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Boomer Librarian's All-Time Favorite Books Up to 2021

In 50 years of reading, this booklover has devoured hundreds of books (mostly fiction), and this list presents the cream of the crop.
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The Book of Salt, Monique Truong
The Book of Salt, Monique Truong
1
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
2
Jeffrey Eugenides
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
3
Kingsolver, Barbara
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
4
Margaret Atwood
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
5
Willis
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
6
Orson Scott Card
The Living (Annie Dillard)
The Living
7
Annie Dillard
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8
Betty Smith
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
9
Garrison Keillor
Good Poems (Garrison Keillor)
Good Poems
10
Garrison Keillor
Good Poems for Hard Times (Garrison Keillor)
Good Poems for Hard Times
11
Garrison Keillor
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
12
Erik Larson
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis)
Arrowsmith
13
Sinclair Lewis
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
14
Gabriel García Márquez
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
15
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
16
Lois Lowry
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
17
Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
18
L. M. Montgomery
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
19
Sylvia Plath
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
20
Patrick Suskind
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
21
Tom Robbins
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
22
Julia Alvarez
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
23
Ann Pratchett
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
24
Toni Morrison
Trinity (Leon Uris)
Trinity
25
Leon Uris
Darkness Visible (William Styron)
Darkness Visible
26
William Styron
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
27
William Styron
Intuition (Allegra Goodman)
Intuition
28
Allegra Goodman
Memoir From Antproof Case (Mark Helprin)
Memoir From Antproof Case
29
Mark Helprin
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
30
David Guterson
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
31
Upton Sinclair
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
32
Margaret Mitchell
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
33
Tom Wolfe
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
34
Ursula Hegi
Into the Forest
Into the Forest
35
The Milagro Beanfield War (John Nichols)
The Milagro Beanfield War
36
John Nichols
The Magic Journey (John Nichols)
The Magic Journey
37
John Nichols
The Nirvana Blues (John Nichols)
The Nirvana Blues
38
John Nichols
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
39
Edward Abbey
Monkeys (Susan Minot)
Monkeys
40
Susan Minot
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