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The Great British Novels - Page 3

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books are published within the last 100 years (imagine the classics you'd have to leave out!) and thus having no time limit on their publication. I will make another list that does comply with that rule. So, I have 136 novels in chronological order, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself, unlike The Atlantic, is to allow an author only one entry on the list. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but that's a great thing about reading. Enjoy!
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Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
81
J.G. Ballard
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
82
J.G. Farrell
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
83
Christopher Priest
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
84
John Le Carré
Changing Places (David Lodge)
Changing Places
85
David Lodge
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
86
Anthony Powell
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
87
Angela Carter
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
88
Douglas Adams
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
89
Jeffrey Archer
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
90
Salman Rushdie
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
91
Edmund White
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore & David Lloyd)
V for Vendetta
92
Alan Moore & David Lloyd
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
93
Terry Pratchett
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
94
Anita Brookner
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
95
Jeanette Winterson
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
96
Martin Amis
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
97
Ken Follett
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
98
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
99
Hanif Kureishi
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
100
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
101
A.S. Byatt
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
102
P.D. James
The Crow Road (Iain Banks)
The Crow Road
103
Iain Banks
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
104
Michael Ondaatje
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
105
Robert Harris
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
106
Irvine Welsh
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
107
Sebastian Faulks
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
108
Louis De Bernières
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
109
Jonathan Coe
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
110
Nick Hornby
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
111
Helen Fielding
A Game of Thrones (George Rr Martin)
A Game of Thrones
112
George Rr Martin
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
113
Pat Barker
The Sandman (Series) (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman (Series)
114
Neil Gaiman
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
115
Sarah Waters
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
116
Phillip Pullman
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
117
Zadie Smith
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
118
Ian McEwan
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
119
Jasper Fforde
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
120
Monica Ali
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