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100 Novels You Simply Must Read - Page 2

This list includes 100 outstanding novels I would recommend to anyone. How many have you already read?
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My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
41
Elizabeth Strout
My Roman Year (Andre Aciman)
My Roman Year
42
Andre Aciman
None of This Is Serious (Catherine Prasifka)
None of This Is Serious
43
Catherine Prasifka
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
44
Sally Rooney
Ordinary Human Failings (Megan Nolan)
Ordinary Human Failings
45
Megan Nolan
Other People Manage (Ellen Hawley)
Other People Manage
46
Ellen Hawley
Other People's Clothes (Calla Henkel)
Other People's Clothes
47
Calla Henkel
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
48
Nella Larsen
Places I Stopped on the Way Home (Meg Fee)
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
49
Meg Fee
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
50
Curtis Sittenfeld
Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Rodham
51
Curtis Sittenfeld
Saving Agnes (Rachel Cusk)
Saving Agnes
52
Rachel Cusk
Service (Sarah Gilmartin)
Service
53
Sarah Gilmartin
Smile (Roddy Doyle)
Smile
54
Roddy Doyle
Spring (Ali Smith)
Spring
55
Ali Smith
Strangers I Know (Claudia Durastanti)
Strangers I Know
56
Claudia Durastanti
Summer (Ali Smith)
Summer
57
Ali Smith
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
58
Stephanie Danler
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
59
Tomasz Jedrowski
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
60
Zadie Smith
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
61
Junot Diaz
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
62
Alice Walker
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
63
Elena Ferrante
The Details (Ia Genberg)
The Details
64
Ia Genberg
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
65
Sigrid Nunez
The Gentleman From Peru (Aciman)
The Gentleman From Peru
66
Aciman
The Happy Couple (Naoise Dolan)
The Happy Couple
67
Naoise Dolan
The Illiterate (Agota Kristof)
The Illiterate
68
Agota Kristof
The Inseperables (De Beauvoir)
The Inseperables
69
De Beauvoir
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels
70
Ágota Kristóf
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
71
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
72
Stephen Chbosky
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
73
Oscar Wilde
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (Olivia Fitzsimons)
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop
74
Olivia Fitzsimons
The Rachel Incident (Caroline O'Donoghue)
The Rachel Incident
75
Caroline O'Donoghue
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
76
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
77
Elena Ferrante
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
The Submission
78
Amy Waldman
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
The Swimmers
79
Julie Otsuka
The Three of Us (Ore Agbaje-Williams)
The Three of Us
80
Ore Agbaje-Williams
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