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Nett's 100 Best Novels

A hundred of my most favourite novels read over the years. How many have you read and which are your favourites?
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
1
Anne Brontë
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
2
Agatha Christie
Blonde Roots (Bernardine Evaristo)
Blonde Roots
3
Bernardine Evaristo
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
4
Agatha Christie
The Bookshop (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Bookshop
5
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Boy I Love (The Boy I Love Trilogy #1) (Marion Husband)
The Boy I Love (The Boy I Love Trilogy #1)
6
Marion Husband
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7
John Boyne
Boyfriend Material (Alexis Hall)
Boyfriend Material
8
Alexis Hall
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
9
Evelyn Waugh
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
10
Colm Toibin
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
11
J.D. Salinger
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
12
Alice Walker
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Xiaolu Gui)
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
13
Xiaolu Gui
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo (Catherine Johnson)
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo
14
Catherine Johnson
The Deadman Tapes (Michael Rosen)
The Deadman Tapes
15
Michael Rosen
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
16
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula (Stoker, Brams)
Dracula
17
Stoker, Brams
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
18
Gail Honeyman
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
19
Fiona Mozley
The Enchanted (Rene Denfeld)
The Enchanted
20
Rene Denfeld
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
21
Edith Wharton
Everything, Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything, Everything
22
Nicola Yoon
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
23
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
24
Robert Harris
The Final Journey (Gudrun Pausewang)
The Final Journey
25
Gudrun Pausewang
Foe (J.M.Coetzee)
Foe
26
J.M.Coetzee
The Fraud (Zadie Smith)
The Fraud
27
Zadie Smith
Free Love (Tessa Hadley)
Free Love
28
Tessa Hadley
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
29
George R.R. Martin
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
30
Talia Hibbert
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
31
Katherine Arden
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
32
Paula Hawkins
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
33
Muriel Spark
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
34
Christopher Isherwood
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
36
Mary Ann Shaffer
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
37
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
38
Margaret Atwood
The Harpy (Megan Hunter)
The Harpy
39
Megan Hunter
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
40
Jim Crace
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