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Top 500 Books Per Greatestbooks.Org - Page 8

Here is a top 500 list as determined by proprietary algorithm at thegreatestbooks.org. It includes all genres across all time periods. Their calculation was done by pulling together and ranking the titles from 300 or so reputable lists (by writers, critics, editors, vox populi, etc).
Since much of these books are worth reading anyway, I sorted them by publication year instead of "popularity" for enhanced historical context and a sense of continuity.
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Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
281
George Orwell
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
282
Elizabeth Bowen
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
283
John Steinbeck
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
284
Raymond Chandler
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
285
Agatha Christie
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
286
Flann O'Brien
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
287
James Joyce
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
288
Nathanael West
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
289
Richard Wright
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
290
Ernest Hemingway
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
291
Carson McCullers
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
292
Arthur Koestler
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
293
Graham Greene
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
294
Dino Buzzati
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
295
Christina Stead
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
296
Agee
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
297
Rebecca West
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
298
Albert Camus
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
299
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
300
Betty Smith
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
301
Hermann Hesse
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
302
Ayn Rand
Fictions (Jorge Luis Borges)
Fictions
303
Jorge Luis Borges
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
304
George Orwell
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
305
Evelyn Waugh
The Death of Virgil (Hermann Broch)
The Death of Virgil
306
Hermann Broch
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
307
Astrid Lindgren
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
308
Robert Penn Warren
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
309
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
310
Mervyn Peake
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
311
John Hersey
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
312
Anne Frank
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
313
Malcolm Lowry
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
314
Albert Camus
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
315
Thomas Mann
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
316
Primo Levi
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
317
Tennessee Williams
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
318
Margaret Wise Brown
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
319
Alan Paton
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
320
Dodie Smith
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