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Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century - Page 4

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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Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
121
Hermann Hesse
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
122
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
123
Dr. Seuss
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
124
James Clavell
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
125
Colleen McCullough
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
126
J.M. Barrie
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
127
Rohinton Mistry
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
128
Stephen King
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
129
Albert Camus
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
130
Robert A. Heinlein
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
131
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
132
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
133
Haruki Murakami
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
134
Salman Rushdie
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
135
David Foster Wallace
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
136
C.S. Lewis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
137
Maya Angelou
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
138
Kurt Vonnegut
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
139
Diana Gabaldon
His Dark Materials Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy
140
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
141
John Irving
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
142
Terry Pratchett
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
143
Tennessee Williams
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
144
James Joyce
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
145
Edith Wharton
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
146
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
147
Boris Pasternak
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
148
Roald Dahl
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
149
T.H. White
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
150
Viktor Frankl
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
151
Arundhati Roy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
152
Philip K. Dick
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
153
Arthur Miller
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
154
Dan Brown
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
155
Isabel Allende
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
156
Joseph Heller
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
157
Jared Diamond
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
158
Jhumpa Lahiri
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
159
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
160
Richard Bach
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