Top Ten Books of the 20th Century - John's List

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John's List

1. Animal Farm, George Orwell
2. Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
3. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
4. Lord of the Flies, William Golding
5. A Prayer for Owen Meaney, John Irving
6. Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut
7. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S Thompson
8. Still life with a woodpecker, Tom Robbins
9. The Outsiders, SE Hinton
10. Player of Games, Iain M Banks

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