Best Books of the 20th Century

401.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 267,187 ratings
402.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,238 ratings
403.
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 322,491 ratings
404.
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 100,181 ratings
405.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,091 ratings
406.
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 96,151 ratings
407.
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce 4.32 avg rating — 175,027 ratings
408.
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth 4.26 avg rating — 53,103 ratings
409.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,395 ratings
410.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,041 ratings
411.
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family 4.20 avg rating — 34,067 ratings
412.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me 4.11 avg rating — 69,182 ratings
413.
Trainspotting
Trainspotting 4.11 avg rating — 174,906 ratings
414.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,886 ratings
415.
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 179,277 ratings
416.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,389 ratings
417.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,263 ratings
418.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,706 ratings
419.
High Fidelity
High Fidelity 3.90 avg rating — 211,775 ratings
420.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,346 ratings
421.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,176 ratings
422.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,233 ratings
423.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,513 ratings
424.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating — 45,004 ratings
425.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,932 ratings
426.
The Brothers K
The Brothers K 4.39 avg rating — 16,666 ratings
427.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
428.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,283 ratings
429.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,653 ratings
430.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,272 ratings
431.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 29,560 ratings
432.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,057 ratings
433.
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair 4.20 avg rating — 79,710 ratings
434.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,111 ratings
435.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating — 9,798 ratings
436.
About a Boy
About a Boy 3.80 avg rating — 140,015 ratings
437.
Papillon
Papillon 4.23 avg rating — 74,110 ratings
438.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night 4.06 avg rating — 42,393 ratings
439.
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 102,546 ratings
440.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 4.16 avg rating — 801,888 ratings
441.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,215 ratings
442.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating — 22,246 ratings
443.
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays 4.22 avg rating — 63,600 ratings
444.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,882 ratings
445.
Pedro Páramo
Pedro Páramo 4.06 avg rating — 92,509 ratings
446.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,939 ratings
447.
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3)
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating — 20,497 ratings
448.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating — 93,728 ratings
449.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,676 ratings
450.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,500 ratings
451.
Collected Fictions
Collected Fictions 4.56 avg rating — 25,155 ratings
452.
Black Boy
Black Boy 4.09 avg rating — 55,306 ratings
453.
The Dharma Bums
The Dharma Bums 3.93 avg rating — 99,785 ratings
454.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 102,494 ratings
455.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 141,450 ratings
456.
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire 3.93 avg rating — 67,950 ratings
457.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating — 44,842 ratings
458.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,400 ratings
459.
Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Voyager (Outlander, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 325,468 ratings
460.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
460.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,394 ratings
462.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,852 ratings
463.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 4.40 avg rating — 11,064 ratings
464.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
465.
Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia 4.09 avg rating — 68,318 ratings
466.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
467.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,402 ratings
468.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,231 ratings
469.
Hopscotch
Hopscotch 4.20 avg rating — 47,312 ratings
470.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 3.78 avg rating — 56,592 ratings
471.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,644 ratings
472.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,707 ratings
473.
Galápagos
Galápagos 3.87 avg rating — 86,762 ratings
474.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,213 ratings
475.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,455 ratings
476.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,595 ratings
477.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,169 ratings
478.
Being and Time
Being and Time 4.05 avg rating — 27,067 ratings
479.
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 47,213 ratings
480.
Angels in America
Angels in America 4.30 avg rating — 22,976 ratings
481.
Four Quartets
Four Quartets 4.37 avg rating — 19,408 ratings
482.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,658 ratings
483.
We
We 3.88 avg rating — 107,851 ratings
484.
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek 4.04 avg rating — 56,529 ratings
485.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,498 ratings
486.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating — 189,052 ratings
487.
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 24,210 ratings
488.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.90 avg rating — 27,861 ratings
489.
The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk 4.10 avg rating — 20,524 ratings
490.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,100 ratings
491.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,881 ratings
492.
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,710 ratings
493.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating — 221,183 ratings
494.
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 259,251 ratings
495.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 20,124 ratings
496.
Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet 4.28 avg rating — 113,839 ratings
497.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating — 78,412 ratings
498.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,623 ratings
499.
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 92,483 ratings
500.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,127 ratings
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