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,287 ratings
42.
The Double Helix
The Double Helix 3.84 avg rating — 19,752 ratings
43.
The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue
The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue 4.02 avg rating — 352 ratings
44.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,071 ratings
45.
Romancero gitano
Romancero gitano 4.23 avg rating — 13,863 ratings
46.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,232 ratings
47.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating — 32,456 ratings
48.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,853 ratings
49.
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams 3.84 avg rating — 79,564 ratings
50.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men 3.97 avg rating — 3,971 ratings
51.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,141 ratings
52.
The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,769 ratings
53.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating — 34,131 ratings
54.
Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation 3.55 avg rating — 3,149 ratings
55.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,315 ratings
56.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,281 ratings
57.
Non-Violent Resistance
Non-Violent Resistance 4.15 avg rating — 877 ratings
57.
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,123 ratings
59.
Tender Buttons
Tender Buttons 3.65 avg rating — 7,004 ratings
60.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,399 ratings
61.
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth 4.34 avg rating — 30,601 ratings
62.
The Prophet
The Prophet 4.23 avg rating — 321,109 ratings
62.
Woman Suffrage And Politics: The Inner Story Of The Suffrage Movement
Woman Suffrage And Politics: The Inner Story Of The Suffrage Movement 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
64.
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,730 ratings
65.
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala 3.85 avg rating — 6,324 ratings
66.
Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
by: Zane Grey
3.75 avg rating — 14,360 ratings
67.
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects 4.01 avg rating — 21,974 ratings
68.
The Life of the Bee
The Life of the Bee 3.89 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
69.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America 4.43 avg rating — 1,878 ratings
69.
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 47,214 ratings
71.
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There 4.31 avg rating — 35,158 ratings
72.
King Solomon's Ring
King Solomon's Ring 4.13 avg rating — 4,448 ratings
73.
Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version
Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version
by: Anonymous
4.47 avg rating — 2,038 ratings
74.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life 4.21 avg rating — 6,189 ratings
75.
The Battle with the Slum
The Battle with the Slum 3.77 avg rating — 53 ratings
76.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,284 ratings
77.
Twenty Years at Hull House
Twenty Years at Hull House 3.65 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
78.
The House on Henry Street
The House on Henry Street 3.72 avg rating — 40 ratings
79.
The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens
The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens 4.22 avg rating — 59 ratings
80.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,693 ratings
81.
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America 4.30 avg rating — 15,925 ratings
82.
U.S.A
U.S.A 4.12 avg rating — 4,966 ratings
83.
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living 4.14 avg rating — 2,848 ratings
84.
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit 3.87 avg rating — 1,443 ratings
85.
Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System
Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System 3.76 avg rating — 530 ratings
86.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,544 ratings
87.
The Family of Man
The Family of Man 4.22 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
88.
Guerrillas
Guerrillas 3.33 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
89.
The Bride Price
The Bride Price 3.74 avg rating — 1,680 ratings
90.
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 8,968 ratings
91.
Suicide: A Study in Sociology
Suicide: A Study in Sociology 3.85 avg rating — 4,382 ratings
92.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex
Studies in the Psychology of Sex 3.36 avg rating — 36 ratings
93.
Baby and Child Care
Baby and Child Care 3.80 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
94.
The Courage to Be
The Courage to Be 4.09 avg rating — 3,794 ratings
95.
The Politics of Ecstasy
The Politics of Ecstasy 3.81 avg rating — 684 ratings
96.
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families 4.16 avg rating — 27,320 ratings
97.
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales 3.83 avg rating — 6,186 ratings
98.
Ball Four
Ball Four 4.05 avg rating — 20,736 ratings
99.
My fight for birth control
My fight for birth control 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings
100.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road 4.11 avg rating — 8,197 ratings