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Great Books That Nearly Made It to Lady Js Top 20

Books that almost made my top 20. All worth a read. Books that made me think or that I got lost reading.
I would recommend them all. On a different day some may be in my top 20.
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Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
1
Torrey Peters
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
3
Anna Burns
Small Pleasures (Clare Chambers)
Small Pleasures
4
Clare Chambers
A Town Called Solace (Mary Lawson)
A Town Called Solace
5
Mary Lawson
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
6
Margaret Atwood
This Book Will Save Your Life (A.M. Homes)
This Book Will Save Your Life
7
A.M. Homes
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
8
Erich Maria Remarque
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
9
Rebecca Wells
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
10
Colson Whitehead
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
11
Angie Cruz
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
12
Dodie Smith
A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam)
A Passage North
13
Anuk Arudpragasam
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
14
Catriona Ward
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
15
Kate Atkinson
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
16
John Fowles
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales (Angela Carter)
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales
17
Angela Carter
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
18
Margaret Atwood
Future Homemakers of America (Laurie Graham)
Future Homemakers of America
19
Laurie Graham
The Worst Witch Series (Jill Murphy)
The Worst Witch Series
20
Jill Murphy
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
21
Alex Haley
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
22
Jung Chang
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
23
Azar Nafisi
Not Without My Daughter (Betty Mahmoody)
Not Without My Daughter
24
Betty Mahmoody
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
25
Fiona Mozley
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
26
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
27
Nora Ephron
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
28
Ali Smith
The Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
The Severed Head
29
Iris Murdoch
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
30
Esi Edugyan
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
31
Kazuo Ishiguro
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