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Listopia > Jennifer's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (58 Books)
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Of Mice and Men
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"One of those books when I was a kid that just got me - those endings that shocked and amazed and even saddened me (like this and Flowers for Algernon and Roll of Thunder...)"
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rated it 5 stars
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"Most amazing book EVER!"
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rated it 5 stars
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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"Most amazing series ever - other than Dark Tower - for all ages, for all times."
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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"Most amazing series ever - other than Dark Tower - for all ages, for all times."
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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"I do love series, and this one is incredible and timeless like Harry Potter - my favorite is Voyage of the Dawn Treader!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Charlotte’s Web
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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"Well when you just sob through a book, what's not to love!?"
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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"The first time I read this trilogy, I didn't really get into it until this final book - the majesty of it all - just got me. Entwives!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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The Giving Tree
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"Have not yet once read without sobbing the entire time - a book describing God's love for us and a little bit of a guilt trip as we take and take...."
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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"Most amazing series ever - other than Dark Tower - for all ages, for all times."
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Color Purple
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"Incredible characters, incredible story, incredible everything!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
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"So epic!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Rebecca
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"Gothic horror at its best - and drove me nuts without ever knowing the heroine's name!"
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The Joy Luck Club
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"Another one I sobbed through - mothers and daughters, I can so relate to the issues!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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"A childhood favorite - forever! Old Dan!! Little Anne!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Outsiders
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"Coming of age in such a horribly sad way - I think I saw the movie first, because Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, that whole group of guys - just incredible. And I love that poem!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
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"Always fun to read!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Velveteen Rabbit
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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The Cider House Rules
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"The first play I ever read as a play - fabulous!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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"All Stephen King = all faves!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
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"Sooo incredible!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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It
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"Most scariest book ever!!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Maltese Falcon
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"Hmm, can't remember - did I love this book first or did I fall in love with it because of Humphrey Bogart? Either way, always love it!"
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
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"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. So begins the BEST 7-part book ever!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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The Stand
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Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
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Flowers for Algernon
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"Another of those kids' ones that GOT me - loved those endings!"
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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Different Seasons
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"When I saw the movie, I thought it was a true story because I remembered it - from having read this story a long time ago!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Old Yeller
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"Another childhood favorite. "
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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’Salem’s Lot
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
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"There once was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. BEST FIRST LINE EVER!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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Corelli’s Mandolin
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"This author is amazing with his characters, so incredible!"
Jennifer
rated it 5 stars
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
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Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
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Misery
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The Magician’s Nephew
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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Carrie
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Pet Sematary
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Voyager (Outlander, #3)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
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"My daughter and I know this by heart together and LOVE it!"
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The Long Walk
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The Dead Zone
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The Haunting of Hill House
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Cujo
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
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Insomnia
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Dolores Claiborne
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Christine
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The Green Mile
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