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Part TWO: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books

Part TWO (Part ONE also online at "https://www.listchallenges.com/our-readable-century-a-compendium-of-memorable" OR checkout my published lists).
Literary publication January Magazine polled their favourite authors, editors & contributors for their favourite works of 20th century fiction & non-fiction. It was keen 'on taking the emotional pulse of our respondents, trying to determine which volumes had struck personal chords or somehow influenced the behaviour of these ardent readers'. I recommend checking out the website as most participants give reasons for their choices.
Give yourself an extra point if you have read all of the 'Berlin Noir' trilogy (March Violets, German Requiem & The Pale Criminal) or Snopes (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion).
This is a much richer version of the list presented on thegreatestbooks.org. In this part, fiction is in Slots 1-95 & non-fiction in Slots 96-120.
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from januarymagazine.com · made by Markd9528
avg. score: 13 of 120 (11%)
required scores: 1, 5, 9, 12, 18 

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100 Love Sonnets (Pablo Neruda)
100 Love Sonnets (Pablo Neruda)
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
4
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
5
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
6
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
7
The Barbarous Coast (Ross MacDonald)
The Barbarous Coast (Ross MacDonald)
8
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
9
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
10
Brighton Rock (Greene)
Brighton Rock (Greene)
11
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
12
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
13
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
14
The Chill
The Chill
15
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
16
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas (Dylan Thomas)
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas (Dylan Thomas)
17
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories
18
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
19
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
20
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
21
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
22
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
23
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
24
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
25
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
26
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
27
The Free Frenchman (Piers Paul Read)
The Free Frenchman (Piers Paul Read)
28
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
29
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Edward Gorey)
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Edward Gorey)
30
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
31
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
32
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
33
Gospel (Wilton Barnhardt)
Gospel (Wilton Barnhardt)
34
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
35
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
36
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
37
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
38
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
39
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
40
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title) (P.G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title) (P.G. Wodehouse)
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