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Caco's 50 Favorite Books

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but just the books (and short stories) that came to mind relatively quickly. I wanted to add other novels that I loved when I was in my teens and 20s, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be impressed by most of those now, so I can't in good conscience include them 😂
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
1
Richard Adams
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle) (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
2
Peter S. Beagle
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
3
Andy Weir
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
4
Frank Herbert
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (Tolkien, J.R.R.)
The Two Towers
7
Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Return of the King (Tolkien, J.R.R.)
The Return of the King
8
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Obsolescence (Martha Wells)
Obsolescence
9
Martha Wells
Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries #0.5) (Martha Wells)
Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries #0.5)
10
Martha Wells
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
11
Martha Wells
Artificial Condition (Martha Wells)
Artificial Condition
12
Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol (Martha Wells)
Rogue Protocol
13
Martha Wells
Exit Strategy (Martha Wells)
Exit Strategy
14
Martha Wells
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (Martha Wells)
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
15
Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells)
Fugitive Telemetry
16
Martha Wells
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
17
Martha Wells
System Collapse (Martha Wells)
System Collapse
18
Martha Wells
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
19
Andy Weir
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
20
Ann Leckie
Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Sword
21
Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Mercy
22
Ann Leckie
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
23
Diana Wynne Jones
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
24
Shelley Parker-Chan
He Who Drowned the World (Shelley Parker-Chan)
He Who Drowned the World
25
Shelley Parker-Chan
A Natural History of the Mojave Desert (Lawrence R. Walker)
A Natural History of the Mojave Desert
26
Lawrence R. Walker
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
27
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Ruin (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Ruin
28
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Memory (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Memory
29
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hunger Makes the Wolf (Alex Wells)
Hunger Makes the Wolf
30
Alex Wells
Blood Binds the Pack (Alex Wells)
Blood Binds the Pack
31
Alex Wells
Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Water Knife
32
Paolo Bacigalupi
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
33
N.K. Jemisin
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
34
Margaret Atwood
The Longest Cave (Roger W Brucker)
The Longest Cave
35
Roger W Brucker
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
36
Alvin Schwartz
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
37
Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
38
Alvin Schwartz
Constructive Anatomy (George B. Bridgman)
Constructive Anatomy
39
George B. Bridgman
Calvin and Hobbes Collections (Bill Watterson)
Calvin and Hobbes Collections
40
Bill Watterson
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