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Greatest Books Top 500: The 2021 Update: Uppers & Downers - Page 10

This is my annual update of the thegreatestbooks.org Top 500, obviously using the latest version of the source list. The latter is now using "130 'best of' book lists from a variety of great sources", including many of your favourites.
How has the list altered over the past year? Immediately noticeable was that some classic works, such as Shakespeare's plays and those of ancient Greece & Rome, have made great strides upwards. Amazingly 'Macbeth' has jumped upwards by 140 places (from 301 to 161). Modern works, if anything, tend to be drifting slightly downwards.
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
361
Leo Tolstoy
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
362
Michael Ondaatje
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
363
Thomas Hardy
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
364
J.G. Ballard
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
365
Martin Amis
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
366
Truman Capote
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
367
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
368
Patricia Highsmith
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
369
Marguerite Duras
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
370
Charles Dickens
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
371
Amy Tan
Birds (Aristophanes)
Birds
372
Aristophanes
Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
Three Sisters
373
Anton Chekhov
Man's Fate (André Malraux)
Man's Fate
374
André Malraux
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
375
Mario Puzo
Notre-Dame De Paris (Victor Hugo)
Notre-Dame De Paris
376
Victor Hugo
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
377
Jorge Luis Borges
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
378
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
379
Isaac Asimov
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
380
Machado De Assis
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
381
Samuel Butler
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
382
Arnold Bennett
Ferdydurke (Witold Gombrowicz)
Ferdydurke
383
Witold Gombrowicz
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
384
Jennifer Egan
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
385
Henry James
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
386
Markus Zusak
Clouds (Aristophanes)
Clouds
387
Aristophanes
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
388
Beatrix Potter
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
389
Dino Buzzati
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
390
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
391
Dorothy Allison
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
392
Zadie Smith
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
393
James Baldwin
Gypsy Ballads (Federico García Lorca)
Gypsy Ballads
394
Federico García Lorca
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
395
V.S. Naipaul
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
396
David Guterson
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
397
Walter Scott
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
398
Cao Xueqin
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
399
Tim O'Brien
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
400
William Gibson
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