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Aliteraryprincess's 100 Best Books in Adult Literature - Page 2

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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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
42
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
Carol Goodman
43
The Last Romantics (Tara Conklin)
The Last Romantics
Tara Conklin
44
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
45
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
46
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
47
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
48
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
49
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
50
The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot
51
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
52
Mirror Mirror (Maguire, Gregory)
Mirror Mirror
Maguire, Gregory
53
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
Stephen King
54
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
Daphne Du Maurier
55
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
56
Neverwhere
Neverwhere
57
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
58
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey
59
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
60
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
61
One True Loves (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
62
The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests
63
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
64
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
65
The Poldark Saga (Winston Graham)
The Poldark Saga
Winston Graham
66
Possession
Possession
67
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
68
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
69
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
70
The Queen of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
The Queen of the Tearling
Erika Johansen
71
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
72
The Rehearsal (Eleanor Catton)
The Rehearsal
Eleanor Catton
73
The Royal We (Heather Cocks)
The Royal We
Heather Cocks
74
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
75
The Saxon Stories
The Saxon Stories
76
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
77
See What I Have Done (Sarah Schmidt)
See What I Have Done
Sarah Schmidt
78
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
79
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
80
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell
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