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Martin's Best Books (Fiction)

All of the fiction books I've given a five star rating to on Goodreads.com.
In alphabetical order by author.
An eclectic mix - mainly novels, but some children's books, a short story and a classic piece of early poetry.
Hope you enjoy looking through the list!
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
1
André Aciman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
3
Richard Adams
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
5
Margaret Atwood
The Fox and the Star (Coralie Bickford-Smith)
The Fox and the Star
6
Coralie Bickford-Smith
The Worm and the Bird (Coralie Bickford-Smith)
The Worm and the Bird
7
Coralie Bickford-Smith
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
8
Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge
Knife Edge
9
Checkmate (Malorie Blackman)
Checkmate
10
Malorie Blackman
Star Trek 9 (James Blish)
Star Trek 9
11
James Blish
Star Trek 12 (James Blish)
Star Trek 12
12
James Blish
A Bear Called Paddington
A Bear Called Paddington
13
A Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
A Sound of Thunder
14
Ray Bradbury
K-PAX (Gene Brewer)
K-PAX
15
Gene Brewer
Gorilla (Anthony Browne)
Gorilla
16
Anthony Browne
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
17
Anthony Burgess
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
18
Anna Burns
The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)
The Miniaturist
19
Jessie Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
20
1993
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy (Tim Burton)
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
21
Tim Burton
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
22
Octavia Butler
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Stellaluna
23
Janell Cannon
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
24
Peter Carey
Alice's Adventures Underground (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures Underground
25
Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
26
Lewis Carroll
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
27
Susanna Clarke
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
28
J. M. Coetzee
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
29
Eoin Colfer
The Seventh Dwarf (Eoin Colfer)
The Seventh Dwarf
30
Eoin Colfer
The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
The Arctic Incident
31
Eoin Colfer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
32
Roald Dahl
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
33
Roald Dahl
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
34
Roald Dahl
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
35
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
36
Charles Dickens
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
37
E.L. Doctorow
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
38
Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo's Child (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo's Child
39
Julia Donaldson
The Highway Rat (Julia Donaldson)
The Highway Rat
40
Julia Donaldson
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