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 — 355,784 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 — 973,832 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 — 1,521,060 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 4.04 avg rating — 1,300,348 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 — 306,786 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 — 751,999 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 — 200,760 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 — 3,299,437 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 4.16 avg rating — 95,411 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 — 227,985 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 — 789,543 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 3.91 avg rating — 1,532,389 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 — 354,847 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 4.16 avg rating — 667,408 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 4.14 avg rating — 241,513 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 — 108,831 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 — 193,280 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 — 285,368 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 — 298,592 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 4.06 avg rating — 120,680 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 — 202,972 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 — 160,725 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 4.03 avg rating — 24,537 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 — 47,545 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 — 12,332 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 — 64,638 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 4.07 avg rating — 154,734 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 — 60,353 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 — 105,545 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 4.16 avg rating — 42,139 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 — 49,410 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 4.10 avg rating — 96,758 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
35	Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4.04 avg rating — 94,072 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 4.07 avg rating — 30,756 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 3.96 avg rating — 23,972 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 — 28,941 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 — 568,089 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 4.05 avg rating — 82,337 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 3.70 avg rating — 25,244 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 4.19 avg rating — 21,306 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 4.11 avg rating — 15,957 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 4.22 avg rating — 50,577 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) 4.02 avg rating — 1,395,630 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 — 36,957 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 — 15,983 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 3.84 avg rating — 14,646 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 — 98,653 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 — 11,702 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 4.02 avg rating — 61,058 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