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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 2023

During November 2023 the award winning bookstagrammer, The Roaming Reader (instagram.com/TheRoamingReader) hosted the seventh World Cup of Books on her account. The books listed below were entered by her followers into the competition. They are the books they'd recommend above all others, that they think the whole world should read, that have changed their lives and offered inspiration and comfort and education.
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The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
Bryce Courtenay
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
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I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes)
I Am Pilgrim
Terry Hayes
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The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
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Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
T J Klune
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1Q84
1Q84
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Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
Samanta Schweblin
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Tin Man (Sarah Winman)
Tin Man
Sarah Winman
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The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
10
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
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A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
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A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto (Mitch Albom)
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Mitch Albom
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Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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The Invisible Child and the Fir Tree (Tove Jansson)
The Invisible Child and the Fir Tree
Tove Jansson
19
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Tj Klune
21
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O'farrell)
The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'farrell
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Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
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Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
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The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
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Reasons to Stay Alive (Matt Haig)
Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
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A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness
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The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
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Red Dust: A Path Through China (Ma Jian)
Red Dust: A Path Through China
Ma Jian
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I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Lost Man (Jane Harper)
The Lost Man
Jane Harper
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The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac)
The Subterraneans
Jack Kerouac
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The Case of Lena S (David Bergen)
The Case of Lena S
David Bergen
37
The Wood (John Lewis-Stempel)
The Wood
John Lewis-Stempel
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)
Limberlost
Robbie Arnott
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Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
Mona Awad
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