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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 (Lawrence Durrell)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
3
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
4
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
5
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
6
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
7
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
8
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
9
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
10
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
11
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
12
The Empire Trilogy (J.G. Farrell)
The Empire Trilogy (J.G. Farrell)
13
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
14
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
15
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
16
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
17
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)
18
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
19
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
20
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
21
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
22
James (Percival Everett)
James (Percival Everett)
23
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
24
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel (George Saunders)
25
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
26
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman (Anna Burns)
27
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
28
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
29
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
30
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
31
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
32
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
33
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
34
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
35
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun (James Clavell)
36
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
37
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
38
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
39
The Wolf Hall Trilogy (Hilary Mantel)
The Wolf Hall Trilogy (Hilary Mantel)
40
The Women (Kristin Hannah)
The Women (Kristin Hannah)
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