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Aaron's All-Time 100 Favorite Books

I've spent the last few days combing through my 5 star books on Goodreads and have decided on my all-time favorite books. I now present my favorites, all in order from most favorite at number 1 (Infinite Jest) all the way to 100.
This was so much more difficult than I expected! I had to leave out so many of my favorites! (Sorry 'Steps', by Jerzy Kosinski!). I also do not include the Bible on this list, since, technically, it's 66 different books...that makes it my favorite Library, not my favorite book.
THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE (every time I read a new favorite book)
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
1
David Foster Wallace
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
2
John Steinbeck
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
3
Sylvia Plath
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
4
Vladimir Nabokov
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
5
Renata Adler
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
6
Miguel De Cervantes
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward
7
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
8
Anthony Burgess
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
9
Shirley Jackson
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
10
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
11
Carson McCullers
The Snow Train (Joseph Cummins)
The Snow Train
12
Joseph Cummins
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
13
Truman Capote
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
14
Ken Kesey
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
16
Vladimir Nabokov
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
17
Victor Hugo
Body High (Jon Lindsey)
Body High
18
Jon Lindsey
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
19
Shirley Jackson
Swan Song (Robert R. McCammon)
Swan Song
20
Robert R. McCammon
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
21
George Orwell
Being There
Being There
22
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (Raymond Carver)
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
23
Raymond Carver
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
24
Jack Finney
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
25
Ken Kesey
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
26
Richard Adams
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
27
Edith Wharton
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
Howard's End
28
E.M. Forster
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
29
David Mitchell
The Bear Went Over the Mountain (William Kotzwinkle)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
30
William Kotzwinkle
Lives of Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis)
Lives of Monster Dogs
31
Kirsten Bakis
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
32
William Golding
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
33
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Pale King (David Foster Wallace)
The Pale King
34
David Foster Wallace
Apartment (Teddy Wayne)
Apartment
35
Teddy Wayne
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
36
John Steinbeck
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
37
Kobo Abe
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
38
Celeste Ng
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
39
Washington Irving
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
40
Victor Hugo
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