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20th Century 5-Star Books - Page 3

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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Letters From Father Christmas (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Letters From Father Christmas
81
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
82
Stephen King
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
83
Stephen R. Donaldson
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
84
Katherine Paterson
The Holcroft Covenant (Robert Ludlum)
The Holcroft Covenant
85
Robert Ludlum
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
86
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
87
Ken Follett
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
88
William Styron
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
89
Stephen King
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
90
Douglas Adams
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
91
John Kennedy Toole
A Ring of Endless Light (Madeleine L'engle)
A Ring of Endless Light
92
Madeleine L'engle
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
93
Stephen King
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
94
Shel Silverstein
North and South (John Jakes)
North and South
95
John Jakes
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Filmed as the Shawshank Redemption)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
96
Filmed as the Shawshank Redemption
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
97
Milan Kundera
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
98
Tom Robbins
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
99
Richard Feynman
Texas (James Michener)
Texas
100
James Michener
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
101
Larry McMurtry
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
102
Orson Scott Card
Outbreak (Robin Cook)
Outbreak
103
Robin Cook
Walking Across Egypt (Clyde Edgerton)
Walking Across Egypt
104
Clyde Edgerton
Ellen Foster (Kaye Gibbons)
Ellen Foster
105
Kaye Gibbons
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
106
Tom Wolfe
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
107
James M. McPherson
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
108
Thomas Harris
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
109
Anne Tyler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
110
Amy Tan
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
111
Bill Bryson
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
112
Jerry Spinelli
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
113
Anne Rice
The World Is My Home (James A. Michener)
The World Is My Home
114
James A. Michener
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
115
John Grisham
Dolores Claiborne (Stephen King)
Dolores Claiborne
116
Stephen King
Fatal Cure (Robin Cook)
Fatal Cure
117
Robin Cook
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
118
Sharon Creech
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
119
Ursula Hegi
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
120
John Berendt
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