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Dwell's Top 100 Novels

A list of the best novels ever, as curated by me and my own impeccable yet unique taste in literature.
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Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
1
Jo Baker
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
2
Herman Wouk
Adelaide (Genevieve Wheeler)
Adelaide
3
Genevieve Wheeler
Prophet Song (Paul Lynch)
Prophet Song
4
Paul Lynch
Mrs. Everything (Jennifer Weiner)
Mrs. Everything
5
Jennifer Weiner
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl
6
Meredith Russo
The King Must Die
The King Must Die
7
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
8
Sena Jeter Naslund
The Tombs of Atuan (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Tombs of Atuan
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
10
Joyce Carol Oates
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
11
Ocean Vuong
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
12
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
13
Betty Smith
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
14
Karen Russell
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
15
Garth Nix
The Queen of Attolia (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Queen of Attolia
16
Megan Whalen Turner
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
17
Margaret Atwood
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
18
Philip Pullman
The Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathon Stroud)
The Amulet of Samarkand
19
Jonathon Stroud
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
20
N. K. Jemisin
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
21
Ian McEwan
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
22
Hilary Mantel
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
23
George R.R. Martin
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
24
Catherynne M. Valente
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
25
Angela Carter
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
26
Emily St John Mandel
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
27
Daphne Du Maurier
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
28
Jean Rhys
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
29
Octavia Butler
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
30
Ottessa Moshfegh
Annie Bot (Sierra Greer)
Annie Bot
31
Sierra Greer
Next Stop (Benjamin Resnick)
Next Stop
32
Benjamin Resnick
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
33
Meg Rosoff
No Angel (Penny Vincenzi)
No Angel
34
Penny Vincenzi
The Suicide Motor Club (Christopher Buehlman)
The Suicide Motor Club
35
Christopher Buehlman
Iron Curtain: A Love Story (Vesna Goldsworthy)
Iron Curtain: A Love Story
36
Vesna Goldsworthy
The Dove in the Belly (Jim Grimsley)
The Dove in the Belly
37
Jim Grimsley
Consequences (Penelope Lively)
Consequences
38
Penelope Lively
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
39
Lydia Millet
Nightwatching (Tracy Sierra)
Nightwatching
40
Tracy Sierra
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