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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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Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
41
Dalton Trumbo
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
42
Richard Bach
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
43
Michael Crichton
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Horace McCoy)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
44
Horace McCoy
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
45
D.H. Lawrence
The Last Coyote (Michael Connelly)
The Last Coyote
46
Michael Connelly
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
47
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Studies (Robert Lowell)
Life Studies
48
Robert Lowell
Lincoln (Gore Vidal)
Lincoln
49
Gore Vidal
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
The Little Sister
50
Raymond Chandler
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
51
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
52
Larry McMurtry
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
53
Raymond Chandler
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
54
JRR Tolkien
The MacGregor Brides
The MacGregor Brides
55
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day
56
Gloria Naylor
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
57
Stephen King
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
58
William S. Burroughs
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
59
John Steinbeck
One Lonely Night (Mickey Spillane)
One Lonely Night
60
Mickey Spillane
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
61
Eudora Welty
The Outsider and Others (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Outsider and Others
62
H.P. Lovecraft
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
63
Vladimir Nabokov
The Parker Series (Any) (Richard Stark)
The Parker Series (Any)
64
Richard Stark
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
65
Annie Dillard
The Ponder Heart
The Ponder Heart
66
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
67
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
68
James M. Cain
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
69
Walter Tevis
Shella (Andrew Vachss)
Shella
70
Andrew Vachss
Simulations (Jean Baudrillard)
Simulations
71
Jean Baudrillard
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
72
Theodore Dreiser
The Southpaw (Mark Harris)
The Southpaw
73
Mark Harris
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple (William Steig)
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple
74
William Steig
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick
75
John O'Hara
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
76
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Thurber Carnival
The Thurber Carnival
77
True Confessions
True Confessions
78
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
79
Philip K. Dick
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
80
James Joyce
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