Best Twentieth Century American Novels

201.
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1)
Nobody's Fool (Sully #1) 4.11 avg rating — 32,110 ratings
202.
Operation Shylock: A Confession
Operation Shylock: A Confession 3.77 avg rating — 4,965 ratings
202.
Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women 4.15 avg rating — 15,177 ratings
204.
The Living
The Living 3.85 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
204.
A Ship of Pearl
A Ship of Pearl 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
204.
Tar Baby
Tar Baby 3.99 avg rating — 23,196 ratings
204.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 185,999 ratings
204.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,990 ratings
209.
Tales of the Dying Earth
Tales of the Dying Earth 4.12 avg rating — 5,966 ratings
209.
A New Life
A New Life 3.73 avg rating — 694 ratings
209.
The Human Comedy By William Saroyan
The Human Comedy By William Saroyan
by: Author
4.19 avg rating — 42 ratings
209.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 3.80 avg rating — 67,726 ratings
209.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,244 ratings
209.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,658 ratings
209.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,102 ratings
216.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating — 32,112 ratings
216.
BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 3.56 avg rating — 2,816 ratings
216.
Bluebeard
Bluebeard 4.07 avg rating — 43,506 ratings
216.
Lone Bull's Mistake; A Lodge Pole Chief Story
Lone Bull's Mistake; A Lodge Pole Chief Story 4.43 avg rating — 230 ratings
220.
Running Eagle, the Warrior Girl
Running Eagle, the Warrior Girl 4.51 avg rating — 162 ratings
221.
Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2)
Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 23,936 ratings
222.
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History 3.92 avg rating — 3,711 ratings
222.
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine 4.09 avg rating — 76,313 ratings
222.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating — 221,267 ratings
222.
Dying Inside
Dying Inside 3.82 avg rating — 7,310 ratings
222.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,677 ratings
227.
God Knows
God Knows 3.80 avg rating — 3,708 ratings
227.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls 3.64 avg rating — 3,883 ratings
229.
The Word for World Is Forest
The Word for World Is Forest 4.06 avg rating — 40,140 ratings
229.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 3.99 avg rating — 8,118 ratings
231.
More Than Human
More Than Human 3.94 avg rating — 19,215 ratings
232.
Letting Go
Letting Go 3.73 avg rating — 1,914 ratings
232.
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet 3.90 avg rating — 4,660 ratings
232.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,398 ratings
235.
The Clock Winder
The Clock Winder 3.71 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
236.
Lie Down in Darkness
Lie Down in Darkness 3.81 avg rating — 3,542 ratings
236.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating — 10,537 ratings
236.
Celestial Navigation
Celestial Navigation 3.74 avg rating — 5,488 ratings
239.
The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow 4.02 avg rating — 27,373 ratings
239.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,702 ratings
241.
First Blood
First Blood 4.05 avg rating — 11,078 ratings
241.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating — 54,401 ratings
243.
Remembering Laughter
Remembering Laughter 3.83 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
244.
Company K
Company K 4.23 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
244.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating — 149,598 ratings
246.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,410 ratings
246.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,279 ratings
246.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,239 ratings
249.
A Shooting Star
A Shooting Star 3.37 avg rating — 622 ratings
249.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,347 ratings
251.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,157 ratings
252.
The Rector of Justin
The Rector of Justin 3.93 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
252.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,779 ratings
254.
The Tortilla Curtain
The Tortilla Curtain 3.66 avg rating — 34,023 ratings
255.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,170 ratings
256.
Great Maria
Great Maria 4.09 avg rating — 592 ratings
257.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,284 ratings
257.
Until the Sun Falls
Until the Sun Falls 4.17 avg rating — 288 ratings
259.
The Lords of Vaumartin
The Lords of Vaumartin 3.64 avg rating — 100 ratings
260.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem 3.88 avg rating — 396 ratings
261.
Rage
Rage 3.71 avg rating — 55,113 ratings
261.
Traveller
Traveller 3.91 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
263.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,191 ratings
264.
The Glass Key
The Glass Key 3.92 avg rating — 13,390 ratings
264.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,643 ratings
264.
The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing 3.53 avg rating — 2,113 ratings
267.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
268.
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede 4.36 avg rating — 6,627 ratings
269.
Confederates
Confederates 4.06 avg rating — 1,257 ratings
270.
The City of Joy
The City of Joy 4.26 avg rating — 8,086 ratings
271.
Now in November
Now in November 3.72 avg rating — 2,211 ratings
271.
Christy
Christy 4.25 avg rating — 56,475 ratings
273.
The Wolves of Paris
The Wolves of Paris 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings
274.
The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom 3.50 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
274.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,079 ratings
276.
Song of Kali
Song of Kali 3.61 avg rating — 15,308 ratings
276.
Delta Wedding
Delta Wedding 3.61 avg rating — 3,773 ratings
276.
Eclipse of the Sun (Children of the Last Days #3)
Eclipse of the Sun (Children of the Last Days #3) 4.44 avg rating — 852 ratings
279.
Vice Avenged
Vice Avenged 3.48 avg rating — 88 ratings
279.
The Heirs of the Kingdom
The Heirs of the Kingdom 4.13 avg rating — 86 ratings
281.
The Finnsburg Encounter
The Finnsburg Encounter 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings
281.
The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,135 ratings
283.
Kristin Lavransdatter 1-3: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross
Kristin Lavransdatter 1-3: The Bridal Wreath/The Mistress of Husaby/The Cross 4.31 avg rating — 13,884 ratings
284.
The Free Man
The Free Man 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings
284.
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) 4.36 avg rating — 156,357 ratings
286.
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior 3.71 avg rating — 45,613 ratings
287.
Winter Moon
Winter Moon 3.86 avg rating — 18,955 ratings
288.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,742 ratings
289.
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1)
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 113,041 ratings
290.
Fair Blows the Wind
Fair Blows the Wind 4.13 avg rating — 3,480 ratings
291.
The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders 4.06 avg rating — 4,009 ratings
292.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath 3.89 avg rating — 8,782 ratings
293.
A Son of the Circus
A Son of the Circus 3.67 avg rating — 21,096 ratings
294.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,876 ratings
295.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating — 32,458 ratings
296.
Babbitt
Babbitt 3.69 avg rating — 24,525 ratings
297.
Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus 3.86 avg rating — 21,382 ratings
298.
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity 4.06 avg rating — 27,755 ratings
299.
The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus: Rear Window and Other Stories / I Married a Dead Man / Waltz into Darkness
The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus: Rear Window and Other Stories / I Married a Dead Man / Waltz into Darkness 4.20 avg rating — 214 ratings
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