Arlene's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century

Listopia > Arlene's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (39 Books)

1	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.58 avg rating — 242,870 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.15 avg rating — 659,139 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 196,015 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4.13 avg rating — 302,223 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.10 avg rating — 283,103 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Exodus by Leon Uris 4.34 avg rating — 101,386 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.25 avg rating — 365,154 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 826,910 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.21 avg rating — 62,526 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth 3.70 avg rating — 73,976 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 49,743 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 447,573 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Firm by Robin Waterfield (Adaptor) 4.07 avg rating — 638,644 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.79 avg rating — 231,904 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,024,271 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Hawaii by James A. Michener 4.22 avg rating — 81,630 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 3.46 avg rating — 138,443 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Beach Music by Pat Conroy 4.19 avg rating — 54,892 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.38 avg rating — 59,531 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 248,261 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 109,013 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	About a Boy by Nick Hornby 3.80 avg rating — 141,510 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields 3.89 avg rating — 42,104 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4.30 avg rating — 26,992 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 4.20 avg rating — 120,971 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Rainmaker by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 208,125 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 69,009 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby by Nicolas Tredell (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 3,530 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) by Ira Levin 4.05 avg rating — 159,756 ratings Arlene rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Love Story (Love Story, #1) by Erich Segal 3.65 avg rating — 64,431 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Jewel by Bret Lott (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 38,353 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Follow the River by James Alexander Thom 4.23 avg rating — 23,417 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Pilot's Wife (Fortune's Rocks Quartet, #3) by Anita Shreve 3.57 avg rating — 102,498 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Shipping News by Annie Proulx 3.88 avg rating — 152,741 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) by John Galsworthy 4.18 avg rating — 20,823 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey 4.12 avg rating — 6,320 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler 4.17 avg rating — 13,721 ratings Arlene rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 45,183 ratings Arlene rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	High Fidelity by Nick Hornby 3.90 avg rating — 215,652 ratings Arlene rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars