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Not the Best but Not the Worst

These are not my favorite books, not really even close BUT not so bad that they put me into a rage. Hopefully I can save you the trouble of reading them!
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The 13th Tale
The 13th Tale
1
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness
2
Caleb Carr
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
3
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
4
Lemony Snicket
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
5
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Field: A Novel (Margot Livesey)
The Boy in the Field: A Novel
6
Margot Livesey
The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas (Cleveland Amory)
The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas
7
Cleveland Amory
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
8
J.D. Salinger
Class Mom (Laurie Gelman)
Class Mom
9
Laurie Gelman
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
10
Stella Gibbons
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
11
Wallace Stegner
The Dollhouse (Fiona Davis)
The Dollhouse
12
Fiona Davis
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
13
Olga Tokarczuk
The Dutch Wife (Ellen Keith)
The Dutch Wife
14
Ellen Keith
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
15
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
16
Ray Bradbury
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
17
Kevin Wilson
French Exit (Patrick Dewitt)
French Exit
18
Patrick Dewitt
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
19
Sigrid Nunez
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
20
Marilynne Robinson
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
21
Lucy Foley
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
22
Dave Eggers
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
23
Nora Ephron
I Was Amelia Earheart (Jane Mendelsohn)
I Was Amelia Earheart
24
Jane Mendelsohn
In the Shadow of Gotham (Stefanie Pintoff)
In the Shadow of Gotham
25
Stefanie Pintoff
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
26
Jhumpa Lahiri
The It Girl (Ruth Ware)
The It Girl
27
Ruth Ware
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
28
D.H. Lawrence
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
29
Andrew Sean Greer
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
30
M.L. Stedman
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
31
William Golding
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
32
Gustave Flaubert
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
33
Anthony Horowitz
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
34
Nita Prose
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
35
Jacqueline Winspear
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
36
Geraldine Brooks
The Mermaid Chair (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Mermaid Chair
37
Sue Monk Kidd
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
38
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Music Shop (Rachel Joyce)
The Music Shop
39
Rachel Joyce
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
40
Erin Morgenstern
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