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A Gen X's Favourite Books List

A varied list of books I have loved over the last 40 years, some classics but lots of easier reads, including some children's books. I admit I love characters more than plot, along with the atmosphere the story has and how it made me feel.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
2
Ali Smith
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (Spike Milligan)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
3
Spike Milligan
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
4
Mario Vargas Llosa
Barry Loser (Jim Smith)
Barry Loser
5
Jim Smith
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
6
Sylvia Plath
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
8
The Budda of Suberbia
The Budda of Suberbia
9
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
10
Charles Dickens
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
11
Laurie Lee
A Clergyman's Daughter
A Clergyman's Daughter
12
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
13
Anthony Burgess
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
14
Stella Gibbons
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
15
John Kennedy Toole
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
16
Michael Faber
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
Delta of Venus (Anais Nin)
Delta of Venus
18
Anais Nin
The Diary of a Nobody (George & Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
19
George & Weedon Grossmith
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
20
Douglas Adams
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
21
George Orwell
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
22
Bram Stoker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
23
Frank Herbert
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
24
Graham Greene
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
25
Edith Wharton
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, by Tom Robbins
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, by Tom Robbins
26
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
27
Mary Shelley
Fanny Hill (John Cleland)
Fanny Hill
28
John Cleland
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
29
Muriel Spark
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
30
Thomas Hardy
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
31
Rohinton Mistry
Funnybones (Janet and Allen Ahlberg)
Funnybones
32
Janet and Allen Ahlberg
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
33
Katherine Mansfield
Georges Marvellous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
Georges Marvellous Medicine
34
Roald Dahl
The Go Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go Between
35
L.P. Hartley
Going Postal (Terry Pratchett)
Going Postal
36
Terry Pratchett
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
37
Terry Pratchett
The Graduate (Charels Webb)
The Graduate
38
Charels Webb
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
39
Mary Ann Shaffer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
40
J. K. Rowling
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