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Ladycalico's Book-A-Year Meets Its Waterloo in 1842 - Page 2

It's not the greatest Book-a-Year list on the Challenge but not too shabby either. Making it brought back many happy memories of time spent with some very good books. Hope you, too, have some warm feelings about reading some of these.
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Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
41
Douglas Adams
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
42
Martin Cruz Smith
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
43
Marilynne Robinson
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
44
Octavia Butler
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
45
John Irving
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
46
Colleen McCullough
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
47
Anne Rice
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
48
James Clavell
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
49
Peter Benchley
Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber)
Sybil
50
Flora Rheta Schreiber
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
51
Richard Adams
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
52
Frederick Forsyth
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
53
Helene Hanff
Papillon (Henri Charriere)
Papillon
54
Henri Charriere
The Johnstown Flood (David McCullough)
The Johnstown Flood
55
David McCullough
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
56
S.E. Hinton
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Lillian Jackson Braun)
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
57
Lillian Jackson Braun
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
58
John Williams
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
59
Roald Dahl
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
60
John Le Carré
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
61
Shirley Jackson
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
62
Richard Yates
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
63
Harper Lee
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
64
John Knowles
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
65
Leon Uris
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
66
James Agee
Night (Elie Weisel)
Night
67
Elie Weisel
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
68
Vladimir Nabokov
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
69
Kingsley Amis
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
70
Ray Bradbury
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
71
Barbara Pym
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
72
Josephine Tey
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
73
Nevil Shute
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
74
Jack Schaefer
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
75
Dodie Smith
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
76
Anne Frank
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist
77
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
78
Evelyn Waugh
Sparkling Cyanide (Agatha Christie)
Sparkling Cyanide
79
Agatha Christie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
80
Betty Smith
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