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Culture Café's 500 Best Books - Page 2

In 2008, Culture café users voted for their ten favorite books.
After 5000 votes, here are the 500 best books.
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The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
41
Franz Kafka
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
42
J.K. Rowling
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
43
Aldous Huxley
Bible (Anonymous)
Bible
44
Anonymous
L'assommoir by Emile Zola
L'assommoir by Emile Zola
45
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust
46
The Millenium Trilogy (Stieg Larsson)
The Millenium Trilogy
47
Stieg Larsson
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
48
John Irving
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
49
Frank Herbert
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
50
Stendhal
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
51
Charlotte Bronte
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
52
J.K. Rowling
La Mort De L'amour (Thomas Suinot)
La Mort De L'amour
53
Thomas Suinot
Amylène Analgésique (Arno Mothra)
Amylène Analgésique
54
Arno Mothra
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
55
Vladimir Nabokov
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
56
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
57
Paulo Coelho
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
58
Muriel Barberry
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
59
Robert Louis Stevenson
Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants
60
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
61
John Steinbeck
It (Stephen King)
It
62
Stephen King
Death on Credit (Louis Ferdinand Céline)
Death on Credit
63
Louis Ferdinand Céline
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
64
J.D. Salinger
Moon Palace
Moon Palace
65
The Possessed (Dostoyevsky)
The Possessed
66
Dostoyevsky
Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn
67
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
68
William Shakespeare
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
69
John Steinbeck
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
70
Ken Follett
Laisse Pleurer La Pluie Sur Tes Yeux (Valérie Valère)
Laisse Pleurer La Pluie Sur Tes Yeux
71
Valérie Valère
The Tartar Steppe
The Tartar Steppe
72
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal
73
Émile Zola
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
74
John Steinbeck
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
75
Alexandre Dumas
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
76
Madame De La Fayette
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
77
Lewis Carroll
Le Garçon Qui Dessinait Des Soleils Noirs (Jérôme Attal)
Le Garçon Qui Dessinait Des Soleils Noirs
78
Jérôme Attal
On the Heights of Despair
On the Heights of Despair
79
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
80
Ernest Hemingway
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