Top 10 novels of 20th century modern library năm 2024
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Two days after Random House Modern Library released a controversial list of its picks for the top 100 books of the twentieth century, students at the Radcliffe Publishing Course released their own version of the list Tuesday, which includes more women authors and a more diverse selection of works. While the Modern Library's list--which hopes to raise awareness of great books and begin a discussion on the canon of twentieth century English literature--drew criticism from many for including only 10 books by women, about a third of the writers on the Radcliffe list are women. Both the Modern Library's and Radcliffe's lists were meant to be released today at Radcliffe, but both were given to the press early. "Our list reflects a young, more feminist crowd," said Lindy Hess, director of the publishing course. "[It] shows a difference of age and taste." The six-week class, which is open to men and women, is comprised mostly of recent college graduates and newcomers to the publishing industry. The Modern Library's list was compiled by an advisory committee of scholars and publishers, including historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. '38, author William Styron, Modern Library board chair Christopher B. Cerf '63 and historian Gore Vidal. James Joyce's Ulysses topped the Modern Library's list, while The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, took Radcliffe's top spot. Two other books--Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner--won spots in the top 10 of both lists. But both lists also had books in their top 10 that didn't even make the other's list. Radcliffe's fifth choice, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, wasn't on the Modern Library list, and Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon, Modern Library's eighth choice, didn't make Radcliffe's top hundred. Radcliffe's list also included a few more unconvential works, including several children's books and A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Hess warned the lists should not be compared against each other. Echoing the Modern Library, she said the lists are meant to start a discussion on this century's literary canon. "The importance of this exercise is to get word-of-mouth out on old books," she said. Hess said the Modern Library asked the publishing course to compile their own list in conjunction with the advisory panel's. Students chose their top 100 from the same initial list of 400 the Modern Library panel started with. "They were very curious to see what a group like ours thought," she said. Cerf--whose father lead the fight to lift the ban against Ulysses in the United State--will speak tonight at 7:30 at the Cronkhite Graduate Center to discuss the book lists with students. Drawing from 400-plus titles provided by the Modern Library, students of the Radcliffe Publishing Course selected these novels: The Modern Library compiled 2 Lists - One by a Board and 1 by the Readers. In total there are 168 entries - some entries are multiple books such as a trilogy, quartet, or series. This is the Readers' List in order 1 to 100.. ScoreA book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. 1 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 391,187 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 2 The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.88 avg rating — 324,244 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 3 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 by
3.54 avg rating — 23,259 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 4 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.53 avg rating — 679,650 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 5 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,169,639 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 6 1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,645,001 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 7 Anthem by Ayn Rand 3.61 avg rating — 156,501 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 8 We the Living by Ayn Rand 3.95 avg rating — 29,467 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 9 Mission Earth Series, Vols 1-10 by
3.58 avg rating — 64 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 10 Fear by
3.20 avg rating — 1,779 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 11 Ulysses by James Joyce 3.75 avg rating — 128,604 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 12 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 833,987 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 13 The Great Gatsby by
3.93 avg rating — 5,281,855 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 14 Dune (Dune, 1)by Frank Herbert 4.27 avg rating — 1,384,903 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 15 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein 4.16 avg rating — 131,020 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 16 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 313,617 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 17 A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4.15 avg rating — 58,235 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 18 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,867,742 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 19 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,545,036 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 20 Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.99 avg rating — 3,917,586 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 21 Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,347 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 22 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 4.01 avg rating — 911,290 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 23 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,375,632 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 24 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,210,796 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 25 Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,921,214 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 26 Shane by Jack Schaefer 3.94 avg rating — 13,290 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 27 Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute 4.30 avg rating — 4,771 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 28 A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 321,897 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 29 The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 765,027 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 30 The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles 3.88 avg rating — 53,131 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 31 Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.95 avg rating — 439,094 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 32 The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison 3.70 avg rating — 4,830 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 33 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.85 avg rating — 182,962 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 34 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.88 avg rating — 855,454 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 35 Moonheart by Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,606 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 36 Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.98 avg rating — 44,752 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 37 Of Human Bondage by
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Rate this book Clear rating 50 Trader (Newford, 4)by Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 2,967 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 51 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1)by Douglas Adams 4.23 avg rating — 1,851,902 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 52 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.99 avg rating — 110,823 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 53 The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, 1)by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 2,063,884 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 54 Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.16 avg rating — 167,640 ratings ,and Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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