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Beginner's Luck: Classic Debut Novels

Everyone has one book in them. If it's good enough, it will guarantee you immortality and you won't have to bother writing another one ever again. Some writers represented on this list went on to brilliant careers (Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon), some struggled to live up to their early promise (Joseph Heller), some never bothered to publish a second novel during their lifetimes (Harper Lee, Ralph Ellison). So maybe everyone has one novel in them, but not everyone has an answer to the metaphysical question: "what now?"
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
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The Help
The Help
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Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
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Carrie
Carrie
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
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The Historian
The Historian
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White Oleander
White Oleander
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Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
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Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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