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20th Century Books

A selection of 200 popular books from the 20th century from a wide range of genres and authors. How many have you read?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
3
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
4
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
6
J.K. Rowling
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
8
Anne Frank
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
10
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
12
John Steinbeck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
13
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
15
Margaret Mitchell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
17
John Steinbeck
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
18
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
19
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
20
J.K. Rowling
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
22
Vladimir Nabokov
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
23
John Steinbeck
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
24
Ken Kesey
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
25
Douglas Adams
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
26
Arthur Golden
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
27
Madeleine L'engle
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
28
Albert Camus
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
29
Margaret Atwood
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
30
E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
31
C.S. Lewis
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
32
Ernest Hemingway
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
33
Orson Scott Card
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
34
Betty Smith
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
35
Shel Silverstein
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
36
Elie Wiesel
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
37
Richard Adams
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
38
Sylvia Plath
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
39
Ayn Rand
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
40
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