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Aliteraryprincess's 100 Best Books in Adult Literature

Though I love YA literature, sometimes I'm in the mood to read something that was written with people my age in mind. Here are 100 novels and novellas that were written for adults that I really enjoyed. There's a whole range of genres and a mix of classics and contemporary.
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Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
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Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey
4
Angels and Insects (A. S. Byatt)
Angels and Insects (A. S. Byatt)
5
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
6
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
7
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
8
Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
9
Black Chalk (Christopher J. Yates)
Black Chalk (Christopher J. Yates)
10
The Body
The Body
11
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
12
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
13
Carrie
Carrie
14
The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)
The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)
15
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
16
The Cranes Dance (Meg Howrey)
The Cranes Dance (Meg Howrey)
17
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
18
The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
19
Daughter of the Forest
Daughter of the Forest
20
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
21
Dublin Murder Squad Series (Tana French)
Dublin Murder Squad Series (Tana French)
22
Emma
Emma
23
Evelina
Evelina
24
The Female Persuasion (Meg Wolitzer)
The Female Persuasion (Meg Wolitzer)
25
Fingersmith
Fingersmith
26
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
27
The Gentleman Bastards
The Gentleman Bastards
28
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
29
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls (Emma Cline)
30
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
31
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
32
Hard Times
Hard Times
33
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
34
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
35
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
36
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
37
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
38
It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
39
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
40
Jazz
Jazz
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