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Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library) - Page 3

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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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
81
Joseph Conrad
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
82
Robertson Davies
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
83
E.L. Doctorow
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
84
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
85
Ursula Hegi
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
86
William Kennedy
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
87
Stephen King
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
88
D.H. Lawrence
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
89
John Le Carré
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
90
Sinclair Lewis
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
91
W. Somerset Maugham
The Enigma of Arrival
The Enigma of Arrival
92
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
93
Rosamunde Pilcher
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
94
Sylvia Plath
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
95
Marilynne Robinson
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man
96
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
97
Betty Smith
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
98
William Styron
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
99
Anne Tyler
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
100
Dorothy Allison
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