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Aliteraryprincess's 100 Best Books in Adult Literature - Page 2

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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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
41
Susanna Clarke
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
42
Carol Goodman
The Last Romantics (Tara Conklin)
The Last Romantics
43
Tara Conklin
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
44
John Ajvide Lindqvist
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
45
Hanya Yanagihara
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
46
Sarah Waters
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
47
Stephen King
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
48
J.R.R.Tolkien
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
49
Jane Austen
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
50
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
51
George Eliot
Mirror Mirror (Maguire, Gregory)
Mirror Mirror
52
Maguire, Gregory
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
53
Stephen King
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
54
Daphne Du Maurier
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
55
Patrick Rothfuss
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
56
Neil Gaiman
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
57
Elizabeth Gaskell
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
58
Jane Austen
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
59
Neil Gaiman
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
60
Charles Dickens
One True Loves (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
One True Loves
61
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
62
Sarah Waters
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
63
Jane Austen
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
64
Stephen King
The Poldark Saga (Winston Graham)
The Poldark Saga
65
Winston Graham
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
66
A.S. Byatt
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
67
Alice Hoffman
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
68
Jane Austen
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
69
William Goldman
The Queen of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
The Queen of the Tearling
70
Erika Johansen
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
71
Daphne Du Maurier
The Rehearsal (Eleanor Catton)
The Rehearsal
72
Eleanor Catton
The Royal We (Heather Cocks)
The Royal We
73
Heather Cocks
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
74
Stephen King
The Saxon Stories
The Saxon Stories
75
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
76
Donna Tartt
See What I Have Done (Sarah Schmidt)
See What I Have Done
77
Sarah Schmidt
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
78
Jane Austen
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
79
Stephen King
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
80
Laura Purcell
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