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Markd9528 Wonders Whether These Books Are as Good as They Say

These books are moderately popular (~3% to ~10%) on some of the most well-regarded challenges, such as "Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read". On this list you won't find any superstar books such as the Harry Potters, 1984 & Pride and Prejudice (which I hope many of you will greet with a sigh of relief). One book per author.
BTW, the small number of books I have read are at 150-172. Most of the unread books on the list have not featured very strongly on my book radar. But since The Guardian says I MUST read them, I'll have to pay more attention to them.
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The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
1
Alan Hollinghurst
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
2
Alex Garland
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
3
Alfred Bester
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
4
Alison Bechdel
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
5
Anaïs Nin
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
6
Angela Carter
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
7
Anne Enright
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
8
Anne Tyler
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
9
Annie Proulx
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
10
Anthony Hope
The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
The Way We Live Now
11
Anthony Trollope
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
12
Armistead Maupin
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
13
Arthur C. Clarke
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
14
Barry Hines
The African Queen (C. S. Forester)
The African Queen
15
C. S. Forester
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
16
Chaim Potok
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
17
Charles Dickens
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
18
Charles Webb
Shirley (Charlotte Brontë)
Shirley
19
Charlotte Brontë
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
20
Choderlos De Laclos
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
21
Colm Toibin
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
22
Cormac McCarthy
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
23
Dan Simmons
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
24
Daphne Du Maurier
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
25
Dashiell Hammett
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Calypso
26
David Sedaris
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
27
Delia Owens
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
28
Dodie Smith
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
29
Dorothy L. Sayers
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
30
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
31
Edith Wharton
So Big (Edna Ferber)
So Big
32
Edna Ferber
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
33
Edward P. Jones
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
34
Elif Batuman
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
35
Elizabeth Gaskell
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
36
Elmore Leonard
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
37
Emily St. John Mandel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emma Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
38
Emma Orczy
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
39
Esther Freud
The Life and Loves of a She Devil (Fay Weldon)
The Life and Loves of a She Devil
40
Fay Weldon
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