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Goodreads Must Read Classics: 2020/21 Update - Page 3

"My favorite books are the classics. I'm always searching for "new" classics to read, ones I've not heard of or have overlooked. Let me know which ones you love!" (Goodreads list author)
This list has undergone considerable change since last published around 4 years ago, especially in rankings. I have removed around a dozen suspect entries, but a few "cheats" may have escaped the cull.
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
81
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
82
Douglas Adams
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
83
Joseph Conrad
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
84
Sylvia Plath
Holy Bible (King James Version)
Holy Bible
85
King James Version
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
86
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
87
Frank Herbert
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
88
Franz Kafka
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
89
C.S. Lewis
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
90
Jules Verne
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
91
Aesop
Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey & Villette (Brontë Sisters)
Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey & Villette
92
Brontë Sisters
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
93
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
94
William Faulkner
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emmuska Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
95
Emmuska Orczy
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
96
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
97
Mario Puzo
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
98
Khaled Hosseini
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
99
Bret Easton Ellis
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
100
E.B. White
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
101
Edgar Allan Poe
The Zombie Room (R.D. Ronald)
The Zombie Room
102
R.D. Ronald
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
103
Charles Dickens
The Call of the Wild, White Fang & Other Stories (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild, White Fang & Other Stories
104
Jack London
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
105
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
106
Wilkie Collins
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
107
Kate Chopin
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
108
Voltaire
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
109
Bret Easton Ellis
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
110
Zora Neale Hurston
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
111
Irvine Welsh
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
112
Albert Camus
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
113
Chuck Palahniuk
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
114
Iain Banks
The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
115
Franz Kafka
Factotum (Charles Buckowski)
Factotum
116
Charles Buckowski
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
117
Charles Dickens
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
118
Lewis Carroll
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
119
Chuck Palahniuk
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
120
L. Frank Baum
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