The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century

101.
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? 3.83 avg rating β€” 14,380 ratings
102.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating β€” 248,109 ratings
103.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,614 ratings
104.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating β€” 32,456 ratings
105.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating β€” 28,421 ratings
106.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 110,511 ratings
107.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating β€” 109,442 ratings
107.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating β€” 311,407 ratings
109.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating β€” 499,209 ratings
110.
GalΓ‘pagos
GalΓ‘pagos 3.87 avg rating β€” 86,763 ratings
111.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy 4.01 avg rating β€” 17,627 ratings
112.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating β€” 118,735 ratings
113.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating β€” 101,108 ratings
114.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating β€” 192,270 ratings
115.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating β€” 30,277 ratings
115.
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano 3.98 avg rating β€” 8,829 ratings
117.
Every Man Dies Alone
Every Man Dies Alone 4.27 avg rating β€” 35,339 ratings
118.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating β€” 45,957 ratings
118.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,324 ratings
120.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,012,873 ratings
121.
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,781 ratings
122.
Sexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #1)
Sexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10,103 ratings
123.
The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)
The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7) 4.60 avg rating β€” 101,795 ratings
124.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,165,621 ratings
124.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating β€” 461,048 ratings
126.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating β€” 273,803 ratings
127.
Suttree
Suttree 4.20 avg rating β€” 27,013 ratings
128.
Momo
Momo 4.34 avg rating β€” 91,789 ratings
129.
The True Deceiver
The True Deceiver 3.82 avg rating β€” 7,210 ratings
130.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating β€” 337,465 ratings
130.
The Place of the Lion
The Place of the Lion 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,525 ratings
132.
The Hearing Trumpet
The Hearing Trumpet really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10,850 ratings
133.
Jealousy
Jealousy 3.54 avg rating β€” 3,190 ratings
134.
Anagrams
Anagrams 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,998 ratings
135.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating β€” 12,077 ratings
136.
Deadeye Dick
Deadeye Dick 3.84 avg rating β€” 31,076 ratings
137.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,102 ratings
138.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating β€” 136,876 ratings
139.
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train 3.72 avg rating β€” 36,830 ratings
140.
The Absolute at Large
The Absolute at Large 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,463 ratings
140.
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy 4.03 avg rating β€” 6,505 ratings
140.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,538,300 ratings
140.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,153,781 ratings
140.
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 435,502 ratings
145.
BalΓΊn-CanΓ‘n
BalΓΊn-CanΓ‘n 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,394 ratings
145.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating β€” 38,266 ratings
145.
Lady Chatterly's Lover
Lady Chatterly's Lover 3.50 avg rating β€” 134,616 ratings
148.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating β€” 134,934 ratings
148.
The Spectator Bird
The Spectator Bird really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 8,582 ratings
150.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating β€” 54,866 ratings
150.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,701 ratings
150.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,157 ratings
150.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,589 ratings
154.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
The Palm-Wine Drinkard 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,577 ratings
154.
The Wall
The Wall 4.29 avg rating β€” 2,006 ratings
154.
The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1)
The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 9,424 ratings
157.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating β€” 694,115 ratings
158.
Quiet Flows the Don
Quiet Flows the Don 4.11 avg rating β€” 12,975 ratings
158.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating β€” 152,235 ratings
160.
Moravagine
Moravagine 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,334 ratings
160.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating β€” 47,114 ratings
160.
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 29,079 ratings
163.
Riders in the Chariot
Riders in the Chariot really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 979 ratings
163.
A Sport And A Pastime
A Sport And A Pastime 3.65 avg rating β€” 11,087 ratings
165.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating β€” 93,089 ratings
166.
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 21,768 ratings
166.
Hardwired (Hardwired, #1)
Hardwired (Hardwired, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 5,338 ratings
166.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating β€” 192,667 ratings
169.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating β€” 11,878 ratings
169.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 4.09 avg rating β€” 26,666 ratings
169.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating β€” 333,850 ratings
169.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 911,956 ratings
173.
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2)
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2) 4.19 avg rating β€” 14,052 ratings
173.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,264 ratings
175.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,496 ratings
176.
The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain 4.10 avg rating β€” 582 ratings
176.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating β€” 275,069 ratings
176.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating β€” 200,085 ratings
179.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating β€” 428,380 ratings
179.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War 4.18 avg rating β€” 50,543 ratings
181.
The Fixer
The Fixer 3.98 avg rating β€” 11,820 ratings
181.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,263,377 ratings
183.
The Pole
The Pole 3.66 avg rating β€” 4,919 ratings
184.
Appointment in Samarra
Appointment in Samarra 3.81 avg rating β€” 16,052 ratings
184.
Loved and Missed
Loved and Missed 4.28 avg rating β€” 4,715 ratings
186.
The Salt Eaters
The Salt Eaters 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,573 ratings
187.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating β€” 320,914 ratings
188.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating β€” 235,959 ratings
189.
She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating β€” 357,244 ratings
190.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,407 ratings
191.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating β€” 9,798 ratings
192.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating β€” 22,246 ratings
193.
My Name Is Red
My Name Is Red 3.87 avg rating β€” 60,037 ratings
194.
Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual 4.18 avg rating β€” 9,834 ratings
195.
Le Grand Meaulnes
Le Grand Meaulnes 3.72 avg rating β€” 14,907 ratings
196.
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 4.03 avg rating β€” 11,389 ratings
197.
Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating β€” 5,712 ratings
198.
Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
by: Mo Yan
3.80 avg rating β€” 8,539 ratings
199.
Dream of Ding Village
Dream of Ding Village 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,728 ratings
200.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating β€” 93,529 ratings
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