Best Books of the 20th Century

101.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,481 ratings
102.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,004 ratings
103.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,237 ratings
104.
She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating — 357,210 ratings
105.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,898 ratings
106.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,001 ratings
107.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,384 ratings
108.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,270 ratings
109.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,469 ratings
110.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,879 ratings
111.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,748 ratings
112.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,124 ratings
113.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,396 ratings
114.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,947,968 ratings
115.
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1)
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1) 4.61 avg rating — 148,625 ratings
116.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,097 ratings
117.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,787 ratings
118.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,040 ratings
119.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,711 ratings
120.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.38 avg rating — 439,075 ratings
121.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,182 ratings
122.
The Prophet
The Prophet 4.23 avg rating — 321,077 ratings
123.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,448 ratings
124.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,272 ratings
125.
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon 4.32 avg rating — 389,616 ratings
126.
The Waste Land
The Waste Land 4.11 avg rating — 57,817 ratings
127.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,925 ratings
128.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,047 ratings
129.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,541 ratings
130.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,117 ratings
131.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,909 ratings
132.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,590 ratings
133.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 206,448 ratings
134.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,888 ratings
135.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,839 ratings
136.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,257 ratings
137.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,757 ratings
138.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,697 ratings
139.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,552 ratings
140.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,262 ratings
141.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,648 ratings
142.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating — 499,593 ratings
143.
Dubliners
Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 170,127 ratings
144.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,684 ratings
145.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,679 ratings
146.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,858 ratings
147.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,548 ratings
148.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,653 ratings
149.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,398 ratings
150.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,364 ratings
151.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,096 ratings
152.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,127 ratings
153.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,611 ratings
154.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 324,979 ratings
155.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,200 ratings
156.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,277 ratings
157.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,044 ratings
158.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating — 1,153,838 ratings
159.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,524 ratings
160.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,208 ratings
161.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 444,999 ratings
162.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,431 ratings
163.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,145 ratings
164.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,641 ratings
165.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,730 ratings
166.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,673 ratings
167.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,211 ratings
168.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,226 ratings
169.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,016 ratings
170.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,182 ratings
171.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,845 ratings
172.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,828 ratings
173.
Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1)
Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 66,153 ratings
174.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,068,938 ratings
175.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,885 ratings
176.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,373 ratings
177.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,434 ratings
178.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,376 ratings
179.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,384 ratings
180.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating — 108,206 ratings
181.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,865 ratings
182.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,427 ratings
183.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,835 ratings
184.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,342 ratings
185.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,544 ratings
186.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,190 ratings
187.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,547 ratings
188.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,622 ratings
189.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,677 ratings
190.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,889 ratings
191.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating — 320,899 ratings
192.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,350 ratings
193.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,018 ratings
194.
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 — 575,218 ratings
195.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,775 ratings
196.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,084 ratings
197.
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 218,783 ratings
198.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,664 ratings
199.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,258 ratings
200.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,467 ratings
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