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A 20th Century Reading List Part 2

Books to read from the first half of the 20th century which was originally a very long list that I have split in two.
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
1
Lois Lowry
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
2
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3
J.K. Rowling
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
4
Diana Gabaldon
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
5
Helen Fielding
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
6
Barbara Kingsolver
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7
Ken Kesey
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
8
Milan Kundera
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
9
Umberto Eco
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
10
Douglas Adams
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
11
Amy Tan
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
12
Amy Tan
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
13
Sandra Cisneros
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
14
Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
15
Philip Roth
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
16
Philip K. Dick
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
17
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
18
Margaret Atwood
The English Patient
The English Patient
19
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
20
Anne Rice
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
21
Jeanette Winterson
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
22
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
23
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
24
William Goldman
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
25
Larry McMurtry
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
26
Colleen McCullough
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
27
Jung Chang
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
28
Iris Murdoch
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
29
Katherine Dunn
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
30
John Kennedy Toole
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
31
Tom Wolfe
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
32
Tom Wolfe
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
33
Natalie Babbitt
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
34
Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
35
Cormac McCarthy
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
36
Isabel Allende
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
37
Alvin Schwartz
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
38
John Irving
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
39
John Irving
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
40
John Irving
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