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200 of Markd9528's Favourite Books Based Solely on the First Read - Page 3

These selections are based on my feelings after reading a book for the first time. Some were read as far back as 60 years ago, with roughly a third initially read in childhood or adolescence.
BTW, don't miss out on my challenge at the link, which seems to have gone largely unnoticed, despite the quality of the 'gold medal' books therein. Is the Northern Hemisphere on summer holidays perhaps?
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
81
J.D. Salinger
Boyhood (J.M. Coetzee)
Boyhood
82
J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
83
J.M. Coetzee
Girl (Jamaica Kincaid)
Girl
84
Jamaica Kincaid
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
85
Jamaica Kincaid
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
86
James Baldwin
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (James Thurber)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
87
James Thurber
The Wonderful O (James Thurber)
The Wonderful O
88
James Thurber
Walkabout (James Vance Marshall)
Walkabout
89
James Vance Marshall
The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix (James Watson)
The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix
90
James Watson
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
91
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
92
Jane Austen
The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness (Jason Hazeley)
The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness
93
Jason Hazeley
The Ladybird Book of the Hipster (Jason Hazeley)
The Ladybird Book of the Hipster
94
Jason Hazeley
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
95
Jean Rhys
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
96
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
97
Jeanette Winterson
Belonging (Jeannie Baker)
Belonging
98
Jeannie Baker
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
99
Joan Lindsay
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
100
Johann Wyss
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
101
Johanna Spyri
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
102
John Steinbeck
Travels With Charley in Search of America (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley in Search of America
103
John Steinbeck
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
104
John Williams
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
105
Jonathan Swift
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
106
Joseph Conrad
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
107
Jules Verne
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
108
Jules Verne
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
109
Julie Otsuka
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
110
Kamel Daoud
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
111
Kate Grenville
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
112
Kazuo Ishiguro
Wake in Fright (Kenneth Cook)
Wake in Fright
113
Kenneth Cook
Galápagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galápagos
114
Kurt Vonnegut
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
115
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
A Sentimental Journey (Laurence Sterne)
A Sentimental Journey
116
Laurence Sterne
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
117
Leo Tolstoy
The Oval Lady, Other Stories: Six Surreal Stories (Leonora Carrington)
The Oval Lady, Other Stories: Six Surreal Stories
118
Leonora Carrington
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
119
Lewis Carroll
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (Lewis Carroll)
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
120
Lewis Carroll
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