The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,900 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,621 ratings
3.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,561 ratings
4.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,929 ratings
5.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,382 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,105 ratings
7.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,054 ratings
8.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,170 ratings
9.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,699 ratings
10.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,312 ratings
11.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,550 ratings
12.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,315 ratings
13.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,250 ratings
14.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,284 ratings
15.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,972 ratings
16.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,317 ratings
17.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,052 ratings
18.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,895 ratings
19.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,694 ratings
20.
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,433 ratings
21.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,329 ratings
22.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,012 ratings
23.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,945 ratings
24.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,920 ratings
25.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,602 ratings
26.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,726 ratings
27.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,621 ratings
28.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,461 ratings
29.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,811 ratings
30.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 160,992 ratings
31.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,024 ratings
32.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating — 108,206 ratings
33.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,341 ratings
34.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,246 ratings
35.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,892 ratings
36.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,466 ratings
37.
The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet 4.40 avg rating — 35,764 ratings
38.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,307 ratings
39.
The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game 4.10 avg rating — 41,298 ratings
40.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,317 ratings
41.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,343 ratings
42.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,922 ratings
43.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,624 ratings
44.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,835 ratings
45.
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory 3.98 avg rating — 42,533 ratings
46.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,492 ratings
47.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,726 ratings
48.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
49.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
50.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,485 ratings
51.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.33 avg rating — 28,034 ratings
52.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,865 ratings
53.
Demian
Demian 4.14 avg rating — 129,445 ratings
53.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,142 ratings
55.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,360 ratings
56.
The Castle
The Castle 3.92 avg rating — 71,982 ratings
57.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,357 ratings
58.
Nausea
Nausea 3.93 avg rating — 134,145 ratings
59.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,161 ratings
60.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,848 ratings
61.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,169 ratings
62.
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge 3.93 avg rating — 9,668 ratings
63.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,826 ratings
64.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,174 ratings
65.
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek 4.04 avg rating — 56,526 ratings
66.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,222 ratings
67.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,885 ratings
68.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,203 ratings
69.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,845 ratings
70.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,988 ratings
71.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,738 ratings
72.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,379 ratings
73.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,255 ratings
74.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,241 ratings
75.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter 3.96 avg rating — 30,374 ratings
76.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,951 ratings
77.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,472 ratings
78.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,653 ratings
79.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,980 ratings
80.
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable 4.28 avg rating — 9,327 ratings
81.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,292 ratings
82.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating — 123,841 ratings
83.
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust 3.89 avg rating — 10,372 ratings
84.
The Lord Chandos Letter and Other Writings
The Lord Chandos Letter and Other Writings 3.92 avg rating — 1,277 ratings
85.
Ensayo sobre la ceguera
Ensayo sobre la ceguera 4.18 avg rating — 324,643 ratings
86.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,388 ratings
87.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,143 ratings
88.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,156 ratings
88.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,411 ratings
90.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,286 ratings
91.
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1)
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 22,253 ratings
92.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,126 ratings
93.
El túnel
El túnel 4.02 avg rating — 88,878 ratings
94.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,066 ratings
95.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,056 ratings
96.
Five Women
Five Women 3.83 avg rating — 379 ratings
97.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,169 ratings
98.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,894 ratings
99.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,274 ratings
100.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,698 ratings
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