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The Bibliophile's 200 Favourite Novels - Page 5

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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The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
161
Iris Murdoch
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
162
Donna Tartt
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
163
Paul Beatty
A Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
A Sentimental Education
164
Gustave Flaubert
The Sea of Fertility (Yukio Mishima)
The Sea of Fertility
165
Yukio Mishima
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
166
Gregory David Roberts
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
167
Annie Proulx
Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain: A Novel
168
Douglas Stuart
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
169
J.G. Farrell
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
170
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
171
Neal Stephenson
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
172
D.H. Lawrence
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
173
Richard Ford
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
174
Vikram Seth
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
175
Charles Dickens
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
176
Patricia Highsmith
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
177
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
178
Thomas Hardy
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
179
Jane Smiley
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
180
H.G. Wells
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
181
Harper Lee
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
182
Gabrielle Zevin
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
183
Irvine Welsh
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
184
Betty Smith
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
185
Michel Faber
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
186
Colson Whitehead
Utopia (Sir Thomas More)
Utopia
187
Sir Thomas More
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
188
William Makepeace Thackeray
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
189
Leo Tolstoy
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
190
Jonathan Coe
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
191
Don Delillo
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
192
Zadie Smith
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
193
Aravind Adiga
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
194
Jung Chang
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
195
Haruki Murakami
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
196
Hilary Mantel
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
197
Wilkie Collins
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
198
John Irving
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
199
Emily Brontë
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
200
Douglas Stuart
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