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The Bibliophile's 250 Favourite Novels - Page 2

This is the first in a series of lists about my favourite novels and non-fiction books. I'm beginning at the largest number I decided upon, being 250, and gradually working my way down to determine what my favourite fiction and non-fiction books of all time are. 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.
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
41
Louis De Bernières
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
42
Ian Fleming
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
43
Joseph Heller
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
44
Stendhal
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
45
Chuck Palahniuk
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
46
David Mitchell
Cocaine Nights (J.G. Ballard)
Cocaine Nights
47
J.G. Ballard
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
48
Stella Gibbons
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
49
Alice Walker
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
50
John Kennedy Toole
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
51
Carl Sagan
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
52
Jonathan Franzen
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
53
Alexandre Dumas
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
54
Abraham Verghese
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
55
Kevin Kwan
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
56
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
57
Michael Faber
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
58
Alan Paton
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
59
Abraham Verghese
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
60
Charles Dickens
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
61
Sebastian Barry
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
62
Evelyn Waugh
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
63
Barbara Kingsolver
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man
64
Luke Rhinehart
Different Class (Joanne Harris)
Different Class
65
Joanne Harris
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
66
Philip K. Dick
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
67
Boris Pasternak
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
68
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
69
Bram Stoker
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
70
John Steinbeck
The Echo Chamber (John Boyne)
The Echo Chamber
71
John Boyne
Elective Affinities (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Elective Affinities
72
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
73
Jane Austen
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
74
Richard Russo
Enduring Love (Ian McEwan)
Enduring Love
75
Ian McEwan
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
76
Safran Foer
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
77
William Peter Blatty
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
78
Rohinton Mistry
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
79
Thomas Hardy
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
80
Robert Harris
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