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Mer's 100 Favorite and Formative Books

A list of 100 books that have been formative to me as a reader, as well as some all-time favorite books.
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
3
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
5
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
6
Andy Weir
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
7
Kristin Cashore
Fire (Kristen Cashore)
Fire
8
Kristen Cashore
Bitterblue (Kristin Cashore)
Bitterblue
9
Kristin Cashore
Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howls Moving Castle
10
Diana Wynne Jones
Traveler of the Century (Andrés Neuman)
Traveler of the Century
11
Andrés Neuman
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
12
Emily St John Mandel
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
13
Sigrid Undset
A Girl of the Limberlost (Gene Stratton-Porter)
A Girl of the Limberlost
14
Gene Stratton-Porter
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
15
Anne Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
16
Charlotte Bronte
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
17
Kristin Hannah
The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Scorpio Races
18
Maggie Stiefvater
The Naming
The Naming
19
The Riddle (Alison Croggon)
The Riddle
20
Alison Croggon
The Crow (Alison Croggon)
The Crow
21
Alison Croggon
The Singing (Alison Croggon)
The Singing
22
Alison Croggon
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
23
Marie Lu
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
24
Fredrik Backman
Paint the Wind (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Paint the Wind
25
Pam Munoz Ryan
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
26
Mary Shelley
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
27
Katherine Arden
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains
28
M L Rio
Woodswoman (Anne Labastille)
Woodswoman
29
Anne Labastille
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
30
Seanan McGuire
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
31
Octavia Butler
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
32
Leigh Bardugo
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
33
Juliet Marillier
Beowulf (Michael Alexander (Translator))
Beowulf
34
Michael Alexander (Translator)
Hearts Blood (Juliet Marillier)
Hearts Blood
35
Juliet Marillier
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
36
Samantha Shannon
A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
A Day of Fallen Night
37
Samantha Shannon
The Throne of the Five Winds (S C Emmett)
The Throne of the Five Winds
38
S C Emmett
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
39
Toni Morrison
Igraine the Brave (Cornelia Funke)
Igraine the Brave
40
Cornelia Funke
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