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Good and Amazing Books

Books that are lauded as amazing and also very good. Some I have read and would rank amazing, some are just Good, worth the read but perhaps not as life-changing.
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The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
1
Iris Murdoch
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
2
Frank Herbert
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
3
Zadie Smith
Jazz by Toni Morrison
Jazz by Toni Morrison
4
The Bone People
The Bone People
5
Death in Her Hands (Otessa Moshfegh)
Death in Her Hands
6
Otessa Moshfegh
The Black Box (Michael Connelly)
The Black Box
7
Michael Connelly
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
8
Osamu Dazai
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
9
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
10
Irmgard Keun
The Unicorn (Iris Murdoch)
The Unicorn
11
Iris Murdoch
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
12
Angela Carter
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
13
Hans Fallada
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
14
Charlotte Brontë
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
15
Maria Semple
Wessex Tales (Thomas Hardy)
Wessex Tales
16
Thomas Hardy
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
17
J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
19
Richard Adams
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
20
Cixin Liu
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
21
Hilary Mantel
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
22
Pat Barker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
23
Jane Austen
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
24
Joseph Conrad
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
25
Toni Morrison
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
26
Charles Dickens
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
27
John Wyndham
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
28
Philippa Gregory
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
29
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
30
Joan Didion
Dune Messiah
Dune Messiah
31
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
32
Zadie Smith
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
33
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
34
J.R.R. Tolkien
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
35
Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman
A Kestral for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestral for a Knave
36
Barry Hines
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
37
Graham Greene
The Constant Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The Constant Princess
38
Philippa Gregory
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
39
William Faulkner
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
40
Sylvia Plath
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