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Markd9528 Wonders Whether These Books Are as Good as They Say - Page 3

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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A History of the World in In 10 1/2 Chapters (Julian Barnes)
A History of the World in In 10 1/2 Chapters
81
Julian Barnes
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
82
Justin Torres
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
83
Kate Atkinson
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
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Keith Waterhouse
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
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L.P. Hartley
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurty)
Lonesome Dove
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Larry McMurty
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
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Larry Niven
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
88
Laurie Lee
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
89
Len Deighton
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Lionel Shriver
The L-Shaped Room (Lynne Reid-Banks)
The L-Shaped Room
91
Lynne Reid-Banks
The Far Pavilions (M.M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
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M.M. Kaye
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
93
Margaret Atwood
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
94
Mark Z. Danielewski
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
95
Martin Cruz Smith
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
96
Matthew Lewis
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
97
Mervyn Peake
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
98
Michelle Alexander
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
99
Milan Kundera
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
100
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
101
Neal Stephenson
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
102
Neil Gaiman
No Highway (Nevil Shute)
No Highway
103
Nevil Shute
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
104
Nicholas Monsarrat
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Zorba the Greek
105
Nikos Kazantzakis
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
106
Octavia E. Butler
The Vicar of Wakefield (Oliver Goldsmith)
The Vicar of Wakefield
107
Oliver Goldsmith
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
108
Ottessa Moshfegh
A Taste for Death (P.D. James)
A Taste for Death
109
P.D. James
Thank You, Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
Thank You, Jeeves
110
P.G. Wodehouse
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
111
Patricia Highsmith
Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
112
Patrick Hamilton
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy
113
Patrick McCabe
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
114
Patrick O'Brian
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
115
Paul Bowles
The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico)
The Snow Goose
116
Paul Gallico
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
117
Peter Carey
Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore)
Lorna Doone
118
R.D. Blackmore
Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini)
Captain Blood
119
Rafael Sabatini
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
120
Randall Munroe
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