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JK's Favorite Books

A personal list of my favorite books, largely skewed towards 20th century fiction. Ordered alphabetically by author.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
1
Chinua Achebe
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
2
Aravind Adiga
Side Effects
Side Effects
3
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
4
Kingsley Amis
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
5
Martin Amis
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
6
Kate Atkinson
The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Birthday Boys
7
Beryl Bainbridge
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
8
James Baldwin
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
9
Pat Barker
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
10
Saul Bellow
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
11
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
12
Roberto Bolaño
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
13
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
14
Daniel James Brown
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
15
Charles Bukowski
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
16
Anthony Burgess
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
17
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
18
Albert Camus
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
19
Truman Capote
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
20
Truman Capote
True History of the Ned Kelly Gang
True History of the Ned Kelly Gang
21
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
22
Michael Chabon
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
23
Raymond Chandler
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
24
Cameron Crowe
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
25
Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
26
Roald Dahl
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
27
Patrick Dewitt
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
28
Junot Díaz
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
29
Charles Dickens
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
30
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
31
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
32
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
33
Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
34
Charles Dickens
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
35
James Dickey
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
36
U.S.A. Trilogy (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A. Trilogy
37
John Dos Passos
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
38
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
39
Ralph Ellison
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
40
William Faulkner
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