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Favourite Books of Every Year of Life

I decided to make a list of 40 favourite books by 40. However, when showing it to my sister, she wondered where many of the books I liked when I was younger were. I realised that the list was of the books that are my favourite now I am 40 - so I also decided to make this list, of my favourite books in each age of my life. The earliest ones were easy, as were the later ones because I've kept notes since my late 20s. My late teens/early 20s were hard to work out - but this is as best as I can remember.
So my favourite books, one a year.
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Three Billy Goats Gruff (Ladybird)
Three Billy Goats Gruff
1
Ladybird
Tootles the Taxi (Joyce Blackie Clegg)
Tootles the Taxi
2
Joyce Blackie Clegg
Gerry the Giraffe (June Woodman)
Gerry the Giraffe
3
June Woodman
The Wideawake Mouse (Sheilagh McCollough)
The Wideawake Mouse
4
Sheilagh McCollough
Not Now, Bernard (David McKee)
Not Now, Bernard
5
David McKee
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
6
Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr Fox
7
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8
Roald Dahl
The Alchemist's Cat (Robin Jarvis)
The Alchemist's Cat
9
Robin Jarvis
Thomas (Robin Jarvis)
Thomas
10
Robin Jarvis
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
11
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
12
Peter Benchley
The Complete Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne)
The Complete Winnie the Pooh
13
A. A. Milne
Alice in Wonderland/Alice in the Looking Glass (1865)
Alice in Wonderland/Alice in the Looking Glass
14
1865
The Theatrical Tapes of Leonard Thynn (Adrian Plass)
The Theatrical Tapes of Leonard Thynn
15
Adrian Plass
Scepticism Inc (Bo Fowler)
Scepticism Inc
16
Bo Fowler
Latin American Trilogy (Louis De Bernières)
Latin American Trilogy
17
Louis De Bernières
Look What They've Done to the Blues (Mark Blackaby)
Look What They've Done to the Blues
18
Mark Blackaby
The Astrological Diary of God (Bo Fowler)
The Astrological Diary of God
19
Bo Fowler
Slapstick or Lonesome No More (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slapstick or Lonesome No More
20
Kurt Vonnegut
Timequake (Kurt Vonnegut)
Timequake
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
Sirens of Titan
22
Kurt Vonnegut
Incidences (Daniil Kharms)
Incidences
23
Daniil Kharms
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
24
T.H. White
The Beggar's Opera (J. Gay)
The Beggar's Opera
25
J. Gay
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
26
Laurence Sterne
The Rambler (Samuel Johnson)
The Rambler
27
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (Walter Jackson Bate)
Samuel Johnson
28
Walter Jackson Bate
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
29
Henry Fielding
Jubilate Agno
Jubilate Agno
30
Black Jack (Leon Garfield)
Black Jack
31
Leon Garfield
The Virtue of This Jest (James S Montgomery)
The Virtue of This Jest
32
James S Montgomery
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
33
Horace McCoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
34
L.M. Montgomery
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
35
Charles Dickens
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
36
Angela Carter
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
37
Matthew Lewis
Ducks: Art, Legend, History (Anna Giorgetti)
Ducks: Art, Legend, History
38
Anna Giorgetti
The Life of Orator Henley (Graham Midgely)
The Life of Orator Henley
39
Graham Midgely
Beware the Cat (William Baldwin)
Beware the Cat
40
William Baldwin
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