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Great Books That Nearly Made It to Lady Js Top 20

Books that almost made my top 20. All worth a read. Books that made me think or that I got lost reading.
I would recommend them all. On a different day some may be in my top 20.
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Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
Anna Burns
4
Small Pleasures (Clare Chambers)
Small Pleasures
Clare Chambers
5
A Town Called Solace (Mary Lawson)
A Town Called Solace
Mary Lawson
6
Alias Grace
Alias Grace
7
This Book Will Save Your Life (A.M. Homes)
This Book Will Save Your Life
A.M. Homes
8
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
9
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
10
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
11
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
Angie Cruz
12
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
13
A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam)
A Passage North
Anuk Arudpragasam
14
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward
15
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
16
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
John Fowles
17
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales
18
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
19
Future Homemakers of America (Laurie Graham)
Future Homemakers of America
Laurie Graham
20
The Worst Witch Series (Jill Murphy)
The Worst Witch Series
Jill Murphy
21
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
22
Wild Swans
Wild Swans
23
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Reading Lolita in Tehran
24
Not Without My Daughter (Betty Mahmoody)
Not Without My Daughter
Betty Mahmoody
25
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
Fiona Mozley
26
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
27
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
Nora Ephron
28
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
Ali Smith
29
The Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
The Severed Head
Iris Murdoch
30
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
31
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
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