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Best Books Ive Read in the Past 50 Something Years - Page 3

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 Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
81
Elizabeth Kolbert
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
82
George Saunders
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
83
Muriel Spark
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
84
Michael Chabon
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
85
E.B. White
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
86
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
87
William Faulkner
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
88
Leo Tolstoy
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
89
Flannery O'Connor
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
90
Philip Roth
Having Our Say (Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany)
Having Our Say
91
Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany
Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
92
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
93
Ben Lerner
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
94
Eliza Clark
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
95
Mieko Kawakami
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
96
John Williams
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
97
Michelle McNamara
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
98
James Baldwin
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
99
H. G. Wells
Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen)
Tell Me a Riddle
100
Tillie Olsen
Foster (Claire Keegan)
Foster
101
Claire Keegan
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Calypso
102
David Sedaris
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
103
John Irving
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
104
Charlotte Bronte
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
105
Louise Erdrich
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