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100 Must-Read Generational and Family Novels - Page 3

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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The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka
82
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
83
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
Art Speigelman
84
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler
85
The Family Fang
The Family Fang
86
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
87
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
Philipp Meyer
88
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
Wally Lamb
89
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Anne Tyler
90
The Past (Tessa Hadley)
The Past
Tessa Hadley
91
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
92
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
93
Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
Lalita Tademy
94
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Fannie Flagg
95
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
Jamaica Kincaid
96
The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)
The Middlesteins
Jami Attenberg
97
The Vacationers
The Vacationers
98
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
99
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
Nancy Mitford
100
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
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