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The Twenty Best Books of Each Decade - Page 4

Taken from Goodreads, these are twenty books with the most voters from each decade between now and 1900.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
121
Harper Lee
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
122
Kurt Vonnegut
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
123
Ken Kesey
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
124
S. E. Hinton
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
125
Joseph Heller
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
126
Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
127
Madeleine L'engle
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
128
Sylvia Plath
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
129
Dr. Seuss
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
130
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
131
Truman Capote
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
132
Maurice Sendak
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
133
Frank Herbert
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
134
Anthony Burgess
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
135
Mario Puzo
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
136
Shel Silverstein
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
137
Kurt Vonnegut
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
138
Mikhail Bulgakov
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
139
Philip K. Dick
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
140
Eric Carle
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
141
J.D. Salinger
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
142
Ray Bradbury
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
143
William Golding
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
144
E. B. White
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
145
Vladimir Nabokov
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
146
Ernest Hemingway
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
147
John Steinbeck
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
148
Elie Wiesel
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
149
Jack Kerouac
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
150
Dr. Seuss
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
151
Daniel Keyes
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
152
Ray Bradbury
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
153
Arthur Miller
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
154
Dr. Seuss
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
155
Ralph Ellison
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
156
Truman Capote
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
157
T.H. White
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
158
Chinua Achebe
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C. S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
159
C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
160
C. S. Lewis
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