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Best Books of the 20th Century
The best books published during the 20th century (January 1st, 1901 through December 31st 2000)
See also
Most Rated Book By Year
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Books By Millennium:
1000-1999
Best Books by Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th
Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more
See also
Most Rated Book By Year
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Best Books By Millennium:
1000-1999
Best Books by Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th
Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more
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The Naked and the Dead
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A Death in the Family
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The Sheltering Sky
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Centennial
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Women in Love
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Empire of the Sun
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Wise Blood
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
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Crossing to Safety
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Independent People
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Suttree
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
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The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
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Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
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Main Street
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The Savage Detectives
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
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The Complete Father Brown (Father Brown, #1-5)
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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A Soldier of the Great War
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Doctor Faustus
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
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The Poetry of Robert Frost
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The Book of Disquiet
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Moviegoer
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Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
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Skinny Legs and All
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
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Momo
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
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The Joy of Cooking
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O Pioneers!
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The Deptford Trilogy
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Christine
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The Wasp Factory
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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The Day of the Jackal
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The Monster at the End of this Book
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The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
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Sula
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Wind, Sand and Stars
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The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1)
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)
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Dolores Claiborne
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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A Walk to Remember
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
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We Were the Mulvaneys
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Lucky Jim
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Three Comrades
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Mila 18
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Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
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Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author)
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The Kitchen God's Wife
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Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6)
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Welcome to the Monkey House
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Horton Hears a Who!
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Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
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Life and Fate
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Amerika
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
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E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962
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4.35 avg rating — 21,572 ratings
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The Decline of the West
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4.06 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
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Deliverance
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3.89 avg rating — 33,681 ratings
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Desert Solitaire
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4.18 avg rating — 53,493 ratings
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Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 267,227 ratings
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White Teeth
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3.79 avg rating — 171,943 ratings
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Cujo
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 315,147 ratings
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A Son of the Circus
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John Irving (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 21,156 ratings
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
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3.83 avg rating — 45,160 ratings
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
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3.92 avg rating — 28,917 ratings
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The Client
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 459,712 ratings
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A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
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3.89 avg rating — 14,768 ratings
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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And Quiet Flows the Don
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The Women's Room
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Circle of Friends
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
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Lust for Life
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The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
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Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)
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Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
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The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2)
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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The Stories of John Cheever
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
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Douglas Coupland (Goodreads Author)
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The Clown
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Collected Poems
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Picture of Dorian Gray first published 1891 doesn't belong in 20th century books. 19th centuryOops -- you guys already caught these. Another one -- Bronte.
Similarly, Three Cups of Tea was published in 2006... is there an easy way to delete these? Or should this list take a Braudelian view of the "long 20th century"? ;)
Some of those definitely aren't 20th century
There are a lot of those 19th century books, but now there are also many that are 21st century as well i.e. The Host and the most recent Harry Potter books. Is there any way to delete them?
I was getting all annoyed because they had a couple books that were published after 2000, but then I realized that I had just voted for Pride and Prejudice....I wish that there was a way to delete books that didn't fit the critieria...or maybe if the list was programmed to automatically check the publication date and tell you whether or not you could add it to the list...
Why isn't Celine or Saint Exupéry or Borges on this list? I call bullshit. Or i don't know... Vonnegut?
Um, people? Jane Austen novels and/or Jane Eyre are in NO WAY 20th century novels, whatever thousandth reprinting that they're on right now that happens to have taken place in that century.
It's called the "best books" of the 20th century, so why does everyone seem to be restricting themselves to novels?
There are several books on here that are not from the 20th Century...Jane Austen, The Brontes, and Joyce plus many more...can someone fix this please!
Um, Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre are not 20th c reads. Come on guys!
Dracula was written on 1897, not in 20th century for sure.
THE KING JAMES BIBLE!?THE BOOK OF MORMON!?
And it's amazing how many votes Pride and Prejudice has gotten - 30!
Several books not written in the 20th century:Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (I think)
Don't get me wrong, these are all great books but they don't belong on this list! Please check dates (or at least use common sense) before adding books to a date-specific list!
you couldn't be more right, throw in Kafka, as well. then the non-20th century books, along with the pop fiction books on the list?
