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100 Must-Read Books From the 90s

Book Riot compiled a list of books from the 90s they think are a must-read. Like they said: "Bring out your turtlenecks and combat boots, and join us in reading our way down the 1990s!" :)
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A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
1
Rohinton Mistry
A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster
2
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
3
Tony Kushner
'Art' (Yasmina Reza)
'Art'
4
Yasmina Reza
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
5
Vikram Seth
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
6
Stephen King
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
7
Kate Atkinson
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
8
Lorrie Moore
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
9
Jose Saramago
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
10
Edwidge Danticat
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
11
Alice Mcdermott
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (William Dalrymple)
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
12
William Dalrymple
Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar
Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar
13
Dance Dance Dance (Haruki Murakami)
Dance Dance Dance
14
Haruki Murakami
Dangerous Angels (Francesca Lia Block)
Dangerous Angels
15
Francesca Lia Block
Delhi, a Novel (Kushwant Singh)
Delhi, a Novel
16
Kushwant Singh
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
17
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
18
Barack Obama
Drown (Junot Diaz)
Drown
19
Junot Diaz
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
20
Douglas Coupland
Ghostwritten (David Mitchell)
Ghostwritten
21
David Mitchell
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
22
Terry Pratchett
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
23
Nick Hornby
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
24
Louis Sachar
Imaginary Homelands (Salman Rushdie)
Imaginary Homelands
25
Salman Rushdie
In an Antique Land (Amitav Ghosh)
In an Antique Land
26
Amitav Ghosh
Indian Ink (Tom Stoppard)
Indian Ink
27
Tom Stoppard
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
28
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
29
Toni Morrison
Mr. Murder
Mr. Murder
30
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
31
Orhan Pamuk
My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki
My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki
32
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
33
Philip Pullman
Of Love and Other Demons (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Of Love and Other Demons
34
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
On Love (Alain De Botton)
On Love
35
Alain De Botton
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
36
Diana Gabaldon
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse
37
Possession (Byatt)
Possession
38
Byatt
Pulp (Charles Bukowski)
Pulp
39
Charles Bukowski
Rats Saw God
Rats Saw God
40
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