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Kat's 100 Must Read Novels - Page 2

My completely subjective list of 100 'Must Read' novels from my own personal reading history.
I've tried to include as wide a variety of authors and genres as possible.
Edit: I've just realised that Hound of the Baskervilles is here twice. D'oh! Well, consider it a twofer for Sherlock Holmes fans!
While some of these books are considered "classics", I would say this is a fairly accessible list as it's based on books I enjoyed and found engaging, not what I think are more "highbrow".
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Golden Hill (Francis Spufford)
Golden Hill
41
Francis Spufford
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
42
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
43
Pearl S. Buck
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
44
Neil Gaiman
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
45
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
46
Oliver Pötzsch
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
47
Elizabeth Kostova
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
48
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
49
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hunting Party (Lucy Folley)
The Hunting Party
50
Lucy Folley
The Interpretation of Murder
The Interpretation of Murder
51
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
52
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
53
Sir Walter Scott
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
54
Charlotte Brontë
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
55
Peter Benchley
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
56
Susanna Clarke
Joy in the Morning (P.G. Wodehouse)
Joy in the Morning
57
P.G. Wodehouse
Labyrinth (Kate Mosse)
Labyrinth
58
Kate Mosse
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
59
Washington Irving
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
60
James S.A. Corey
The Likeness (Tana French)
The Likeness
61
Tana French
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
62
George Saunders
London
London
63
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
64
Larry McMurtry
Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
65
Jo Baker
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
66
Eleanor Catton
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
67
Patrick O'Brian
Matterhorn
Matterhorn
68
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
69
Arthur Golden
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (Imogen Hermes Gowar)
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
70
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Mr Midshipman Hornblower (C. S. Forester)
Mr Midshipman Hornblower
71
C. S. Forester
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
72
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
73
Umberto Eco
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
74
Elizabeth Gaskell
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
75
Min Jin Lee
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
76
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
77
Jane Austen
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
78
Anthony Hope
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
79
Walter Tevis
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
80
Pat Barker
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