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Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library) - Page 2

There are not many surprises in the top half (so build up your points there), but many unexpected choices in the second 50.
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A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
41
John Knowles
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
42
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
43
Ayn Rand
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
44
Salman Rushdie
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
45
John Steinbeck
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
46
Evelyn Waugh
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
47
Edith Wharton
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
48
Richard Wright
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
49
Chinua Achebe
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
50
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
51
Paul Bowles
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
52
William Faulkner
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
53
Jane Hamilton
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
54
Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
55
Ernest Hemingway
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
56
James Jones
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
57
James Joyce
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
58
Ken Kesey
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
59
Barbara Kingsolver
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
60
Jerzy Kosinski
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
61
Ursula K Le Guin
Martha Quest (Doris Lessing)
Martha Quest
62
Doris Lessing
The Four-Gated City
The Four-Gated City
63
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
64
Jack London
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
65
Cormac McCarthy
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
66
Larry McMurtry
Hawaii (James A. Michener)
Hawaii
67
James A. Michener
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
68
Henry Miller
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
69
Anne Rice
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
70
Upton Sinclair
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
71
Wallace Stegner
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
72
John Updike
Trinity (Leon Uris)
Trinity
73
Leon Uris
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
74
Kurt Vonnegut
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
75
Alice Walker
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
76
James Baldwin
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
77
Ray Bradbury
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
78
Pearl S. Buck
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
79
Orson Scott Card
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
80
Arthur C. Clarke
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