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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2023

During November 2023 the award winning bookstagrammer, The Roaming Reader (instagram.com/TheRoamingReader) hosted the seventh 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 Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
1
Bryce Courtenay
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
3
Terry Hayes
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
4
Kahlil Gibran
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
5
T J Klune
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
6
Haruki Murakami
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
7
Samanta Schweblin
Tin Man (Sarah Winman)
Tin Man
8
Sarah Winman
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
9
Angela Carter
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
11
Amor Towles
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
12
Emily Brontë
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
13
Tove Jansson
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
14
Fredrik Backman
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto (Mitch Albom)
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
15
Mitch Albom
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
16
James Hilton
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
17
Jane Austen
The Invisible Child and the Fir Tree (Tove Jansson)
The Invisible Child and the Fir Tree
18
Tove Jansson
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
19
Paul Kalanithi
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
20
Tj Klune
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
21
Paulo Coelho
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
22
Lois Lowry
The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O'farrell)
The Marriage Portrait
23
Maggie O'farrell
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
24
Travis Baldree
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
25
Hilary Mantel
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
26
Madeline Miller
Reasons to Stay Alive (Matt Haig)
Reasons to Stay Alive
27
Matt Haig
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
28
Salman Rushdie
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
29
Deborah Harkness
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
30
Kenneth Grahame
Red Dust: A Path Through China (Ma Jian)
Red Dust: A Path Through China
31
Ma Jian
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
32
Jacqueline Harpman
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
33
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lost Man (Jane Harper)
The Lost Man
34
Jane Harper
The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac)
The Subterraneans
35
Jack Kerouac
The Case of Lena S (David Bergen)
The Case of Lena S
36
David Bergen
The Wood (John Lewis-Stempel)
The Wood
37
John Lewis-Stempel
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
38
Charlotte Bronte
Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)
Limberlost
39
Robbie Arnott
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
40
Mona Awad
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