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20th Century 5-Star Books

All the books I rated 5 Goodreads stars that were published in the 20th century. This list is fairly eclectic, so there's something for everyone. Listed in order from oldest to newest.
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The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
1
Helen Keller
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
2
Jack London
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
3
Edith Wharton
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
4
O. Henry
The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry)
The Ransom of Red Chief
5
O. Henry
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
7
E.M. Forster
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
8
E.M. Forster
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
9
Willa Cather
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
10
Sinclair Lewis
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
11
Edith Wharton
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
12
Margery Williams
The Inimitable Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
The Inimitable Jeeves
13
P. G. Wodehouse
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
14
E. M. Forster
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith
15
Sinclair Lewis
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
16
Theodore Dreiser
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
17
A. A. Milne
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
18
Virginia Woolf
Now We Are Six (A.A. Milne)
Now We Are Six
19
A.A. Milne
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
20
Thomas Wolfe
All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville-West)
All Passion Spent
21
Vita Sackville-West
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
22
Agatha Christie
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
23
Robert Graves
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
24
Margaret Mitchell
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
25
Zora Neale Hurston
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
26
John Steinbeck
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
27
J. R. R. Tolkien
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
28
Agatha Christie
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
29
Daphne Du Maurier
Address Unknown (Kathrine Kressmann Taylor)
Address Unknown
30
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
31
P.G. Wodehouse
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Agatha Christie)
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
32
Agatha Christie
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
33
Carson McCullers
Dust Tracks on a Road (Zora Neale Hurston)
Dust Tracks on a Road
34
Zora Neale Hurston
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
35
C.S. Lewis
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
36
Ayn Rand
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
37
Betty Smith
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
38
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
39
Tennessee Williams
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
40
George Orwell
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