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Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century - Page 5

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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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
161
Malcolm X
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
162
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
163
Ray Bradbury
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
164
Upton Sinclair
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
165
Willa Cather
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
166
John Berendt
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
167
Kenneth Grahame
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
168
Carson McCullers
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
169
Michael Chabon
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
170
Jean Auel
The English Patient
The English Patient
171
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
172
John Knowles
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
173
Laura Esquivel
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
174
Robert M Pirsig
It (Stephen King)
It
175
Stephen King
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
176
Thomas Pynchon
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
177
Wally Lamb
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
178
Agatha Christie
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
179
J. M. Coetzee
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
180
John Steinbeck
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
181
Italo Calvino
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
182
Caleb Carr
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
183
Roald Dahl
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
184
Edith Wharton
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
185
E.M. Forster
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
186
William Gibson
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
187
Howard Zinn
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
188
Virginia Woolf
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
189
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Phantom Toolbooth
The Phantom Toolbooth
190
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
191
Evelyn Waugh
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
192
Marcel Proust
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
193
Nicholas Sparks
Anne of Avonlea (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Avonlea
194
L.M. Montgomery
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
195
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
196
David Sedaris
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
197
Richard Wright
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
198
Jostein Gaarder
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
199
Jon Krakauer
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
200
Fannie Flagg
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