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The 80 Best Books Monika Has Read

A list of the best books I have read so far. Some I read when I was young and still love, others are very recent reads that left a big impression on me.
Ask me again tomorrow, and I'll probably have a different list.
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Alberta and Jacob (Cora Sandel)
Alberta and Jacob
1
Cora Sandel
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
2
Erich Maria Remarque
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs)
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
3
Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs
Annabel (Kathleen Winter)
Annabel
4
Kathleen Winter
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
Atlas of Remote Islands (Judith Schalansky)
Atlas of Remote Islands
6
Judith Schalansky
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
7
Ian McEwan
Bel Ami (Maupassant)
Bel Ami
8
Maupassant
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
9
V.S. Naipaul
Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur
10
Kerouac
The Birds
The Birds
11
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
12
Truman Capote
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
13
Kazuo Ishiguro
Buzz Aldrin, Hvor Ble Det Av Deg I Alt Mylderet? (Johan Harstad)
Buzz Aldrin, Hvor Ble Det Av Deg I Alt Mylderet?
14
Johan Harstad
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
15
Jack London
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
16
Margaret Atwood
Cold Earth (Sarah Moss)
Cold Earth
17
Sarah Moss
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
18
J.G. Ballard
The Crow Road (Iain Banks)
The Crow Road
19
Iain Banks
Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
Dark Matter
20
Michelle Paver
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
21
Sebastian Barry
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
22
Madeleine Thien
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
23
Fiona Mozley
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
24
J.G. Ballard
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
25
Jonathan Safran Foer
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
26
Rohinton Mistry
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
27
Christopher Isherwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
28
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
29
J.K. Rowling
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
30
Jim Crace
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
31
Elizabeth Kostova
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
32
J.R.R. Tolkien
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
33
V.S. Naipaul
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
34
Charlotte Bronte
A Kind of Intimacy (Jenn Ashworth)
A Kind of Intimacy
35
Jenn Ashworth
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) - Hubert Selby, Jr.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) - Hubert Selby, Jr.
36
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
37
C.S. Lewis
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
38
Hanya Yanagihara
Lobster Kings (Alexi Zentner)
Lobster Kings
39
Alexi Zentner
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
40
Vladimir Nabokov
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