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The Best Books Ever of All Time

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Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
1
Kingsolver, Barbara
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
2
Mariama Bâ
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
3
Rohinton Mistry
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
4
Tweak (Nic Sheff)
Tweak
5
Nic Sheff
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
6
John Steinbeck
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
7
Anne Rice
Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature (Humphrey Carpenter)
Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature
8
Humphrey Carpenter
Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life (Jean Van Leeuwen)
Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life
9
Jean Van Leeuwen
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
10
A.S. Byatt
Potato Chips for Breakfast (Scales)
Potato Chips for Breakfast
11
Scales
The Concubine
The Concubine
12
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
13
Aravind Adiga
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
14
Amy Tan
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story (Jacob Tobia)
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story
15
Jacob Tobia
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
16
Mildred D. Taylor
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
17
Barbara Kingsolver
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
18
Ira Levin
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
19
Nancy Milford
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
20
Rupi Kaur
Heavier Than Heaven (Charles R. Cross)
Heavier Than Heaven
21
Charles R. Cross
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Brontë
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
23
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Pact (Jodi Picoult)
The Pact
24
Jodi Picoult
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
25
Audrey Niffenegger
Open Book (Jessica Simpson)
Open Book
26
Jessica Simpson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You (Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
27
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
28
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I Am Not Myself These Days (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
I Am Not Myself These Days
29
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Kid Gloves (Lucy Knisley)
Kid Gloves
30
Lucy Knisley
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Mo Willems)
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
31
Mo Willems
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
32
A.S. Byatt
The Relic
The Relic
33
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
34
Roald Dahl
The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hundred Secret Senses
35
Amy Tan
The Mitten (Jan Brett)
The Mitten
36
Jan Brett
A Christmas Memory (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory
37
Truman Capote
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
38
Harper Lee
Searching for Sunday (Rachel Held Evans)
Searching for Sunday
39
Rachel Held Evans
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
40
Meg Elison
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