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Aliteraryprincess's 100 Best Books in Adult Literature

Though I love YA literature, sometimes I'm in the mood to read something that was written with people my age in mind. Here are 100 novels and novellas that were written for adults that I really enjoyed. There's a whole range of genres and a mix of classics and contemporary.
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Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
1
Sarah Waters
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
2
Edith Wharton
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
3
Anne Brontë
Angels and Insects (A. S. Byatt)
Angels and Insects
4
A. S. Byatt
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
6
Stephen King
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
Bitter Greens
8
Kate Forsyth
Black Chalk (Christopher J. Yates)
Black Chalk
9
Christopher J. Yates
The Body
The Body
10
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
11
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
12
Hannah Kent
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
13
Stephen King
The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)
The Calcutta Chromosome
14
Amitav Ghosh
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
15
Gregory Maguire
The Cranes Dance (Meg Howrey)
The Cranes Dance
16
Meg Howrey
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
17
Kevin Kwan
The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower Series
18
Stephen King
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
19
Juliet Marillier
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
20
Charles Dickens
Dublin Murder Squad Series (Tana French)
Dublin Murder Squad Series
21
Tana French
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
22
Jane Austen
Evelina
Evelina
23
The Female Persuasion (Meg Wolitzer)
The Female Persuasion
24
Meg Wolitzer
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
25
Sarah Waters
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players
26
Joanne Harris
The Gentleman Bastards
The Gentleman Bastards
27
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
28
Yangsze Choo
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
29
Emma Cline
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
30
Arundhati Roy
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
31
Donna Tartt
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
32
Charles Dickens
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
33
Shirley Jackson
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
34
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
35
Doyle
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains
36
M L Rio
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
37
Meg Wolitzer
It (Stephen King)
It
38
Stephen King
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
39
Charlotte Bronte
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
40
Toni Morrison
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