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The Bibliophile's Complete List of the Best Books of Each Genre

I now provide a single list that combines all of my individuals lists for the best books of over 20 genres of fiction. I listed the best 40 books for each genre, meaning that for this list, each page is a separate genre. Below is a guide as to what genre each page of this list relates to. Just a note - because novels can obviously fall into multiple genres, you'll see a range of books listed more than once (I think one novel may be in at least 5 lists), so be aware that that's not a mistake. I hope you enjoy...
Pg1 - Historical Fiction; Pg2 - Horror; Pg3 - Thrillers; Pg4 - Children's Literature; Pg5 - War; Pg6 - Fantasy; Pg7 - Family Sagas; Pg8 - Dystopian Literature; Pg9 - Crime, Spy & Detective Fiction; Pg10 - Eco-fiction; Pg11- Science Fiction; Pg12 - Classical Literature; Pg13 - LGBTQ+ Literature; Pg14 - Literary Fiction; Pg15 - Magical Realism; Pg16 - Erotica; Pg17- Young Adult Fiction; Pg18 - Romance; Pg19 - Satire; Pg20 - Westerns; Pg21 - Adventure Novels; Pg22 - Epics.
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The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
1
Lawrence Durrell
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
3
Mark Sullivan
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
4
Margaret Atwood
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
5
Markus Zusak
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
6
Colm Toibin
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
7
George Orwell
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy
8
Naguib Mahfouz
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
9
David Benioff
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
10
Jean M. Auel
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
11
Sebastian Barry
The Empire Trilogy (J.G. Farrell)
The Empire Trilogy
12
J.G. Farrell
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
13
Michael Ondaatje
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
14
Amor Towles
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
15
Tracy Chevalier
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
16
Margaret Mitchell
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
17
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
18
Maggie O'farrell
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
19
Yaa Gyasi
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
20
Robert Graves
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
21
Walter Scott
James (Percival Everett)
James
22
Percival Everett
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
23
Victor Hugo
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
24
George Saunders
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
25
Arthur Golden
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
26
Anna Burns
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
27
Umberto Eco
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
28
Louise Erdrich
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
29
Kristin Hannah
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
30
Diana Gabaldon
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
31
Min Jin Lee
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
32
Ken Follett
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
33
Anita Diamant
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
34
Thomas Keneally
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
35
James Clavell
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
36
Chinua Achebe
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
37
Peter Carey
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
38
Colson Whitehead
The Wolf Hall Trilogy (Hilary Mantel)
The Wolf Hall Trilogy
39
Hilary Mantel
The Women (Kristin Hannah)
The Women
40
Kristin Hannah
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