These are my all-time favorite books, listed chronologically with most recent reads first. They’re the ones that really test my willpower in terms of remembering to eat and sleep. My childhood loves wrap up the list, so scroll down for some nostalgia 🙂
36) Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
35) Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
34) The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
33) Beartown (Bjornstad) by Fredrik Backman
32) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth) by N. K. Jemisin, review here
31) The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
30) The Gate by Natsume Soseki
29) Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
28) Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
27) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
26) Chemistry by Weike Wang
25) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
24) The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty) by Ken Liu
23) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
22) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin
21) 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
20) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
19) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
18) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
17) The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
16) 1984 by George Orwell
15) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
14) Child of the Dark Prophecy (The Great Tree of Avalon) by T. A. Barron
13) White Fang by Jack London
12) The Long Patrol (Redwall) by Brian Jacques
11) Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo) by D. M. Cornish
10) Dune (Dune Chronicles) by Frank Herbert
9) Ender’s Shadow (Shadow) by Orson Scott Card
8) Ender’s Game (Ender’s Saga) by Orson Scott Card
7) My Side of the Mountain (Mountain) by Jean Craighead George
6) The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
5) Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
4) The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan
3) Loser by Jerry Spinelli
2) Inkheart (Inkworld) by Cornelia Funke
1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter) by J. K. Rowling
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