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Peggy's Highly Subjective 100 Favorite Books

I've certainly read more than 100 great books, but these are the ones that first come to mind when having to choose my Highly Subjective 100 Favorite.
I only included books that I read as an adult - defined as post high school.
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made by Peggy
avg. score: 14 of 100 (14%)
required scores: 1, 5, 10, 15, 21 
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2
Michael Chabon
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
3
Philip Roth
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
4
Frank McCourt
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
5
William Faulkner
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
6
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
7
William Finnegan
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
8
Annie Proulx
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
9
Dorothy Allison
Bellman & Black (Diane Setterfield)
Bellman & Black
10
Diane Setterfield
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers (Sarah-Kate Lynch)
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
12
Sarah-Kate Lynch
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
13
Toni Morrison
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
14
Markus Zusak
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
15
Junot Díaz
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
16
Cormac McCarthy
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
17
John Irving
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay (Edna St.Vincent Millay)
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay
18
Edna St.Vincent Millay
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg)
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg
19
Carl Sandburg
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
20
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
21
Stephen King
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilych
22
Leo Tolstoy
Dietland (Sarai Walker)
Dietland
23
Sarai Walker
Duma Key (Stephen King)
Duma Key
24
Stephen King
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
25
Gail Honeyman
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
26
Michael Mcdowell
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
27
Matthew Desmond
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
28
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
29
Ray Bradbury
Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir (H. Jon Benjamin)
Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir
30
H. Jon Benjamin
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
31
Kevin Wilson
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
32
Chuck Palahniuk
Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver)
Flight Behavior
33
Barbara Kingsolver
Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick)
Freak the Mighty
34
Rodman Philbrick
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
35
H. G. Bissinger
Genius Squad (Catherine Jinks)
Genius Squad
36
Catherine Jinks
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
37
Marilynne Robinson
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
38
M.R. Carey
The Girls (Lori Lansen)
The Girls
39
Lori Lansen
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
40
Donna Tartt
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