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Goodreads Must Read Classics: 2020/21 Update - Page 7

"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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Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
241
Italo Calvino
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
242
Chaim Potok
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
243
Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Mermaid
244
Hans Christian Andersen
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
245
Donna Tartt
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
246
Edith Wharton
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
247
Chuck Palahniuk
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
248
Malcolm X
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
249
Henry James
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
250
Anne Brontë
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
251
Markus Zusak
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
252
Stephen King
Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and Experience
253
William Blake
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
254
William S. Burroughs
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
255
Stendhal
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
256
Scott O'Dell
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
257
Chuck Palahniuk
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
258
Kathy Acker
Pleasant Day (Vera Jane Cook)
Pleasant Day
259
Vera Jane Cook
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
260
Mark Twain
Novel With Cocaine (M. Ageyev)
Novel With Cocaine
261
M. Ageyev
Filth (Irvine Welsh)
Filth
262
Irvine Welsh
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
263
Johanna Spyri
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
264
Theodore Dreiser
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
265
Samuel Beckett
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
266
Vladimir Nabokov
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
267
Emily Dickinson
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
268
Edmond Rostand
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
269
Charlotte Brontë
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
270
Kenneth Grahame
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
271
Arthur Conan Doyle
Diary (Chuck Palahniuk)
Diary
272
Chuck Palahniuk
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
273
Elizabeth Gaskell
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
274
Dodie Smith
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
275
Kahlil Gibran
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
276
Crockett Johnson
Junky (William S. Burroughs)
Junky
277
William S. Burroughs
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
278
William Goldman
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
279
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
280
Stephen King
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