Best Books of the 20th Century

201.
Sophie’s World
Sophie’s World 3.97 avg rating — 275,112 ratings
202.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,936 ratings
203.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,281 ratings
204.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,506 ratings
205.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,530 ratings
206.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.37 avg rating — 435,025 ratings
207.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,429 ratings
208.
Exodus
Exodus
by: Leon Uris
4.34 avg rating — 100,893 ratings
209.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,654 ratings
210.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,957 ratings
211.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,074 ratings
212.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4.34 avg rating — 538,141 ratings
213.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,968 ratings
214.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,131 ratings
215.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,245 ratings
216.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,208 ratings
217.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,671 ratings
218.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,139 ratings
219.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,942 ratings
220.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,670 ratings
221.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,015 ratings
222.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,595 ratings
223.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,315 ratings
224.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,901 ratings
225.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,876 ratings
226.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,738 ratings
227.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,101 ratings
228.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,420 ratings
229.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,859 ratings
230.
The Hours
The Hours 3.96 avg rating — 146,845 ratings
231.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 516,084 ratings
232.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,752 ratings
233.
The Firm
The Firm 4.06 avg rating — 634,751 ratings
234.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,055 ratings
235.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,040 ratings
236.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,044 ratings
237.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,109 ratings
238.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,407 ratings
239.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 93,086 ratings
240.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,311 ratings
241.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,546 ratings
242.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,380 ratings
243.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,275 ratings
244.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,597 ratings
245.
Foundation / Foundation and Empire / Second Foundation / The Stars, Like Dust / The Naked Sun / I, Robot
Foundation / Foundation and Empire / Second Foundation / The Stars, Like Dust / The Naked Sun / I, Robot 4.40 avg rating — 5,479 ratings
246.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,536 ratings
247.
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 298,092 ratings
248.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,714 ratings
249.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,453 ratings
250.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,445 ratings
251.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,592 ratings
252.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,130 ratings
253.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating — 123,829 ratings
254.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,468 ratings
255.
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer 3.51 avg rating — 18,132 ratings
256.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,323 ratings
257.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,852 ratings
258.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,726 ratings
259.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,133 ratings
260.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,156 ratings
261.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,239 ratings
262.
The Pearl
The Pearl 3.56 avg rating — 261,769 ratings
263.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,595 ratings
264.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,988 ratings
265.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,723 ratings
266.
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings 4.44 avg rating — 33,249 ratings
267.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating — 45,860 ratings
268.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,182 ratings
269.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,244 ratings
270.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,650 ratings
271.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,109 ratings
272.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,915 ratings
273.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,097 ratings
274.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,657 ratings
275.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,713 ratings
276.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,537 ratings
277.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,464 ratings
278.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,418 ratings
279.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,393 ratings
280.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 216,974 ratings
281.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,297 ratings
282.
Nausea
Nausea 3.93 avg rating — 134,138 ratings
283.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,268 ratings
284.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,432 ratings
285.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,904 ratings
286.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,847 ratings
287.
The Polar Express
The Polar Express 4.32 avg rating — 246,415 ratings
288.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers 3.64 avg rating — 55,116 ratings
289.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.33 avg rating — 28,033 ratings
290.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,512 ratings
291.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating — 351,354 ratings
292.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,063 ratings
293.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,059 ratings
294.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,255 ratings
295.
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
by: Anne Rice
4.11 avg rating — 212,564 ratings
296.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,930 ratings
297.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,608 ratings
298.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating — 23,499 ratings
299.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 466,954 ratings
300.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,303 ratings
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