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Part TWO: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books - Page 2

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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Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
43
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
44
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Horace McCoy)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Horace McCoy)
45
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
46
The Last Coyote (Michael Connelly)
The Last Coyote (Michael Connelly)
47
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
48
Life Studies (Robert Lowell)
Life Studies (Robert Lowell)
49
Lincoln (Gore Vidal)
Lincoln (Gore Vidal)
50
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
51
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
52
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
53
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
54
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
55
The MacGregor Brides
The MacGregor Brides
56
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
57
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
58
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
59
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
60
One Lonely Night (Mickey Spillane)
One Lonely Night (Mickey Spillane)
61
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
62
The Outsider and Others (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Outsider and Others (H.P. Lovecraft)
63
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
64
The Parker Series (Any) (Richard Stark)
The Parker Series (Any) (Richard Stark)
65
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
66
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart
67
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
68
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
69
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
70
Shella (Andrew Vachss)
Shella (Andrew Vachss)
71
Simulations (Jean Baudrillard)
Simulations (Jean Baudrillard)
72
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
73
The Southpaw (Mark Harris)
The Southpaw (Mark Harris)
74
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple (William Steig)
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple (William Steig)
75
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
76
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
77
The Thurber Carnival
The Thurber Carnival
78
True Confessions
True Confessions
79
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
80
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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