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The 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever

Summer's here and it's time to hit the beach, naturally with a good book or five. Here's Vulture's list of the 100 greatest beach books ever. The books listed here are in chronological order.
How many of these would you take to the beach with you? How many of them have you already read?
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Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
2
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
3
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
4
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
5
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
6
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
7
Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence
Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence
8
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
9
The Gentleman in the Parlour (W. Somerset)
The Gentleman in the Parlour (W. Somerset)
10
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
11
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
12
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
13
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
14
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
15
The Natural
The Natural
16
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
17
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
18
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
19
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
20
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
21
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
22
My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
23
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
24
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
25
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
26
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
27
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
28
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
29
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
30
The Godfather
The Godfather
31
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
32
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
33
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
34
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
35
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun (James Clavell)
36
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
37
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
38
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
39
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
40
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
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