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The Bibliophile's Best Books of Each Genre: Family Sagas

This is the seventh in a series of lists I'm publishing providing, in my opinion, the best 40 books (or series) of each genre of fiction. I plan to cover nearly twenty genres in total. So far, I've published lists for historical fiction, horror, thrillers, children's literature, war literature and fantasy.
This list provides what I believe to be the best family saga books of all time. Family sages are so rich and rewarding, especially developing bonds with certain characters and following their journeys through life, often with the realistic ups and downs that a hard life encompasses. I hope you enjoy this list and take a look at my series of lists published so far!
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
1
Wallace Stegner
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
2
Mary Beth Keane
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
3
Thomas Mann
The Cazalet Chronicles (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Cazalet Chronicles
4
Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
5
Jonathan Franzen
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
6
Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
7
Abraham Verghese
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
8
Anthony Powell
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
9
Ann Patchett
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
10
John Steinbeck
The Eighth Life (Nino Haratischwili)
The Eighth Life
11
Nino Haratischwili
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
12
Rohinton Mistry
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
13
John Galsworthy
The Gilead Novels (Marilynne Robinson)
The Gilead Novels
14
Marilynne Robinson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
15
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
16
Margaret Mitchell
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
17
Rebecca Makkai
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
18
Yaa Gyasi
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
19
Isabel Allende
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
20
Amy Tan
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
21
Victor Hugo
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
22
Louise Erdrich
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
23
Booth Tarkington
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
24
George Eliot
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
25
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
26
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
27
Elena Ferrante
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
28
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
29
Min Jin Lee
A Place for Us (Fatima Farheen Mirza)
A Place for Us
30
Fatima Farheen Mirza
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
31
Barbara Kingsolver
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans
32
Rachel Khong
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
33
Alex Haley
Salt Houses (Hala Alyan)
Salt Houses
34
Hala Alyan
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
35
Rosamunde Pilcher
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
36
Vikram Seth
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
37
Colleen McCullough
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
38
Betty Smith
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
39
Brit Bennett
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
40
Zadie Smith
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