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Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century - Page 2

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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Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
41
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
42
Truman Capote
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
43
Barbara Kingsolver
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
44
Paulo Coelho
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
45
Gabriel García Márquez
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
46
John Irving
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
47
Alice Walker
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
48
L.M. Montgomery
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
49
Milan Kundera
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
50
Arthur Conan Doyle
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
51
Maurice Sendak
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
52
Stephen King
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
53
Dr. Seuss
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
54
Hermann Hesse
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
55
Roald Dahl
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
56
Franz Kafka
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
57
Umberto Eco
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
58
Daphne Du Maurier
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
59
Jack Kerouac
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
60
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
61
Ernest Hemingway
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
62
Ken Follett
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
63
James Joyce
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
64
Frank Herbert
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
65
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
66
Pearl S. Buck
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
67
Toni Morrison
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
68
John Kennedy Toole
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
69
S.E. Hinton
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
70
Erich Maria Remarque
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
71
Ayn Rand
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
72
Douglas Adams
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
73
Amy Tan
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
74
William Faulkner
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
75
Frank McCourt
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
76
Ernest Hemingway
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
77
John Irving
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
78
Ernest Hemingway
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
79
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
80
Ralph Ellison
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