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5-Star Books From a Critic - Page 2

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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Goose Chase (Patrice Kindl)
Goose Chase
41
Patrice Kindl
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
42
John Steinbeck
The Great Good Thing (Roderick Townley)
The Great Good Thing
43
Roderick Townley
The Greengage Summer (Rumer Godden)
The Greengage Summer
44
Rumer Godden
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
45
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
46
J.K. Rowling
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
47
Angie Thomas
Hollywood Animal (Joe Eszterhas)
Hollywood Animal
48
Joe Eszterhas
Horse Heaven (Jane Smiley)
Horse Heaven
49
Jane Smiley
House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
50
I Don't Know How She Does It (Allison Pearson)
I Don't Know How She Does It
51
Allison Pearson
I.O.U.; Why Everyone Owes Everyone and Nobody Can Pay (John Lancaster)
I.O.U.; Why Everyone Owes Everyone and Nobody Can Pay
52
John Lancaster
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
53
Patrick Ness
In a German Pension (Katherine Mansfield)
In a German Pension
54
Katherine Mansfield
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
55
Jane Austen
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
56
Tom Perrotta
The Little Leftover Witch (Florence Laughlin)
The Little Leftover Witch
57
Florence Laughlin
The Little White Bird (J. M. Barrie)
The Little White Bird
58
J. M. Barrie
The Lost (Daniel Mendelsohn)
The Lost
59
Daniel Mendelsohn
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
60
Alice Sebold
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
61
Nancy Mitford
Magical Thinking (Augusten Burroughs)
Magical Thinking
62
Augusten Burroughs
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard (Eleanor Farjeon)
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
63
Eleanor Farjeon
May We Borrow Your Husband? (Graham Greene)
May We Borrow Your Husband?
64
Graham Greene
Metroland (Juian Barnes)
Metroland
65
Juian Barnes
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd)
A Monster Calls
66
Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd
My Dream of You (Nuala O'faolain)
My Dream of You
67
Nuala O'faolain
New Policeman (Kate Thompson)
New Policeman
68
Kate Thompson
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
69
The Otherwise Girl (Keith Claire)
The Otherwise Girl
70
Keith Claire
Outwitting History
Outwitting History
71
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
72
Ken Follett
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
73
Muriel Spark
Psychic Junkie: A Memoir (Sarah Lassez)
Psychic Junkie: A Memoir
74
Sarah Lassez
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
75
Nancy Mitford
Re: Jane (Patricia Park)
Re: Jane
76
Patricia Park
The Return Journey (Maeve Binchey)
The Return Journey
77
Maeve Binchey
Second Glance
Second Glance
78
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
79
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Shadow Castle (Marian Cockrell)
Shadow Castle
80
Marian Cockrell
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