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The Bibliophile's 200 Favourite Novels - Page 3

This is the second in a series of lists about my favourite novels. I began at 250, and now I've narrowed it down to 200. It was difficult, so the future lists will be even harder. What I consider my favourite books are not what I necessarily consider the best books, nor do they automatically come from my list of 1001 Books To Read Before You Die. Rather, I consider a favourite book what it sounds to be - a book that I have enjoyed reading more than the average book I read; where dismay sets in at the amount of the book that's been read after just one or two days, and where the book is shut for the final time with a satisfied but bittersweet feeling. Enjoy.
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Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
81
Charles Bukowski
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
82
Margaret Atwood
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
83
Chuck Palahniuk
Her Lover (Belle Du Seigneur) (Albert Cohen)
Her Lover (Belle Du Seigneur)
84
Albert Cohen
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
85
Saul Bellow
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
86
J.G. Ballard
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
87
Henry Fielding
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
88
Arthur Conan Doyle
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
89
Edith Wharton
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
90
E.M. Forster
I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
91
Tom Wolfe
I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
92
Terry Hayes
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
93
Robert Graves
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
94
Italo Calvino
The Immoralist (Andre Gide)
The Immoralist
95
Andre Gide
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
96
Halldór Laxness
Invisible (Paul Auster)
Invisible
97
Paul Auster
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
98
Walter Scott
J R (William Gaddis)
J R
99
William Gaddis
Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
Jack Maggs
100
Peter Carey
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
101
Charlotte Bronte
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
102
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
103
Victor Hugo
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
104
Andrew Sean Greer
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
105
Georges Perec
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
106
Amor Towles
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
107
Alan Hollinghurst
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
108
Hanya Yanagihara
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
109
William Golding
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
110
J.R.R. Tolkien
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
111
Gabriel García Márquez
La Reine Margot (Alexandre Dumas)
La Reine Margot
112
Alexandre Dumas
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
113
Kingsley Amis
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
114
Andy Weir
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
115
Arthur Golden
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
116
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
117
Matt Haig
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
118
Salman Rushdie
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
119
James Frey
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
120
Herman Melville
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