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100 Novels You Simply Must Read

This list includes 100 outstanding novels I would recommend to anyone. How many have you already read?
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Acts of Service (Lillian Fishman)
Acts of Service
1
Lillian Fishman
Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
Animal
2
Lisa Taddeo
August Blue (Deborah Levy)
August Blue
3
Deborah Levy
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
4
Ali Smith
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
5
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
6
Sally Rooney
Best of Friends (Kamila Shamsie)
Best of Friends
7
Kamila Shamsie
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
8
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
9
Patricia Highsmith
Child of All Nations (Irmgard Keun)
Child of All Nations
10
Irmgard Keun
Collected Works (Lydia Sandgren)
Collected Works
11
Lydia Sandgren
Common Decency (Susannah Dickey)
Common Decency
12
Susannah Dickey
Companion Piece (Ali Smith)
Companion Piece
13
Ali Smith
Either/Or (Elif Batuman)
Either/Or
14
Elif Batuman
Enigma Variations (Andre Aciman)
Enigma Variations
15
Andre Aciman
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
16
Naoise Dolan
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
17
Valeria Luiselli
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
18
Andre Aciman
For Isabel (Antonio Tabucchi)
For Isabel
19
Antonio Tabucchi
Ghost Lover (Lisa Taddeo)
Ghost Lover
20
Lisa Taddeo
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room
21
James Baldwin
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
22
Bernardine Evaristo
Good Material (Dolly Alderton)
Good Material
23
Dolly Alderton
Harvard Square (André Aciman)
Harvard Square
24
André Aciman
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
25
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
26
Foer
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
How to Love a Jamaican
27
Alexia Arthurs
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
28
James Baldwin
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
29
Italo Calvino
If You Come Softly (Jacqueline Woodson)
If You Come Softly
30
Jacqueline Woodson
Intermezzo (Sally Rooney)
Intermezzo
31
Sally Rooney
Intimacies (Lucy Caldwell)
Intimacies
32
Lucy Caldwell
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
33
Andrew Sean Greer
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
34
Philippe Besson
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
35
Celeste Ng
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
36
Bryan Washington
Love Me Tender (Constance Debré)
Love Me Tender
37
Constance Debré
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
38
Anna Burns
Misunderstanding in Moscow (Simone De Beauvoir)
Misunderstanding in Moscow
39
Simone De Beauvoir
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
40
Elena Ferrante
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