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The Century Challenge by Library1k

For my mother, who has almost finished the last challenge I gave her. Jump in the time machine, and read a book from every year from the last century. I think it's interesting how the thematic trends changed through the decades.
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Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
1
Emily Henry
The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)
The Love Hypothesis
2
Ali Hazelwood
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
3
Matt Haig
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
4
Alex Michaelides
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
5
Delia Owens
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
6
Taylor Jenkins Reid
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
7
Colleen Hoover
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
8
Paula Hawkins
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
9
Anthony Doerr
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
10
Donna Tartt
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
11
John Green
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
12
Veronica Roth
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
13
Laura Hillenbrand
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
14
Kathryn Stockett
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
15
Suzanne Collins
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
16
Cassandra Clare
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
17
Markus Zusak
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
18
Stephenie Meyer
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
19
Audrey Niffenegger
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
20
Khalid Hosseini
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
21
Alice Sebold
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
22
Yann Martel
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
23
Dan Brown
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
24
Stephen Chbosky
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
25
Louis Sachar
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
26
J.K. Rowling
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
27
George R.R. Martin
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
28
Philip Pullman
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
29
Janet Evanovich
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
30
Lois Lowry
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
31
Wally Lamb
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
32
Diana Gabaldon
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
33
Michael Crichton
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
34
John Grisham
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
35
Paulo Coelho
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
36
Alan Moore
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
37
Art Spiegelman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
38
Margaret Atwood
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
39
Milan Kundera
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
40
Terry Pratchett
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