The Classic Books Challenge - hosted by eliza_dannie

20th Century Literature
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

317 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

320 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

333 pages • first pub 1928 (editions) user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

96 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous reflective slow-paced
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

336 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence

Women in Love

Brangwen Family #2

D.H. Lawrence

416 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics romance reflective slow-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
A Separate Peace by John Knowles

A Separate Peace

John Knowles

208 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics historical young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced