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Favourite Books of the High Achievers

These books are a small but select group. They are works that are favourites of at least 2 of the users who consistently achieve high scores on book challenges. Specifically they are derived from the published lists of Billandila, Gwen Orel, Tommood, Im2bz, masked_avenger & James Nelson.
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
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The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
Annie Proux
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Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
Christopher Isherwood
4
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
Dashiell Hammett
5
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
Elmore Leonard
6
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Eric Ambler
7
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor
8
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
Frances Burney
9
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
Gloria Naylor
10
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
Graham Greene
11
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
12
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Horace McCoy
13
From Russia, With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia, With Love
Ian Fleming
14
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
15
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
16
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
17
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
John Wyndham
18
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Jules Verne
19
The Woman in the Dunes (Kōbō Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
Kōbō Abe
20
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
22
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
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Time's Arrow (Martin Amis)
Time's Arrow
Martin Amis
24
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
25
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
26
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
27
The Long Good-Bye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Good-Bye
Raymond Chandler
28
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
29
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
30
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
31
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl
32
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
33
Shoeless Joe (W.P. Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella
34
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
35
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
36
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
37
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
38
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary
William Faulkner
39
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
William Kennedy
40
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
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