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A Gen X's Favourite Books List - Page 2

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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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
41
Kathryn Stockett
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
42
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
43
J.R.R. Tolkien
The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
44
A.A.Milne
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
45
Truman Capote
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
46
Charlotte Bronte
The Land of Green Ginger (Winifred Holtby)
The Land of Green Ginger
47
Winifred Holtby
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
48
William Golding
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
49
Nancy Mitford
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
50
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
51
Kingsley Amis
Man at the Helm (Nina Stibbe)
Man at the Helm
52
Nina Stibbe
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
53
Arthur Golden
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop
54
Edmund Crispin
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
55
Roddy Doyle
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
56
Jane Austen
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
57
Bill Bryson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
58
Jeanette Winterson
The Outcast
The Outcast
59
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
60
E. M. Forster
Peepo
Peepo
61
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
62
Patrick Suskind
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
63
John Irving
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
64
Muriel Spark
The Radleys (Matt Haig)
The Radleys
65
Matt Haig
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
66
Daphne Du Maurier
The Rector's Daughter
The Rector's Daughter
67
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
68
E.M. Forster
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
69
Sue Townsend
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
70
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
71
Donna Tartt
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
72
Andrea Levy
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
73
Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
74
Harper Lee
Um Lugar Chamado Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Um Lugar Chamado Brick Lane
75
Monica Ali
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
76
Milan Kundera
We Are All Made of Glue (Marina Lewycka)
We Are All Made of Glue
77
Marina Lewycka
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
78
Lionel Shriver
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
79
Hilary Mantel
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
80
Emily Brontë
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