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Markd9528 Wonders Whether These Books Are as Good as They Say - Page 4

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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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
121
Raymond Carver
Asterix the Gaul (René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo)
Asterix the Gaul
122
René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
123
Richard Condon
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
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Richard Llewellyn
Just William (Richmal Crompton)
Just William
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Richmal Crompton
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
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Rita Mae Brown
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
127
Robert Harris
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
128
Roddy Doyle
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Rudolf Erich Raspe)
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
129
Rudolf Erich Raspe
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
130
Salman Rushdie
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
131
Sarah Waters
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
132
Sinclair Lewis
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
133
Sir Walter Scott
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
134
Stanisław Lem
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
135
Sue Townsend
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
136
Susan Orlean
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
137
T.H. White
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
138
Theodore Dreiser
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
139
Thomas Harris
Porterhouse Blue (Tom Sharpe)
Porterhouse Blue
140
Tom Sharpe
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
141
Umberto Eco
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
142
V.S. Naipaul
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
143
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
144
W. Somerset Maugham
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
145
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
146
Walter Mosley
One of Ours (Willa Cather)
One of Ours
147
Willa Cather
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
148
Yaa Gyasi
Dust Tracks on a Road (Zora Neale Hurston)
Dust Tracks on a Road
149
Zora Neale Hurston
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
150
Alan Bennett
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
151
Carson McCullers
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
152
Evelyn Waugh
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
153
Francoise Sagan
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
154
H. Rider Haggard
Père Goriot (Honoré De Balzac)
Père Goriot
155
Honoré De Balzac
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
156
Italo Calvino
Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev)
Fathers and Sons
157
Ivan Turgenev
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
158
J.M. Coetzee
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
159
James Baldwin
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
160
James M. Cain
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