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Goodreads Must Read Classics: 2020/21 Update - Page 6

"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 House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
201
Edith Wharton
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
202
Beatrix Potter
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
203
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
204
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
205
Shel Silverstein
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
206
Barbara Kingsolver
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
207
Agatha Cristie
Brainwalker (Robyn Mundell)
Brainwalker
208
Robyn Mundell
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
209
Jack Kerouac
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
210
Norton Juster
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
211
Virginia Woolf
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
212
Kurt Vonnegut
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
213
Alan Paton
Growth of the Soil (Knut Hamsun)
Growth of the Soil
214
Knut Hamsun
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
215
Wallace Stegner
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
216
Richard Wright
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
217
Dashiell Hammett
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
218
William Shakespeare
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
219
Tim O'Brien
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
220
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
221
Orson Scott Card
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
222
Roald Dahl
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
223
Edgar Rice Burroughs
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
224
Jack London
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
225
C.S. Lewis
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
226
Raymond Chandler
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
227
Wilson Rawls
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
228
Richard Llewellyn
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
229
Ayn Rand
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
230
J.M. Barrie
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
231
Wallace Stegner
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
232
Edgar Allan Poe
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
233
Milan Kundera
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
234
Philip K. Dick
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
235
José Saramago
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
236
L.M. Montgomery
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
237
Charles Dickens
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
238
William Shakespeare
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
239
Bret Easton Ellis
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
240
William Shakespeare
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