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The First 50 Novels I've Read That Truly Impressed Me

I started reading when I was about 12 & these are the top 50 books which really made a major impact on my reading habits today.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
1
Mario Puzo
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
2
Honour Among Thieves (Jeffrey Archer)
Honour Among Thieves
3
Jeffrey Archer
Bourne Series (Robert Ludlum and Van Lustbader)
Bourne Series
4
Robert Ludlum and Van Lustbader
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
5
Victor Hugo
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
6
Jacqueline Susann
Sidney Sheldon Novel Collection 6 Books Set (Sidney Sheldon)
Sidney Sheldon Novel Collection 6 Books Set
7
Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon 7 Books Collection Set (Sidney Sheldon)
Sidney Sheldon 7 Books Collection Set
8
Sidney Sheldon
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
9
Alexandre Dumas
The Other Side of Midnight (Sidney Sheldon)
The Other Side of Midnight
10
Sidney Sheldon
If Tomorrow Comes (Sidney Sheldon)
If Tomorrow Comes
11
Sidney Sheldon
Robert Ludlum's Bourne Collection (Robert Ludlum')
Robert Ludlum's Bourne Collection
12
Robert Ludlum'
First Blood
First Blood
13
The Fifth Profession (David Morrell)
The Fifth Profession
14
David Morrell
The Covenant of the Flame (David Morrell)
The Covenant of the Flame
15
David Morrell
Testament (David Morrell)
Testament
16
David Morrell
The Brotherhood of the Rose
The Brotherhood of the Rose
17
Goodbye, Janet (Harold Robbins)
Goodbye, Janet
18
Harold Robbins
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
19
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
20
Ken Follett
Curtain
Curtain
21
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
22
Frederick Forsyth
The Parsifal Mosaic (Robert Ludlum)
The Parsifal Mosaic
23
Robert Ludlum
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
24
William Shakespeare
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
25
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Third Twin
The Third Twin
26
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
27
Colleen McCullough
The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
28
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
30
Alexandra Ripley
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
31
Robert Ludlum
The Matlock Paper
The Matlock Paper
32
The Scarlatti Inheritance
The Scarlatti Inheritance
33
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
34
Kaleidoscope (Danielle Steel)
Kaleidoscope
35
Danielle Steel
Going Home (Danielle Steel)
Going Home
36
Danielle Steel
The Devil's Alternative
The Devil's Alternative
37
Lace (Shirley Conran)
Lace
38
Shirley Conran
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
39
Tom Clancy
Clear and Present Danger (Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
40
Clancy
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