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The 20th Century in 200 Books - Page 5

An attempt of mine to measure literary/cultural impact of 20th century works through a combination of average rating and number of ratings, as determined by information provided by my Goodreads' library. One book per author (might've fudged that), roughly ordered by decade, each decade getting twenty works a piece (so, list items 1-20 published 1900-1909, 21-40 published 1910-1919, etc (hopefully)). Some of these works I heartily dislike, others definitely veer more towards the cultural impact than the literary, and the whole endeavor is horrendously biased in many a way, but the idea was to let the numbers do (most of) the talking, and talk they certainly did.
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If This Is a Man • the Truce (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man • the Truce
161
Primo Levi
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
Assata: An Autobiography
162
Assata Shakur
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
163
Audre Lorde
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
164
Art Speigelman
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
165
Svetlana Alexievich
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class
166
Angela Y. Davis
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
167
Larry McMurtry
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
168
Fernando Pessoa
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels
169
Ágota Kristóf
This Earth of Mankind (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
This Earth of Mankind
170
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
171
Alan Moore
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
172
Randy Shilts
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
173
Thomas Keneally
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
174
Isabel Allende
Samarkand (Amin Maalouf)
Samarkand
175
Amin Maalouf
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
176
John Irving
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
177
Alice Walker
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
178
Thomas Harris
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
179
Stephen Hawking
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
180
Cormac McCarthy
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
181
Leslie Feinberg
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
182
Rohinton Mistry
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
183
Stephen King
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
184
Tony Kushner
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
185
Anne Carson
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
186
Nelson Mandela
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
187
David Foster Wallace
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
188
Jung Chang
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
189
Neal Stephenson
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
190
Terry Pratchett
Preludes & Nocturnes (Neil Gaiman)
Preludes & Nocturnes
191
Neil Gaiman
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
192
Margaret Edson
The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch)
The Discovery of Heaven
193
Harry Mulisch
Barney's Version (Mordecai Richler)
Barney's Version
194
Mordecai Richler
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
195
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pereira Declares: A Testimony (Antonio Tabucchi)
Pereira Declares: A Testimony
196
Antonio Tabucchi
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
197
Koushun Takami
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
198
José Saramago
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
199
Julia Alvarez
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
200
Roberto Bolaño
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