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5 Star Reads for the Pleasure of Reading

I've wanted to share some of my favourite reads of all time, beautifully written by talented authors.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
2
Margaret Atwood
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
4
Hans Fallada
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
6
Leo Tolstoy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
8
John Boyne
The Birds That Do Not Sing (Steve Gay)
The Birds That Do Not Sing
9
Steve Gay
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
10
Sebastian Faulks
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
11
Markus Zusak
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
12
Joseph Heller
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
13
Roald Dahl
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
14
George R.R. Martin
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
15
J.G. Ballard
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
16
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17
Mark Haddon
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
18
Abraham Verghese
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
19
George R.R. Martin
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
20
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
21
Anne Frank
Do No Harm (Henry Marsh)
Do No Harm
22
Henry Marsh
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
23
Gail Honeyman
Elizabeth Is Missing (Emma Healey)
Elizabeth Is Missing
24
Emma Healey
The End of the World Running Club (Adrian J Walker)
The End of the World Running Club
25
Adrian J Walker
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
26
John Green
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
27
Claire North
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
28
M R Carey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
29
Stieg Larsson
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
30
Donna Tartt
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
31
Gillian Flynn
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
32
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
33
Stephen King
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
34
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
35
Margaret Atwood
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Attwood)
The Heart Goes Last
36
Margaret Attwood
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
37
Kathryn Stockett
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
38
Douglas Adams
Hornet Flight (Ken Follett)
Hornet Flight
39
Ken Follett
The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson)
The Hundred Year Old Man
40
Jonas Jonasson
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