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The Bibliophile's 250 Favourite Novels

This is the first in a series of lists about my favourite novels and non-fiction books. I'm beginning at the largest number I decided upon, being 250, and gradually working my way down to determine what my favourite fiction and non-fiction books of all time are. What I consider my favourite books are not what I necessarily consider the best books, nor do they automatically come from my list of 1001 Books To Read Before You Die. Rather, I consider a favourite book what it sounds to be - a book that I have enjoyed reading more than the average book I read; where dismay sets in at the amount of the book that's been read after just one or two days, and where the book is shut for the final time with a satisfied but bittersweet feeling.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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4 3 2 1 (Paul Auster)
4 3 2 1
Paul Auster
3
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow
4
Age of Vice (Deepti Kapoor)
Age of Vice
Deepti Kapoor
5
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
6
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
7
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
8
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
9
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
Henry James
10
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins
11
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
12
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis, 1991)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis, 1991
13
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
14
Amerika (Franz Kafka)
Amerika
Franz Kafka
15
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
16
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
17
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
Fredrik Backman
18
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
At Swim, Two Boys
Jamie O'Neill
19
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
Alex Garland
20
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
21
Bel-Ami (Guy De Maupassant)
Bel-Ami
Guy De Maupassant
22
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
23
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
24
Billy Bathgate (E.L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
E.L. Doctorow
25
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks
26
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
27
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
S.A. Cosby
28
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
29
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
30
The Book of Evidence (John Banville)
The Book of Evidence
John Banville
31
The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Trilogy
Robert Ludlum
32
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
Edmund White
33
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
34
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene
35
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
36
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann
37
The Burgess Boys (Elizabeth Strout)
The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout
38
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
George Orwell
39
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
40
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter Miller
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