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The 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever - Page 2

Summer's here and it's time to hit the beach, naturally with a good book or five. Here's Vulture's list of the 100 greatest beach books ever. The books listed here are in chronological order.
How many of these would you take to the beach with you? How many of them have you already read?
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The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
41
Tom Wolfe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
42
Douglas Adams
Chances
Chances
43
Thy Neighbor's Wife (Gay Talese)
Thy Neighbor's Wife
44
Gay Talese
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
45
Tom Clancy
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
46
John Updike
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
47
Larry McMurtry
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
48
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
49
Marguerite Duras
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
50
Scott Turow
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
51
Amy Tan
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
52
Terry Pratchett
Mating (Norman Rush)
Mating
53
Norman Rush
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
54
Bret Easton Ellis
He She and It (Marge Piercy)
He She and It
55
Marge Piercy
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
56
Donna Tartt
Vox
Vox
57
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
58
Terry McMillan
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
59
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
60
James McBride
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
61
Helen Fielding
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
62
George R.R. Martin
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
63
Alex Garland
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
64
David Sedaris
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
65
Charles Frazier
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
66
J.K. Rowling
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
67
Bill Bryson
Summer Sisters (Judy Blume)
Summer Sisters
68
Judy Blume
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
69
Alexander McCall Smith
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
70
Michael Chabon
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
71
Jasper Fforde
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
72
Khaled Hosseini
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
73
Erik Larson
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
74
Lauren Weisberger
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
75
Margaret Atwood
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
76
David Mitchell
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
77
Tom Perrotta
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
78
Curtis Sittenfeld
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
79
Kazuo Ishiguro
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
80
Sara Gruen
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