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Best Books Ive Read in the Past 50 Something Years

I've read many very good books over the years, but these are the best. They're the ones I think stand out as special, unforgettable - they have that undefinable "something" that just clicks with something inside me.
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The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
1
E.Annie Proulx
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
2
Dorothy Allison
The Testament of Mary (Colm Toibin)
The Testament of Mary
3
Colm Toibin
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
4
Marilynne Robinson
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5
Zora Neale Hurston
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
6
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
7
Toni Morrison
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
8
Mary Doria Russell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
9
Pearl S. Buck
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
10
Charles Bukowski
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
11
Kate DiCamillo
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
12
Kurt Vonnegut
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
13
Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
14
Shel Silverstein
Evil Genius (Catherine Jinks)
Evil Genius
15
Catherine Jinks
The Frog and Toad Treasury (Arnold Lobel)
The Frog and Toad Treasury
16
Arnold Lobel
Pumpkin Soup (Helen Cooper)
Pumpkin Soup
17
Helen Cooper
Go, Dog, Go! (P. D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
18
P. D. Eastman
Yertle the Turtle (Dr. Seuss)
Yertle the Turtle
19
Dr. Seuss
The Widow's Broom (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Widow's Broom
20
Chris Van Allsburg
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
21
A.A. Milne
An Extraordinary Egg (Leo Lionni)
An Extraordinary Egg
22
Leo Lionni
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers (Sarah-Kate Lynch)
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
23
Sarah-Kate Lynch
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
24
Jeffrey Eugenides
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
25
Philip Roth
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
26
William Faulkner
The Astonishing Life of Octavia Nothing, Traitor to a Nation (M.T. Anderson)
The Astonishing Life of Octavia Nothing, Traitor to a Nation
27
M.T. Anderson
Catwings (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Catwings
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson)
The Story of Ferdinand
29
Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson
Last Night in Twisted River (John Irving)
Last Night in Twisted River
30
John Irving
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
31
Frank McCourt
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
32
Douglas Stuart
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg)
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg
34
Carl Sandburg
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
35
Marge Piercy
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay (Edna St.Vincent Millay)
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay
36
Edna St.Vincent Millay
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
37
John Irving
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
38
Markus Zusak
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
39
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
40
Barbara Kingsolver
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