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50 Must-Read Books With Gorgeous Writing

"This is a list of books with gorgeous writing from beginning to end. Lush, descriptive, poignant language that paints a beautiful picture of the story you chose. Pick up one of these beauties, and know that you're in for a treat you'll savor for weeks to come after reading."
The quote is from Toni Morrison's book "Beloved".
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1
Zora Neale Hurston
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
2
Neil Gaiman
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
3
Arundhati Roy
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
4
Catherynne M. Valente
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
5
Carmen Maria Machado
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
6
Toni Morrison
Call Me by Your Name - André Aciman
Call Me by Your Name - André Aciman
7
The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Scorpio Races
8
Maggie Stiefvater
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
9
Terese Marie Mailhot
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
10
Shirley Jackson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
11
James Baldwin
Seraphina (Rachel Hartman)
Seraphina
12
Rachel Hartman
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
13
Lani Taylor
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
14
Anthony Doerr
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
15
Isabel Allende
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
16
Madeline Miller
The Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist (Sunil Yapa)
The Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
17
Sunil Yapa
The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
18
Renee Ahdieh
Whiskey & Ribbons (Leesa Cross-Smith)
Whiskey & Ribbons
19
Leesa Cross-Smith
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
20
Emily St John Mandel
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
21
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Gods of Tango (Carolina De Robertis)
The Gods of Tango
22
Carolina De Robertis
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
23
Patrick Ness
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
24
Janet Fitch
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
25
Tim O'Brien
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (Kai Cheng Thom)
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
26
Kai Cheng Thom
Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)
Shadow and Bone
27
Leigh Bardugo
Moonbath (Yanick Lahens)
Moonbath
28
Yanick Lahens
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
29
Indra Das
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
30
Ralph Ellison
The Life Before Her Eyes (Laura Kasischke)
The Life Before Her Eyes
31
Laura Kasischke
When the Moon Was Ours (Anna-Marie McLemore)
When the Moon Was Ours
32
Anna-Marie McLemore
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
33
Erin Morgenstern
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
34
Mark Helprin
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing (Mira Jacob)
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
35
Mira Jacob
The Shadow Lines
The Shadow Lines
36
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Leslye Walton)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
37
Leslye Walton
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
38
Donna Tartt
Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
Jellicoe Road
39
Melina Marchetta
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
Strange the Dreamer
40
Laini Taylor
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