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Best Books I've Read of the Last 50 Years

Some brilliant or popular books I've read, all published in the last fifty years. How many have you read?
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
1
Ian McEwan
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
2
Donna Tartt
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
3
Stieg Larsson
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
4
Yann Martel
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
5
Kazuo Ishiguro
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
6
Michael Crichton
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
7
Helen Fielding
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
8
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
9
Roald Dahl
It (Stephen King)
It
10
Stephen King
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
11
Kathryn Stockett
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
12
Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
13
J.K. Rowling
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
14
Andy Weir
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
15
Patrick Suskind
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
16
Trevor Noah
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
17
Patrick Rothfuss
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
18
Stieg Larsson
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
19
Dan Brown
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
20
Sally Rooney
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
21
Khaled Hosseini
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
22
Tracy Chevalier
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
23
Stephen King
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
24
Stieg Larsson
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
25
Cheryl Strayed
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
26
Nicholas Sparks
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
27
Lemony Snicket
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
28
A.S. Byatt
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
29
Stephen King
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
30
Bill Bryson
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
31
Irvine Welsh
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
32
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
33
Stephen King
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
34
Charlie MacKesy
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
35
Rohinton Mistry
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
36
Malcom Gladwell
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
37
David Nicholls
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
38
Alexander
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
39
Mark Sullivan
I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
40
Terry Hayes
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