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Kat's 100 Must Read Novels

My completely subjective list of 100 'Must Read' novels from my own personal reading history.
I've tried to include as wide a variety of authors and genres as possible.
Edit: I've just realised that Hound of the Baskervilles is here twice. D'oh! Well, consider it a twofer for Sherlock Holmes fans!
While some of these books are considered "classics", I would say this is a fairly accessible list as it's based on books I enjoyed and found engaging, not what I think are more "highbrow".
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The Aftermath (Rhidian Brook)
The Aftermath
1
Rhidian Brook
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
2
Edith Wharton
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
The American Boy (Andrew Taylor)
The American Boy
4
Andrew Taylor
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
6
Kim Newman
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
7
Jules Verne
Azincourt
Azincourt
8
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
9
Annie Proulx
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
10
Laline Paull
The Beguiled (Thomas Cullinan)
The Beguiled
11
Thomas Cullinan
Black Narcissus (Rumer Godden)
Black Narcissus
12
Rumer Godden
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
13
Charles Dickens
Blood and Beauty (Sarah Dunant)
Blood and Beauty
14
Sarah Dunant
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
15
Cormac McCarthy
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
16
Helen Fielding
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
17
Hannah Kent
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
18
Joanne Harris
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
19
Charles Dickens
The Citadel (A. J. Cronin)
The Citadel
20
A. J. Cronin
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
21
China Mieville
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
22
David Mitchell
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
23
Carl Sagan
Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face
24
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
25
Elizabeth Gaskell
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
26
Kevin Kwan
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
27
Neal Stephenson
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
28
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
29
Josephine Tey
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
30
Deborah Harkness
Doctor Thorne (Anthony Trollope)
Doctor Thorne
31
Anthony Trollope
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
32
Bram Stoker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
33
Frank Herbert
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
34
Dan Brown
Eligible (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Eligible
35
Curtis Sittenfeld
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
36
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
37
Mary Shelley
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
38
Stieg Larsson
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
39
Tracy Chevalier
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
40
Mario Puzo
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