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5-Star Books From a Critic - Page 3

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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Skellig (David Almond)
Skellig
81
David Almond
Smart Cookies: Quinny and Hopper (Adriana Brad Schanen)
Smart Cookies: Quinny and Hopper
82
Adriana Brad Schanen
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
83
Jon Ronson
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties (Jessica Anya Blau)
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
84
Jessica Anya Blau
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
85
Armistead Maupin
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
86
The Third Witch (Rebecca Reisert)
The Third Witch
87
Rebecca Reisert
This Charming Man (Marian Keyes)
This Charming Man
88
Marian Keyes
This Is Our Constitution (Khizr Khan)
This Is Our Constitution
89
Khizr Khan
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
90
Harper Lee
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
91
Jennifer Egan
The Wife (Meg Wolitzer)
The Wife
92
Meg Wolitzer
The Witches: Salem, 1692 (Stacy Schiff)
The Witches: Salem, 1692
93
Stacy Schiff
Within a Forest Dark (Michael Virtanen)
Within a Forest Dark
94
Michael Virtanen
The Year of Living Biblically
The Year of Living Biblically
95
You Look Nice Today (Stanley Bing)
You Look Nice Today
96
Stanley Bing
The Zone of Interest (Martin Amis)
The Zone of Interest
97
Martin Amis
Lost Chapel Picnic (Margery Sharp)
Lost Chapel Picnic
98
Margery Sharp
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
99
Mary Stewart
The Men and the Girls (Joanna Trollope)
The Men and the Girls
100
Joanna Trollope
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
101
Evelyn Waugh
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
102
Thornton Wilder
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
103
Jerome K. Jerome
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