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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2017

During November 2017 the bookstagrammer, The Roaming Reader (Instagram.com/TheRoamingReader) held the World Cup of Books. These were the books that were submitted by her followers to take part in the competition, recommended as the books that changed their lives, that they would recommend above all others.
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Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
1
John Williams
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
2
A. A. Milne
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
3
Chuck Palahniuk
Ghost Orchid (Carol Goodman)
Ghost Orchid
4
Carol Goodman
The Humans (Matt Haig)
The Humans
5
Matt Haig
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
6
Khalid Hosseini
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
7
E.M. Forster
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
8
Patrick Ness
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
9
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
10
Hanya Yanagihara
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
11
Margaret Atwood
The Leopard (Giuseppe Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
12
Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
13
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
14
Stieg Larsson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
15
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
16
Kurt Vonnegut
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
17
Helene Hanff
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
18
Haruki Murakami
Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
Stormbreaker
19
Anthony Horowitz
Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Deathly Hallows
20
J.K. Rowling
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
21
Dalton Trumbo
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
22
Donna Tartt
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
23
Elizabeth Gaskell
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
24
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Night Flight
Night Flight
25
Harry Potter #1: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter #1: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
26
J. K. Rowling
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
27
Agatha Christie
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
28
Susanna Kaysen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
29
Charlotte Bronte
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
30
Shirley Jackson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
31
George Orwell
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
32
Abraham Verghese
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
33
Ian McEwan
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
34
Rosamunde Pilcher
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
35
Robert James Waller
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
36
Gail Honeyman
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
37
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Mortal Immortal (Mary Shelley)
The Mortal Immortal
38
Mary Shelley
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
39
Stay With Me (Ayobámi Adébáyo)
Stay With Me
40
Ayobámi Adébáyo
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