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

Listopia > Ruth's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (49 Books)

1	Blindness by José Saramago 4.18 avg rating — 336,825 ratings Ruth 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
3	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.87 avg rating — 942,729 ratings Ruth 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	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,479,708 ratings Ruth 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
5	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.05 avg rating — 1,213,641 ratings Ruth 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
6	A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.89 avg rating — 297,364 ratings Ruth 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
7	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.09 avg rating — 727,260 ratings Ruth 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 Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 195,679 ratings Ruth 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	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.70 avg rating — 3,190,376 ratings Ruth 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
10	Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 4.17 avg rating — 94,387 ratings Ruth 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
11	Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 3.84 avg rating — 221,809 ratings Ruth 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
12	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 767,874 ratings Ruth 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
13	The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.90 avg rating — 1,416,328 ratings Ruth 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
14	The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4.15 avg rating — 344,107 ratings Ruth 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
15	Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.15 avg rating — 657,674 ratings Ruth 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
16	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 218,678 ratings Ruth 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	The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 3.98 avg rating — 105,670 ratings Ruth 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	As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 3.72 avg rating — 186,566 ratings Ruth 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
19	Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.06 avg rating — 279,372 ratings Ruth 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
20	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.37 avg rating — 290,727 ratings Ruth 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	The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) by T.H. White 4.07 avg rating — 117,633 ratings Ruth 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
22	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 3.97 avg rating — 195,176 ratings Ruth 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
24	Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) by John Steinbeck 4.06 avg rating — 153,905 ratings Ruth 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
25	The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4.04 avg rating — 23,967 ratings Ruth 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
26	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.95 avg rating — 46,642 ratings Ruth 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
27	The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4) by Lawrence Durrell 4.18 avg rating — 12,233 ratings Ruth 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
28	Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) by John Updike 3.59 avg rating — 63,414 ratings Ruth 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
29	All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) by Cormac McCarthy 4.06 avg rating — 145,859 ratings Ruth 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
30	Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson 3.81 avg rating — 58,505 ratings Ruth 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
31	Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell 4.09 avg rating — 100,801 ratings Ruth 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
32	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.15 avg rating — 40,913 ratings Ruth 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
33	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 47,935 ratings Ruth 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
34	Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) by Ursula Hegi 4.09 avg rating — 96,417 ratings Ruth 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
35	Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4.03 avg rating — 92,697 ratings Ruth 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
36	Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard 4.08 avg rating — 29,763 ratings Ruth 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 Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien 3.97 avg rating — 22,882 ratings Ruth 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	The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński 3.90 avg rating — 28,346 ratings Ruth 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
40	Neverwhere (London Below, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 561,099 ratings Ruth 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
41	Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) by Kent Haruf 4.04 avg rating — 79,610 ratings Ruth 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
42	Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis 3.69 avg rating — 24,818 ratings Ruth 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
43	The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) by John Galsworthy 4.18 avg rating — 20,758 ratings Ruth 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
44	Independent People by Halldór Laxness 4.12 avg rating — 14,491 ratings Ruth 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
45	Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 4.21 avg rating — 48,590 ratings Ruth 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
46	Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,359,893 ratings Ruth 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
47	Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 3.93 avg rating — 35,729 ratings Ruth 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
48	The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever 4.26 avg rating — 15,761 ratings Ruth 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
49	At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien 3.85 avg rating — 14,296 ratings Ruth added it to dof-didnotfinish 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
50	Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion 3.90 avg rating — 90,527 ratings	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
51	Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin 3.84 avg rating — 11,245 ratings Ruth 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
52	Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis 4.03 avg rating — 58,460 ratings Ruth 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