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Markd9528 Wonders Whether These Books Are as Good as They Say - Page 2

These books are moderately popular (~3% to ~10%) on some of the most well-regarded challenges, such as "Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read". On this list you won't find any superstar books such as the Harry Potters, 1984 & Pride and Prejudice (which I hope many of you will greet with a sigh of relief). One book per author.
BTW, the small number of books I have read are at 150-172. Most of the unread books on the list have not featured very strongly on my book radar. But since The Guardian says I MUST read them, I'll have to pay more attention to them.
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Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
41
Flora Thompson
Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
42
François Rabelais
The Children of the New Forest (Frederick Marryat)
The Children of the New Forest
43
Frederick Marryat
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
44
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
45
Garrison Keillor
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
46
George Eliot
Tintin in Tibet (Georges Remi Herge)
Tintin in Tibet
47
Georges Remi Herge
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
48
Gillian Flynn
Travels With My Aunt (Graham Greene)
Travels With My Aunt
49
Graham Greene
Bel-Ami (Guy De Maupassant)
Bel-Ami
50
Guy De Maupassant
The History of Mr Polly (H.G. Wells)
The History of Mr Polly
51
H.G. Wells
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
52
Hanif Kureishi
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
53
Haruki Murakami
Joseph Andrews (Henry Fielding)
Joseph Andrews
54
Henry Fielding
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
55
Henry James
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
56
Henry Miller
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
57
Herman Wouk
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
58
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Crow Road (Iain Banks)
The Crow Road
59
Iain Banks
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
60
Ian Fleming
Enduring Love (Ian McEwan)
Enduring Love
61
Ian McEwan
The Hanging Garden (Ian Rankin)
The Hanging Garden
62
Ian Rankin
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky, Trans. Sandra Smith)
Suite Française
63
Irène Némirovsky, Trans. Sandra Smith
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
64
J.G. Ballard
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
65
James A. Michener
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
66
James Dickey
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
67
James Ellroy
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
68
James Frey
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
69
James Jones
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
70
Jane Smiley
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
71
Jaroslav Hašek
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
72
Jay McInerney
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
73
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
74
Jim Thompson
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
75
Joe Haldeman
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
76
John Le Carré
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
77
John Updike
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
78
Jon Ronson
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
79
José Saramago
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
80
Josephine Tey
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