Vonnegut should definetly be on this list.
If you think so, why not add Vonnegut to the list? Seems simpler than complaining about it.
The 20th century seems to have lasted for more than two hundred years. I have to agree with the poster who commented on the lack of nonfiction. What about Backlash by Susan Faludi? Something by John Krakauer or David Sedaris?
Guys. You are aware that you can, you know, add any book you want to this list, right? If you think something belongs on the list yet is not there, ADD IT YOURSELF.
This list appears to be restricting books based on the "published" date for some random (default?) edition, rather than the often-available "first published" date. This would explain why Pride & Prejudice (1813) can make the list, but it doesn't want me to add To the Lighthouse (1927).
Gah!! The books on this list that were not written in the 20th century are hurting my OCD. Is there any way to edit? To remove books from the list that others have added?
where is THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP by John Irving?
It's there (page 2), but if there's anything you think should be on any list, add it yourself.
oh boy some real chestnuts. C'mon Where's your Henry Miller. He is only the greatest American author of that century. and seriously, what's up with the book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon? #4? Really guys?It's not even very well written! Despite being published in 1830 (and written, allegedly, mosty in the B.C.E)
Hmmm,,,, No Bellow in first hundred. And you have Harry Potter.Shame.
Ok, this is nuts. There are 19th century books appearing here, and there are 20th century books I can't add because there isn't a 20th century edition in the database.
Though it's a disputed point, the Book of Mormon was written sometime between 2,000 B.C. and 1830 A.D. As beloved and influential as it may be, one thing it isn't is a book of the 20th Century. Putting it on this list just makes you look dumb.Also: Holy Bible.
And another thing, the Lord of the Ring's score is getting killed by the fact that two different versions of the book (as a single epic, and as a trilogy) are appearing on the list.
I presume we're supposed to vote ONLY for the book that we think should occupy #1 spot?That'll be easy, of course -- it's The Book of Mormon. (JOKING!!!!)
I cannot believe Sometimes A Great Notion, Ken Kesey, is not in the top 100. I didnt even see it in the top 200.
apoyen a Proust!!!!!!lets stand for proust!!!!
aller Marcel, il est fantastique
An interesting assortment of books. One I could refer to for future reference.
Henry James is missing, sorely. Too much JK Rowling and CS Lewis.
The Tin Drum must be among the top 100...BB
It speaks to my heart and soul. It reaffirms that good can win out over evils. I have read it over 120 times since Thanksgiving, 1970.And people... please remember, it is actually one book, not three, an a trilogy; that aspect was a business/publishing choice not a creative (the author's) choice.
Sometimes a Great Notion is a Masterpiece.The Harry Potter books are entertaining enough, but hardly in the same league.
That's what I get for being a bookworm, I guess. Zero friends! Maybe I should wash more often.
I'm not really thrilled that the Harry Potter books made this list....they really don't belong here !What about : The Red Tent by Diamont ??
: The Celestine Prophies ??
: The Kite Runner ??
: A Thousand Splendid Suns ??
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Seems like the Lord of the Rings series shouldn't be listed as a separate option with each of the 3 books also on the list.
Did I miss something? I didn't see Le Miserables on the list???
If something isn't on the list anywhere that you think should be, add it. That's the point.
_Les misérables_ was published in the 19th Century.
Les Miserables was on the list, and was removed for the reason Gary states. If it's put back on, it will be removed again.
I saw so many of my all time favorites! Mists of Avelon, Rebecca, Diary of Anne Frank, James and the Giant Peach even The Witching Hour! WOW! I guess as much as I read I consider something really great if after a couple of years and thousands of books later I still remember it then its pretty good.
Did I miss Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture?Pretty big book of the 90's...it, ya know, coined the name ofr an entire generation...
There's a lot of books on this list, I could have missed it.
The Harry Potter books enticed countless numbers of kids, who would never normally pick up a book when they could be playing a video game, to read. In my opinion, any book or series of books, that can do this deserves to be this list.
Paula, it's the 21st century. The Kite Runner and it's sequel were released in THIS century, not eight years ago. I AM annoyed by The Pillars of the Earth, though.
I would like to vote for The Kite Runner
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None of those are 20th century.