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Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century

This list comprises books written from 1901-2000. Some books in a series have been grouped together as one item since this is how they appeared on the Goodreads list.
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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 Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
3
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5
J.K. Rowling
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
7
Anne Frank
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
8
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
9
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
10
Ray Bradbury
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
11
John Steinbeck
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
12
C.S.Lewis
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
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
20
J.K. Rowling
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
21
Vladimir Nabokov
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
22
John Steinbeck
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23
Ken Kesey
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
24
Arthur Golden
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
25
Madeleine L'engle
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
26
Margaret Atwood
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
27
Albert Camus
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
28
E.B. White
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
30
Ernest Hemingway
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
31
Orson Scott Card
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
32
J.K. Rowling
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
33
Betty Smith
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
34
Shel Silverstein
The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Return of the King
35
J.R.R Tolkein
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
36
Elie Wiesel
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
37
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
38
Sylvia Plath
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
39
Richard Adams
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
40
Ayn Rand
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