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The Bibliophile's Best Books of Each Genre: Family Sagas

This is the seventh in a series of lists I'm publishing providing, in my opinion, the best 40 books (or series) of each genre of fiction. I plan to cover nearly twenty genres in total. So far, I've published lists for historical fiction, horror, thrillers, children's literature, war literature and fantasy.
This list provides what I believe to be the best family saga books of all time. Family sages are so rich and rewarding, especially developing bonds with certain characters and following their journeys through life, often with the realistic ups and downs that a hard life encompasses. I hope you enjoy this list and take a look at my series of lists published so far!
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
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Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
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Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
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The Cazalet Chronicles (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Cazalet Chronicles (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
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Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
8
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
9
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
10
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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The Eighth Life (Nino Haratischwili)
The Eighth Life (Nino Haratischwili)
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Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
13
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
14
The Gilead Novels (Marilynne Robinson)
The Gilead Novels (Marilynne Robinson)
15
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
17
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
18
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
19
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
20
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
21
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
22
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
23
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
24
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
25
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
26
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
27
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
28
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
29
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
30
A Place for Us (Fatima Farheen Mirza)
A Place for Us (Fatima Farheen Mirza)
31
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
32
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
33
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
34
Salt Houses (Hala Alyan)
Salt Houses (Hala Alyan)
35
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
36
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
37
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
38
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
39
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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