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The Century Challenge by Library1k - Page 2

For my mother, who has almost finished the last challenge I gave her. Jump in the time machine, and read a book from every year from the last century. I think it's interesting how the thematic trends changed through the decades.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
41
Alice Walker
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
42
Thomas Harris
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
43
Robert Ludlum
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
44
Douglas Adams
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
45
John Irving
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
46
Stephen King
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
47
Anne Rice
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
48
Natalie Babbitt
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
49
Shel Silverstein
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
50
William Goldman
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
51
Richard Adams
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
52
Hunter S. Thompson
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
53
Richard Bach
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
54
Kurt Vonnegut
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
55
Philip K. Dick
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
56
S. E. Hinton
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
57
Robert A. Heinlein
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
58
Frank Herbert
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
59
Roald Dahl
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
60
Maurice Sendak
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
61
Madeleine L'engle
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
62
Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
63
Harper Lee
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
64
Daniel Keyes
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
65
Chinua Achebe
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
66
Dr. Seuss
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
67
Elie Wiesel
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
68
Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
69
William Golding
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
70
Ray Bradbury
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
71
E. B. White
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
72
J.D. Salinger
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
73
C.S. Lewis
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
74
George Orwell
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
75
Dodie Smith
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
76
Anne Frank
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
77
Viktor Frankl
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
78
John Steinbeck
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Dale Carnegie)
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
79
Dale Carnegie
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
80
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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