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The Bibliophile's 250 Favourite Novels - Page 5

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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On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
161
Zadie Smith
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
162
T.H. White
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
163
Ken Kesey
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
164
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
165
Peter Carey
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
166
Richard Powers
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
167
Min Jin Lee
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
168
Vladimir Nabokov
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
169
E.M. Forster
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carré)
A Perfect Spy
170
John Le Carré
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
171
Patrick Süskind
Phineas Finn (Anthony Trollope)
Phineas Finn
172
Anthony Trollope
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
173
Oscar Wilde
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
174
Philip Roth
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
175
Barbara Kingsolver
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
176
Philip Roth
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
177
A.S. Byatt
The Power of the Dog (Don Winslow)
The Power of the Dog
178
Don Winslow
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
179
John Irving
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
180
Jane Austen
A Prisoner of Birth (Jeffrey Archer)
A Prisoner of Birth
181
Jeffrey Archer
The Race (Richard North Patterson)
The Race
182
Richard North Patterson
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Robert Tressell)
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
183
Robert Tressell
The Razor's Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
184
W. Somerset Maugham
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
185
Brandon Taylor
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
186
Daphne Du Maurier
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
187
William Gaddis
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
188
Stendhal
The Red Queen (Margaret Drabble)
The Red Queen
189
Margaret Drabble
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White and Royal Blue
190
Casey McQuiston
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
191
Pat Barker
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
192
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
193
Tom Wolfe
River God (Wilbur Smith)
River God
194
Wilbur Smith
The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
195
Bret Easton Ellis
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
196
John Grisham
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
197
Ian McEwan
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
198
Thomas Keneally
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
199
John Banville
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
200
Iris Murdoch
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