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Tara's 500 Before 50

Just like everyone else's-I have four and a half years before 50 and this is about 9 years of reading. Add in the fact that I am sure I will get distracted by other books, I am unlikely to finish it by 50 but I will try!
Update- on my 46th birthday, 3 months after this list was written, I have read 10 of these books.
On my 47th birthday, I have read 28 of these books and I believe I am reading another one right now.
On my 48th birthday, I have read 45 of these books.
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
1
Margaret Atwood
Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful (Alan Paton)
Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful
2
Alan Paton
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
3
Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb)
Royal Assassin
4
Robin Hobb
Assassin's Quest (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Quest
5
Robin Hobb
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
6
W.G. Sebald
Austenland (Shannon Hale)
Austenland
7
Shannon Hale
The Awkward Age (Henry James)
The Awkward Age
8
Henry James
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
9
Kate Quinn
At the Water's Edge (Sara Gruen)
At the Water's Edge
10
Sara Gruen
The American Heiress (Daisy Goodwin)
The American Heiress
11
Daisy Goodwin
Among the Shadows (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
Among the Shadows
12
Lucy Maud Montgomery
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
13
Agatha Christie
Against the Odds (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
Against the Odds
14
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Arch-Conspirator (Veronica Roth)
Arch-Conspirator
15
Veronica Roth
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
16
Daphne Du Maurier
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
17
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
18
L.M. Montgomery
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
19
Koushun Takami
Becoming Mrs. Lewis (Patti Callahan)
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
20
Patti Callahan
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
21
Kristin Harmel
The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season (Molly Fader)
The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season
22
Molly Fader
The Bookseller of Kabul (Asne Seierstad)
The Bookseller of Kabul
23
Asne Seierstad
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Christy Lefteri)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
24
Christy Lefteri
The Beekeeper's Promise (Fiona Valpy)
The Beekeeper's Promise
25
Fiona Valpy
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
26
The Book of Speculation (Erika Swyler)
The Book of Speculation
27
Erika Swyler
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
28
Dai Sijie
The Blue Bistro (Elin Hildebrand)
The Blue Bistro
29
Elin Hildebrand
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
30
Meg Elison
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
31
Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
32
Katherine Arden
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
33
Katherine Arden
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
34
Kim Michele Richardson
The Book Woman's Daughter (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman's Daughter
35
Kim Michele Richardson
The Dante Chamber (Matthew Pearl)
The Dante Chamber
36
Matthew Pearl
The Bookshop on the Corner (Jenny Colgan)
The Bookshop on the Corner
37
Jenny Colgan
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
38
Lisa Wingate
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
39
Katherine Boo
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
40
Amy Tan
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