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100 Must-Read Generational and Family Novels - Page 3

Relationships between our family members are often extremely complex. They can be difficult, rewarding, fraught, a source of comfort and joy and even all of these at the same time. It is always interesting to read about the dynamics of other families and relationships.
Here's Bookriot's list of 100 must-read novels of families.
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The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
81
Julie Otsuka
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
82
Mario Puzo
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
83
Art Speigelman
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
84
Karen Joy Fowler
The Family Fang
The Family Fang
85
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
86
John Steinbeck
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
87
Philipp Meyer
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
88
Wally Lamb
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
89
Anne Tyler
The Past (Tessa Hadley)
The Past
90
Tessa Hadley
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
91
Ken Follett
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
92
Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
93
Lalita Tademy
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
94
Fannie Flagg
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
95
Jamaica Kincaid
The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)
The Middlesteins
96
Jami Attenberg
The Vacationers
The Vacationers
97
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
98
Jane Austen
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
99
Nancy Mitford
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
100
James Baldwin
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