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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2018

During November 2018 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, the books that offered inspiration and comfort and the books that they would recommend above all others.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
1
Mark Haddon
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
2
L.M. Montgomery
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
3
Hanya Yanagihara
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
4
Angela Carter
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey
5
Oscar Wilde
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
6
Paul Auster
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
7
Philippa Gregory
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
8
S.E. Hinton
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
9
Amor Towles
Life and Fate by Vassily Grossman
Life and Fate by Vassily Grossman
10
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
11
Enid Blyton
Battles in the Desert and Other Stories (José Emilio Pacheco)
Battles in the Desert and Other Stories
12
José Emilio Pacheco
Eating Animals
Eating Animals
13
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
14
Angie Thomas
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15
J.K. Rowling
Not If I Save You First (Ally Carter)
Not If I Save You First
16
Ally Carter
Who Will Cry When You Die? (Robin Sharma)
Who Will Cry When You Die?
17
Robin Sharma
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
18
Ann Patchett
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
19
Hermann Hesse
If on a Winters Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winters Night a Traveller
20
Italo Calvino
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
21
Ali Smith
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
22
David Mitchell
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
23
Haruki Murakami
Oyster (John Biguenet)
Oyster
24
John Biguenet
Sunset Song
Sunset Song
25
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
26
Bram Stoker
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
27
Aldous Huxley
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
28
Libba Bray
The Queens of Innis Lear (Tessa Gratton)
The Queens of Innis Lear
29
Tessa Gratton
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
30
Audrey Niffenegger
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
31
Elena Ferrante
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
32
Paulo Coelho
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
33
Angela Carter
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
34
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
35
J.R.R. Tolkien
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
36
Philip Pullman
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
37
Patti Smith
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
38
Donna Tartt
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
39
Leo Tolstoy
Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within (Elif Shafak)
Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within
40
Elif Shafak
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