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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2019

During November 2019 the award winning bookstagrammer, The Roaming Reader (Instagram.com/TheRoamingReader) held the third World Cup of Books. The books listed below 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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Hawksong (Amelia Atwater-Rhodes)
Hawksong
1
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
2
Hanya Yanagihara
The House of Broken Angels (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The House of Broken Angels
3
Luis Alberto Urrea
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
4
John Boyne
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
5
Paul Auster
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
6
Becky Chambers
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
7
Margaret Atwood
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
8
Erin Morgenstern
The Vegetarian (Han King)
The Vegetarian
9
Han King
The Person and the Situation (Lee Ross and Richard E Nesbitt)
The Person and the Situation
10
Lee Ross and Richard E Nesbitt
Nevernight (Jay Kristoff)
Nevernight
11
Jay Kristoff
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
12
Shirley Jackson
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins
13
Kate Atkinson
All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
All the Names They Used for God
14
Anjali Sachdera
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
15
George Orwell
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
16
Emily St John Mandel
The Witcher (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Witcher
17
Andrzej Sapkowski
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
18
Kristin Hannah
Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
Salt to the Sea
19
Ruta Sepetys
Luna and the Lie (Mariana Zapata)
Luna and the Lie
20
Mariana Zapata
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
21
Sara Paretsky
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
22
Daphne Du Maurier
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes
23
Moon Called
Moon Called
24
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
25
Margaret Mitchell
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
26
Erich Maria Remarque
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
27
Bernardine Evaristo
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
28
Mikhail Bulgakov
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
29
Jo Walton
Spring (Ali Smith)
Spring
30
Ali Smith
The Fourth Protocol (Forsyth)
The Fourth Protocol
31
Forsyth
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
32
Hermann Hesse
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
33
Gail Honeyman
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
34
Audrey Niffenegger
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
35
Dolly Alderton
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
36
Winifred Watson
Indian Horse
Indian Horse
37
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
38
Munro Leaf
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
39
Jesmyn Ward
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Ladybird)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
40
Ladybird
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