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Part TWO: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books - Page 3

Part TWO (Part ONE also online at "https://www.listchallenges.com/our-readable-century-a-compendium-of-memorable" OR checkout my published lists).
Literary publication January Magazine polled their favourite authors, editors & contributors for their favourite works of 20th century fiction & non-fiction. It was keen 'on taking the emotional pulse of our respondents, trying to determine which volumes had struck personal chords or somehow influenced the behaviour of these ardent readers'. I recommend checking out the website as most participants give reasons for their choices.
Give yourself an extra point if you have read all of the 'Berlin Noir' trilogy (March Violets, German Requiem & The Pale Criminal) or Snopes (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion).
This is a much richer version of the list presented on thegreatestbooks.org. In this part, fiction is in Slots 1-95 & non-fiction in Slots 96-120.
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81
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
82
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
83
The Underground Man (Ross MacDonald)
The Underground Man (Ross MacDonald)
84
Valis (Philip K. Dick)
Valis (Philip K. Dick)
85
The Valley of Fear (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Valley of Fear (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
86
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise (Don Delillo)
87
Zen in the Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel)
Zen in the Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel)
88
The Hamlet (William Faulkner)
The Hamlet (William Faulkner)
89
The Town (William Faulkner)
The Town (William Faulkner)
90
The Mansion (William Faulkner)
The Mansion (William Faulkner)
91
The Snopes Trilogy (William Faulkner)
The Snopes Trilogy (William Faulkner)
92
March Violets
March Violets
93
The Pale Criminal
The Pale Criminal
94
A German Requiem
A German Requiem
95
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
96
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
97
American Musicians II (Whitney Balliett)
American Musicians II (Whitney Balliett)
98
The Barbary Coast (Herbert Asbury)
The Barbary Coast (Herbert Asbury)
99
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative
100
Civilization and Its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)
Civilization and Its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)
101
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
102
The Crack-Up (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Crack-Up (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
103
Earthly Paradise (Colette)
Earthly Paradise (Colette)
104
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
105
The Great Bridge
The Great Bridge
106
The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Natu (Loren Eiseley)
The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Natu (Loren Eiseley)
107
An Interrupted Life (Etty Hillesum)
An Interrupted Life (Etty Hillesum)
108
Language, Thought, and Reality (Benjamin Lee Whorf)
Language, Thought, and Reality (Benjamin Lee Whorf)
109
Lyrical and Critical Essays (Albert Camus)
Lyrical and Critical Essays (Albert Camus)
110
Man Against Himself (Karl A. Menninger)
Man Against Himself (Karl A. Menninger)
111
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (C. G. Jung)
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (C. G. Jung)
112
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback
113
My Life and Hard Times (James Thurber)
My Life and Hard Times (James Thurber)
114
Photographs (Eudora Welty)
Photographs (Eudora Welty)
115
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Sigmund Freud)
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Sigmund Freud)
116
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
117
Shot in the Heart (Mikal Gilmore)
Shot in the Heart (Mikal Gilmore)
118
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman (David McCullough)
119
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (Sam Tanenhaus)
Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (Sam Tanenhaus)
120
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
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