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Firsts Magazine's Top 100 Omitted From Modern Library List

Firsts, the book collecting magazine, solicited reader's suggestions for books omitted from the Modern Library's 100 best novels of the century. These are the top 15 by votes counted and then the remaining 85 of the top 100 in alphabetical order by title.
"Note that thirteen of the top fifteen are American and virtually all of the top 100, barring a few English and Canadian writers. Note also that the Modern Library 100 best novels of the century was novels and several works here are not novels." List sourced from November, 1999 issue of Firsts.
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
1
Larry McMurtry
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
2
Ray Bradbury
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
3
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
4
Raymond Chandler
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
5
Raymond Chandler
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
6
John Kennedy Toole
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
7
Herman Wouk
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
8
Cormac McCarthy
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
9
Thomas Pynchon
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
10
Somerset Maugham
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
11
Michael Shaara
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
12
Bernard Malamud
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
13
John Le Carré
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
14
Mario Puzo
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
15
Charles Frazier
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
16
Agatha Cristie
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
17
John Fante
The Big Rock Candy Mountain (Wallace Stegner)
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
18
Wallace Stegner
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
19
Cormac McCarthy
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
20
Truman Capote
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
21
Dee Brown
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
22
Henry Roth
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
23
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
24
Dr. Seuss
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
25
Arthur C. Clarke
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
26
Chaim Potok
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
27
William Styron
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
28
Arthur Miller
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
Desert Solitaire
29
Edward Abbey
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
30
Anne Tyler
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
31
Robert Stone
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
32
James Joyce
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
33
John Steinbeck
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
34
Sinclair Lewis
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
35
Orson Scott Card
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
36
Michael Ondaatje
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
37
Robertson Davies
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
38
Iaac Asimov
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion
39
Jessamyn West
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
40
Ian Fleming
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