Best Books of the 20th Century

701.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 4.23 avg rating — 21,775 ratings
701.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4.06 avg rating — 63,556 ratings
703.
Lake Wobegon Days
Lake Wobegon Days 3.64 avg rating — 8,324 ratings
704.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong 3.97 avg rating — 72,729 ratings
705.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,174 ratings
706.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,172 ratings
707.
Man and His Symbols
Man and His Symbols
by: C.G. Jung
4.19 avg rating — 32,164 ratings
708.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,271 ratings
709.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,422 ratings
710.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,072 ratings
711.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,993 ratings
712.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 94,560 ratings
713.
Ferdydurke
Ferdydurke 3.77 avg rating — 20,979 ratings
714.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating — 117,729 ratings
715.
Timeline
Timeline 3.87 avg rating — 214,291 ratings
716.
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux 4.12 avg rating — 18,420 ratings
717.
Birdy
Birdy 4.03 avg rating — 7,946 ratings
718.
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon 3.95 avg rating — 24,257 ratings
719.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love 4.02 avg rating — 74,808 ratings
720.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,052 ratings
720.
Nostromo
Nostromo 3.81 avg rating — 17,606 ratings
722.
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 251,997 ratings
723.
My Name Is Red
My Name Is Red 3.87 avg rating — 60,044 ratings
723.
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2)
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 21,067 ratings
725.
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 41,489 ratings
725.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,682 ratings
727.
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory 4.08 avg rating — 17,399 ratings
728.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating — 54,402 ratings
729.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,842 ratings
730.
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 81,544 ratings
730.
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 220,366 ratings
732.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,064 ratings
733.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,346 ratings
734.
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) 4.22 avg rating — 78,097 ratings
735.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,611 ratings
736.
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2)
The Promise (Reuven Malther, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 14,050 ratings
737.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating — 60,804 ratings
738.
Madeline
Madeline 4.26 avg rating — 217,195 ratings
738.
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2)
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 156,042 ratings
740.
Einstein’s Dreams
Einstein’s Dreams 4.06 avg rating — 42,083 ratings
741.
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty 4.15 avg rating — 19,542 ratings
741.
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf 3.17 avg rating — 43,177 ratings
743.
Arcadia
Arcadia 4.13 avg rating — 23,786 ratings
744.
No Exit and Three Other Plays
No Exit and Three Other Plays 4.08 avg rating — 29,815 ratings
745.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,421 ratings
746.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,207 ratings
747.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,120 ratings
747.
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord 3.99 avg rating — 101,427 ratings
749.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems 4.32 avg rating — 22,467 ratings
750.
Death on the Installment Plan
Death on the Installment Plan 4.20 avg rating — 9,040 ratings
751.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous 4.49 avg rating — 11,596 ratings
751.
Invisible Monsters Remix
Invisible Monsters Remix really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,323 ratings
753.
A Room with a View and Howards End
A Room with a View and Howards End 4.12 avg rating — 3,084 ratings
754.
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats 4.23 avg rating — 39,744 ratings
754.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,736 ratings
756.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 41,882 ratings
756.
Chess Story
Chess Story 4.27 avg rating — 159,025 ratings
756.
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 137,416 ratings
759.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,461 ratings
760.
The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest
The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest 4.30 avg rating — 1,990 ratings
761.
Martin Eden
Martin Eden 4.48 avg rating — 51,282 ratings
762.
The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth 3.91 avg rating — 30,482 ratings
763.
Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward 4.26 avg rating — 17,574 ratings
764.
Junky
Junky 3.85 avg rating — 69,897 ratings
765.
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating — 294,150 ratings
766.
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,419 ratings
767.
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 10,102 ratings
768.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie / The Girls of Slender Means / The Driver's Seat / The Only Problem
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie / The Girls of Slender Means / The Driver's Seat / The Only Problem 3.80 avg rating — 1,696 ratings
769.
The Beach
The Beach 3.98 avg rating — 94,576 ratings
770.
The Joke
The Joke 4.03 avg rating — 39,346 ratings
771.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,547 ratings
772.
The Book of the New Sun
The Book of the New Sun 4.23 avg rating — 4,542 ratings
772.
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey 3.80 avg rating — 44,101 ratings
774.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating — 25,382 ratings
775.
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3)
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 28,538 ratings
776.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,526 ratings
777.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,402 ratings
778.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,268 ratings
779.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,062 ratings
780.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 4.03 avg rating — 29,126 ratings
781.
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary 4.05 avg rating — 10,953 ratings
782.
The Samurai's Garden
The Samurai's Garden 4.16 avg rating — 27,759 ratings
783.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating — 26,870 ratings
784.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,871 ratings
785.
Imajica
Imajica 4.17 avg rating — 24,049 ratings
786.
The Angela's Ashes/'Tis Boxed Set
The Angela's Ashes/'Tis Boxed Set 4.15 avg rating — 1,674 ratings
786.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 80,371 ratings
788.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,305 ratings
789.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,240 ratings
790.
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44)
Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #44) 4.10 avg rating — 48,411 ratings
791.
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table 4.14 avg rating — 18,749 ratings
791.
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable 4.28 avg rating — 9,326 ratings
793.
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction 3.99 avg rating — 35,355 ratings
793.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating — 34,134 ratings
795.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,129 ratings
796.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,997 ratings
797.
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) 4.20 avg rating — 23,607 ratings
798.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,312 ratings
799.
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess 4.31 avg rating — 51,999 ratings
800.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 4.30 avg rating — 37,866 ratings
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