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The New Classics - 100 Best Reads From 1983 to 2008 by Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly's list of the 100 best reads from 1983 to 2008. We've had more than a decade to devour these books, so I predict good scores.
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
3
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
4
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
Mary Karr
5
Selected Stories (Alice Munro) (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Alice Munro
6
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
7
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
8
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
Art Spiegelman
9
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
10
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami
11
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
12
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
Jose Saramago
13
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
14
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
Joyce Carol Oates
15
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
16
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
17
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Marquez
18
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
John Updike
19
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
20
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding
21
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
Stephen King
22
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
23
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
Pat Barker
24
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
25
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
26
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
27
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
A.S. Byatt
28
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
David Sedaris
29
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Pratchett
30
Case Histories (Kate Atkinson)
Case Histories
Kate Atkinson
31
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
32
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch
33
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
34
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
35
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
36
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt
37
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
38
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
Lorrie Moore
39
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
40
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Phillip Pullman
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