The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,789 books — 49,740 voters
The Octopus by Frank NorrisMiss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestThe Golden State by Lydia Kiesling
Novels Set in California
910 books — 367 voters