Best Books of the 20th Century

301.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 497,876 ratings
301.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,378 ratings
303.
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces 4.13 avg rating — 44,162 ratings
304.
Howl and Other Poems
Howl and Other Poems 4.13 avg rating — 117,396 ratings
305.
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,240 ratings
306.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,606 ratings
307.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating — 164,220 ratings
308.
The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game 4.10 avg rating — 41,298 ratings
309.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,245 ratings
310.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,692 ratings
311.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,864 ratings
312.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 62,559 ratings
313.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,156 ratings
314.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,694 ratings
315.
Old Yeller
Old Yeller 4.10 avg rating — 102,362 ratings
316.
The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,032 ratings
317.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,230 ratings
318.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,950 ratings
319.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,863 ratings
320.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,353 ratings
321.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,403 ratings
322.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,881 ratings
323.
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4) 4.18 avg rating — 12,161 ratings
324.
The Fall
The Fall 4.03 avg rating — 127,532 ratings
325.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,221 ratings
326.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating — 442,623 ratings
327.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,297 ratings
328.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,618 ratings
329.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,265 ratings
330.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,163 ratings
331.
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,293 ratings
332.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,466 ratings
333.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,894 ratings
334.
Animal Farm / 1984
Animal Farm / 1984 4.30 avg rating — 211,252 ratings
335.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,451 ratings
336.
Demian
Demian 4.14 avg rating — 129,444 ratings
337.
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 472,809 ratings
338.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,064 ratings
339.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,869 ratings
340.
The Bone People
The Bone People 4.04 avg rating — 23,580 ratings
341.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,975 ratings
342.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 49,452 ratings
343.
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 381,975 ratings
344.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating — 93,525 ratings
345.
Prodigal Summer
Prodigal Summer 4.05 avg rating — 123,744 ratings
346.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,741 ratings
347.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,926 ratings
348.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,382 ratings
349.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,447 ratings
350.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,985 ratings
351.
Stuart Little
Stuart Little 3.89 avg rating — 130,730 ratings
352.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 169,994 ratings
353.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
How to Win Friends & Influence People 4.22 avg rating — 1,110,671 ratings
354.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating — 49,166 ratings
355.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating — 47,416 ratings
356.
Mythology
Mythology 4.03 avg rating — 58,931 ratings
357.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,661 ratings
358.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating — 42,912 ratings
359.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,931 ratings
360.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,872 ratings
361.
Mother Night
Mother Night 4.23 avg rating — 102,420 ratings
362.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,202 ratings
363.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,029 ratings
364.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,831 ratings
365.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby 3.82 avg rating — 3,443 ratings
366.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating — 162,844 ratings
367.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,857 ratings
368.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,608 ratings
369.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany 4.22 avg rating — 144,572 ratings
370.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating — 107,095 ratings
371.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,620 ratings
372.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,267 ratings
373.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating — 71,403 ratings
374.
Death in Venice
Death in Venice 3.69 avg rating — 65,705 ratings
375.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,138 ratings
376.
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume 4.23 avg rating — 79,703 ratings
377.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,276 ratings
378.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,923 ratings
379.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by: Avi
3.86 avg rating — 87,617 ratings
380.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,419 ratings
381.
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid 4.29 avg rating — 51,677 ratings
382.
100 Selected Poems
100 Selected Poems 4.28 avg rating — 29,267 ratings
383.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,674 ratings
384.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,759 ratings
385.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,556 ratings
386.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,995 ratings
387.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 146,260 ratings
388.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz 4.34 avg rating — 83,588 ratings
389.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale 3.51 avg rating — 29,209 ratings
390.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating — 107,778 ratings
391.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,789 ratings
392.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,359 ratings
393.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,821 ratings
394.
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
395.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,972 ratings
396.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating — 13,450 ratings
397.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,500 ratings
398.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating — 97,501 ratings
399.
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund 4.22 avg rating — 69,801 ratings
400.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,210 ratings
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