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5-Star Books From a Critic

I'm a drama critic and very fussy! These are not plays but books; I've been keeping a running list for years. Here are the five star books over 10 years. (Some are rereads of children's books).
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Act One (Moss Hart)
Act One
1
Moss Hart
Almost There (Nuala O'faolaoin)
Almost There
2
Nuala O'faolaoin
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
4
Bret Easton Ellis
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
7
Julian Barnes
Bee Season
Bee Season
8
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
9
Toni Morrison
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
10
Malcolm Gladwell
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
11
Keri Hulme
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
12
Helen Fielding
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
13
Changeling (Delia Sherman)
Changeling
14
Delia Sherman
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
15
Charles Frazier
The Copper Beech (Maeve Binchy)
The Copper Beech
16
Maeve Binchy
Conversion (Katherine Howe)
Conversion
17
Katherine Howe
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
18
Edna O'Brien
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
19
A Damsel in Distress (P.G. Wodehouse)
A Damsel in Distress
20
P.G. Wodehouse
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
21
Susan Cooper
The Devil on the Road (Robert Westall)
The Devil on the Road
22
Robert Westall
Dime (E.R. Frank)
Dime
23
E.R. Frank
The Dinner (Herman Koch)
The Dinner
24
Herman Koch
Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover)
Educated: A Memoir
25
Tara Westover
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
26
Rainbow Rowell
Ex Libris (Anne Fadiman)
Ex Libris
27
Anne Fadiman
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
28
Jasper Fforde
Fat Kid Rules the World
Fat Kid Rules the World
29
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Michael Wolff)
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
30
Michael Wolff
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
31
Doris Lessing
The Fifth Wave (Rick Yancey)
The Fifth Wave
32
Rick Yancey
Foundation: Foundation's Edge (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation: Foundation's Edge
33
Isaac Asimov
Four Spirits
Four Spirits
34
Freddy and Fredericka (Mark Helprin)
Freddy and Fredericka
35
Mark Helprin
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
36
Amor Towles
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
37
Lois Lowry
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
38
L.P. Hartley
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
39
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
40
Gillian Flynn
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