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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2022

During November 2022 the award winning bookstagrammer, The Roaming Reader (instagram.com/TheRoamingReader) hosted the sixth World Cup of Books on her account. The books listed below were entered by her followers into the competition. They are the books they'd recommend above all others, that they think the whole world should read, that have changed their lives and offered inspiration and comfort and education.
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
1
Elizabeth Kostova
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
2
Bernard Cornwell
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
3
Robin Hobb
The Echo Chamber (John Boyne)
The Echo Chamber
4
John Boyne
Women vs. Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film (Helen O'Hara)
Women vs. Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film
5
Helen O'Hara
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
6
James Hilton
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
7
Umberto Eco
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
8
Zadie Smith
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
9
Daphne Du Maurier
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
10
Jay Kristoff
The Hare With the Amber Eyes (Edmund De Waal)
The Hare With the Amber Eyes
11
Edmund De Waal
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
12
J.R.R. Tolkien
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
13
Yann Martel
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
14
Lois Lowry
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
15
Richard Powers
Still Life (Sarah Winman)
Still Life
16
Sarah Winman
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
17
Susan Hill
Heartless (Marissa Meyer)
Heartless
18
Marissa Meyer
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
19
Erin Morgenstern
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
20
Neil Gaiman
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
21
Min Jin Lee
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
22
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
23
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
24
Frances Hodgson Burnett
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
25
Gabriel García Márquez
My Year of Meats (Ruth Ozeki)
My Year of Meats
26
Ruth Ozeki
The Song of the Lioness Quartet
The Song of the Lioness Quartet
27
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
28
Laurie Lee
Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Wives and Daughters
29
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
30
Wilkie Collins
Age of Iron (J.M. Coetzee)
Age of Iron
31
J.M. Coetzee
Hollywood's Eve (Lili Anolik)
Hollywood's Eve
32
Lili Anolik
Lanny (Max Porter)
Lanny
33
Max Porter
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
34
Louisa May Alcott
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
35
Bram Stoker
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
36
Virginia Woolf
The Driver's Seat (Muriel Spark)
The Driver's Seat
37
Muriel Spark
Fool on the Hill (Matt Ruff)
Fool on the Hill
38
Matt Ruff
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
39
George Orwell
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
40
Tj Klune
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