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100 Must-Read Generational and Family Novels

Relationships between our family members are often extremely complex. They can be difficult, rewarding, fraught, a source of comfort and joy and even all of these at the same time. It is always interesting to read about the dynamics of other families and relationships.
Here's Bookriot's list of 100 must-read novels of families.
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Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
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A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
Anne Tyler
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
Joyce Carol Oates
9
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
10
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
11
We Had It So Good (Linda Grant)
We Had It So Good
Linda Grant
12
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
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The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
Salman Rushdie
14
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
Fae Myenne Ng
15
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells
17
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
18
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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In Babylon (Marcel Moring)
In Babylon
Marcel Moring
20
The Romanov Sisters (Helen Rapparport)
The Romanov Sisters
Helen Rapparport
21
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
23
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
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Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
Ann-Marie MacDonald
25
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
Rohinton Mistry
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
27
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
28
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
29
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
30
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
James Michener
31
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
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Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
Mona Simpson
33
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
34
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
35
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
Colm Toibin
36
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
37
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
38
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
39
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
40
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann
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