100 Modernist Reads

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,227 ratings
2.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,873 ratings
3.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,989 ratings
4.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,084 ratings
5.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,313 ratings
6.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,384 ratings
7.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,695 ratings
8.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,359 ratings
9.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,977 ratings
10.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,216 ratings
11.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,010 ratings
12.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,776 ratings
13.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,791 ratings
14.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,868 ratings
15.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating — 217,128 ratings
16.
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus 4.18 avg rating — 83,974 ratings
17.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,118 ratings
18.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,396 ratings
19.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,286 ratings
20.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,868 ratings
21.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,153 ratings
22.
The Castle
The Castle 3.92 avg rating — 72,001 ratings
23.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,464 ratings
24.
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable
Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable 4.28 avg rating — 9,326 ratings
25.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating — 13,450 ratings
26.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.33 avg rating — 28,037 ratings
27.
Nausea
Nausea 3.93 avg rating — 134,175 ratings
28.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,635 ratings
29.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,822 ratings
30.
Death in Venice and Other Tales
Death in Venice and Other Tales 3.92 avg rating — 16,075 ratings
31.
Three Lives
Three Lives 3.07 avg rating — 4,475 ratings
32.
Endgame
Endgame 3.79 avg rating — 23,763 ratings
33.
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise 3.64 avg rating — 78,641 ratings
34.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,745 ratings
35.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
36.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,495 ratings
37.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,565 ratings
38.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,430 ratings
39.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away 4.07 avg rating — 15,076 ratings
40.
Galileo
Galileo 3.66 avg rating — 18,233 ratings
41.
The Garden Party
The Garden Party 3.80 avg rating — 13,138 ratings
42.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,511 ratings
43.
No Exit
No Exit 4.11 avg rating — 44,809 ratings
44.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,018 ratings
45.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating — 22,251 ratings
46.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,062 ratings
47.
The House of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba 3.88 avg rating — 46,431 ratings
48.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating — 34,134 ratings
49.
Stories and Essays of Mina Loy
Stories and Essays of Mina Loy
by: Mina Loy
4.17 avg rating — 149 ratings
50.
Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children 3.62 avg rating — 22,268 ratings
51.
Collected Poems, 1912-1944
Collected Poems, 1912-1944
by: H.D.
4.16 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
52.
The Selected Poems
The Selected Poems 4.32 avg rating — 9,136 ratings
53.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle 3.74 avg rating — 8,976 ratings
54.
Blood Wedding and Yerma
Blood Wedding and Yerma 3.90 avg rating — 1,388 ratings
55.
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Six Characters in Search of an Author 3.83 avg rating — 22,018 ratings
56.
Nadja
Nadja 3.54 avg rating — 12,677 ratings
57.
The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer 3.63 avg rating — 5,804 ratings
57.
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov 4.30 avg rating — 7,578 ratings
59.
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter 4.23 avg rating — 3,669 ratings
60.
Pilgrimage: Interim (1920)
Pilgrimage: Interim (1920) 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings
61.
Rhinoceros and Other Plays
Rhinoceros and Other Plays 3.98 avg rating — 3,141 ratings
62.
The Waste Land, Prufrock and Other Poems
The Waste Land, Prufrock and Other Poems 4.14 avg rating — 12,038 ratings
63.
Ezra Pound: Poems Selected by Thom Gunn
Ezra Pound: Poems Selected by Thom Gunn 3.93 avg rating — 178 ratings
64.
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda 4.43 avg rating — 20,293 ratings
64.
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood 4.02 avg rating — 10,436 ratings
66.
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape 3.46 avg rating — 3,283 ratings
67.
HERmione
HERmione
by: H.D.
3.88 avg rating — 568 ratings
68.
The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust
The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust 3.73 avg rating — 222 ratings
69.
The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
The Bald Soprano and Other Plays 4.03 avg rating — 6,405 ratings
70.
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats 4.23 avg rating — 39,744 ratings
71.
Manifestoes of Surrealism
Manifestoes of Surrealism 3.83 avg rating — 3,243 ratings
72.
The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.36 avg rating — 18,158 ratings
73.
The Lost Lunar Baedeker: Poems
The Lost Lunar Baedeker: Poems
by: Mina Loy
4.16 avg rating — 1,889 ratings
74.
The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence
The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,877 ratings
75.
The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained
The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained 3.88 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
76.
Tender Buttons
Tender Buttons 3.65 avg rating — 7,004 ratings
77.
Le Professeur Taranne
Le Professeur Taranne 3.14 avg rating — 120 ratings
78.
Ping Pong
Ping Pong 3.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
79.
L'Enchanteur pourrissant, suivi de Les Mamelles de Tirésias et de Couleur du temps
L'Enchanteur pourrissant, suivi de Les Mamelles de Tirésias et de Couleur du temps 3.56 avg rating — 85 ratings
80.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.27 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
81.
Poems of André Breton: A Bilingual Anthology
Poems of André Breton: A Bilingual Anthology 4.11 avg rating — 327 ratings
82.
The Holy Terrors
The Holy Terrors 3.70 avg rating — 7,835 ratings
83.
The Infernal Machine and Other Plays
The Infernal Machine and Other Plays 4.01 avg rating — 1,271 ratings
84.
The Enormous Room
The Enormous Room 3.68 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
85.
E.E. Cummings: A Poetry Collection
E.E. Cummings: A Poetry Collection 4.61 avg rating — 64 ratings
86.
Henry IV
Henry IV 3.80 avg rating — 1,824 ratings
87.
The Cocktail Party
The Cocktail Party 3.74 avg rating — 2,900 ratings
88.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog 3.92 avg rating — 2,392 ratings
89.
The Balcony
The Balcony 3.81 avg rating — 3,333 ratings
90.
The Maids and Deathwatch
The Maids and Deathwatch 3.94 avg rating — 2,208 ratings
91.
Seven Dada Manifestos and Lampisteries
Seven Dada Manifestos and Lampisteries 4.17 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
91.
Lulu
Lulu 3.55 avg rating — 474 ratings
93.
The Best Short Stories of Ring Lardner
The Best Short Stories of Ring Lardner 4.02 avg rating — 173 ratings
94.
You Know Me Al
You Know Me Al 3.81 avg rating — 928 ratings
95.
Pelleas And Melisande
Pelleas And Melisande 3.41 avg rating — 767 ratings
96.
Collected Plays and Teleplays
Collected Plays and Teleplays 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings
97.
The Poems of Dylan Thomas
The Poems of Dylan Thomas 4.27 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
98.
Chanson Dada: Selected Poems
Chanson Dada: Selected Poems 4.31 avg rating — 197 ratings
99.
The Gas Heart: The Dada Anti-Masterpiece of Drama
The Gas Heart: The Dada Anti-Masterpiece of Drama 3.57 avg rating — 174 ratings
100.
Spring's Awakening
Spring's Awakening 3.82 avg rating — 14,078 ratings