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Beginner's Luck: Classic Debut Novels

Everyone has one book in them. If it's good enough, it will guarantee you immortality and you won't have to bother writing another one ever again. Some writers represented on this list went on to brilliant careers (Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon), some struggled to live up to their early promise (Joseph Heller), some never bothered to publish a second novel during their lifetimes (Harper Lee, Ralph Ellison). So maybe everyone has one novel in them, but not everyone has an answer to the metaphysical question: "what now?"
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Bronte
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
5
Khaled Hosseini
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
6
Audrey Niffenegger
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
7
J.D. Salinger
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
8
Jane Austen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
9
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
10
Richard Adams
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
11
Mary Shelley
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
12
Margaret Mitchell
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
13
Kathryn Stockett
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
14
Stephenie Meyer
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
15
Stieg Larsson
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
16
Emily Bronte
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
17
Ken Kesey
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
18
Joseph Heller
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
19
Anne Rice
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
20
Amy Tan
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
21
Stephen King
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
22
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
23
Arundhati Roy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
24
L.M. Montgomery
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
25
Sylvia Plath
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
26
Diane Setterfield
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
27
Elizabeth Kostova
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
28
Janet Fitch
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
29
Astrid Lindgren
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
30
Carson McCullers
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
31
Charles Frazier
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
32
Ernest Hemingway
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
33
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
34
Umberto Eco
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
35
Jacqueline Susann
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
36
Agatha Christie
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
37
James Joyce
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
38
Sue Monk Kidd
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
39
Mark Z. Danielewski
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
40
Ralph Ellison
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