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One Hundred 20th and 21st Century Classics

This is not meant to be a list of academic classics, but a list of books that reflect life and thought in the two centuries which my life has spanned. They are serious, funny, frivolous, and meaningful, and worth reading....
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (Stone, Irving)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1
Stone, Irving
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
2
Margaret Atwood
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
Amadeus
Amadeus
4
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
7
Garth Stein
At Home (Bill Bryson)
At Home
8
Bill Bryson
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
The Beginner's Goodbye: A Novel (Anne Tyler)
The Beginner's Goodbye: A Novel
10
Anne Tyler
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
11
Ann Patchett
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
12
Toni Morrison
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
13
Christopher Isherwood
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
14
Sebastian Faulks
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
15
Markus Zusak
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
Truman Capote
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
17
André Aciman
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
18
Louis De Bernieres
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
19
Alice Mcdermott
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
20
Joanne Harris
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
21
Madeline Miller
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
22
Charles Frazier
Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
23
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg)
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg
25
Carl Sandburg
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
26
Arthur Miller
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
27
Abraham Verghese
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
28
Josephine Tey
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
29
Anne Frank
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
30
Boris Pasternak
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
31
John Steinbeck
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
32
Elizabeth Von Arnim
The English Patient
The English Patient
33
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
34
Peter Shaffer
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
35
Ernest Hemingway
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
36
Andre Aciman
Four Letters of Love (Niall Williams)
Four Letters of Love
37
Niall Williams
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
38
John Fowles
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
39
Pat Barker
Glass Houses (Louise Penny)
Glass Houses
40
Louise Penny
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