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A Century of Beloved Books - Page 2

This is a fun one: For the collection below, Goodreads editors decided to take a long-arc overview and tried to identify the most popular books published over the past 100 years, as determined by Goodreads members' digital shelves. To do this, they went year by year and picked one title from among the top of each pile.
It just goes to show, once again, that Goodreads members are interesting, widely read, devastatingly good-looking people.
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
41
Rachel Carson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
42
Sylvia Plath
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
43
Roald Dahl
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
44
Frank Herbert
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
45
Tom Stoppard
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
46
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
47
Joan Didion
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
48
Maya Angelou
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
49
Toni Morrison
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
50
Hunter S. Thompson
Ways of Seeing (John Berger)
Ways of Seeing
51
John Berger
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
52
William Goldman
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
53
Stephen King
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
54
Stephen King
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
55
Maxine Hong Kingston
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
56
Toni Morrison
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
57
Ellen Raskin
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
58
Octavia E. Butler
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
59
Umberto Eco
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
60
Salman Rushdie
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
61
Alice Walker
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
62
Walter Tevis
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
63
Sandra Cisneros
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
64
Margaret Atwood
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
65
Diana Wynne Jones
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
66
Alan Moore
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
67
Paulo Coelho
The Pillars of the Earth #1 (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth #1
68
Ken Follett
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
69
Terry Pratchett
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
70
Diana Gabaldon
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
71
Donna Tartt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
72
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
73
Haruki Murakami
The Golden Compass (Phillip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
74
Phillip Pullman
A Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
75
George R. R. Martin
Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond/USA)
Guns, Germs and Steel
76
Jared Diamond/USA
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
77
Barbara Kingsolver
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
78
Tracy Chevalier
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
79
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
80
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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