Listopia > Tom Cork's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (19 Books)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"Even now, this simple little novel resonates on so many levels. This could be one of the most perfect works of fiction I've ever read."
Tom
rated it 5 stars
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
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"One of my favorite books as a child. The allegory is a bit much, but the story is epic and heartbreaking."
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1984
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"A good book...especially relevant today, when freedoms are being taken away from us and replaced with technologies we don't completely fathom."
Tom
rated it 4 stars
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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"J.K. Rowling is very good at keeping the forward drive going in a narrative. She hooked the public in with this first Harry Potter novel, which then launched a multi-billion dollar franchise that still lives on."
Tom
rated it 5 stars
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The Handmaid's Tale
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"Stands with 1984 as one of the most powerful social satires of the 20th century."
Tom
rated it 4 stars
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
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"Great sci-fi! Smart sci-fi! Adams is briliant and irreverent. This novel is fantastic."
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The Bell Jar
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by See Review |
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by See Review |
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The Stranger
by See Review |
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The Sound and the Fury
by See Review |
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Blindness
by See Review |
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The Stand
by See Review |
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Memoirs of a Geisha
by See Review |
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Waiting for Godot
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by See Review |
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Absalom, Absalom!
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As I Lay Dying
by See Review |
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