Best Novels of All Time
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1.
Crime and Punishment
68 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
2.
The Buddenbrooks
63 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
3.
Lolita
Classic novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
46 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
4.
Ulysses
Amazing novel by James Joyce.
42 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
5.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is an old school classic.
17 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
6.
Wuthering Heights
A different kind of romance—passionage, powerful and unforgettabls
10 points - added 4 years ago by guest -
7.
Howards End
10 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
8.
Bleak House
Perfect plot. A masterpiece.
9 points - added 4 years ago by guest -
9.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce outdoes himself in this classic novel.
8 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
10.
The Catcher in the Rye
7 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
11.
1984
7 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
12.
The Grapes of Wrath
Not my favorite, but this Steinbeck novel is a classic.
6 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
13.
The Lord of the Rings
2 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
14.
Lord of the Flies
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
15.
As I Lay Dying
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
16.
A Passage to India
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
17.
Under the Volcano
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
18.
Darkness at Noon
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
19.
The Sound and the Fury
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
20.
Sons and Lovers
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
21.
The Rainbow
0 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
22.
From Here to Eternity
0 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
23.
Women in Love
0 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
24.
Catch-22
0 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
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