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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  2. 2

    The Catcher in the Rye

    The Catcher in the Rye

  3. 3

    The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

  4. 4

    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  5. 5

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  6. 6

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  7. 7

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  8. 8

    Purple Hibiscus

    Purple Hibiscus

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  9. 9

    Middlesex

    Middlesex

  10. 10

    The House on Mango Street

    The House on Mango Street

  11. 11

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

  12. 12

    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

  13. 13

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  14. 14

    Call Me by Your Name

    Call Me by Your Name

    André Aciman

  15. 15

    The Goldfinch

    The Goldfinch

  16. 16

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  17. 17

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    James Joyce

  18. 18

    The Book Thief

    The Book Thief

  19. 19

    Never Let Me Go

    Never Let Me Go

  20. 20

    Atonement

    Atonement

  21. 21

    Sing, Unburied, Sing

    Sing, Unburied, Sing

    Jesmyn Ward

  22. 22

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

  23. 23

    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    Jeanette Winterson

  24. 24

    The Poet X

    The Poet X

    Elizabeth Acevedo

  25. 25

    Silver Sparrow

    Silver Sparrow

    Tayari Jones

  26. 26

    Sag Harbor

    Sag Harbor

    Colson Whitehead

  27. 27

    My Brilliant Friend

    My Brilliant Friend

    Elena Ferrante

  28. 28

    How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

    How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

  29. 29

    Song of Solomon

    Song of Solomon

  30. 30

    Little Women

    Little Women

  31. 31

    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison

  32. 32

    Infinite Jest

    Infinite Jest

    David Foster Wallace

  33. 33

    The Secret History

    The Secret History

  34. 34

    The Bell Jar

    The Bell Jar

  35. 35

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

  36. 36

    The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle

  37. 37

    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

    Ocean Vuong

  38. 38

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    Junot Díaz

  39. 39

    The Virgin Suicides

    The Virgin Suicides

  40. 40

    A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

  41. 41

    White Teeth

    White Teeth

  42. 42

    Black Swan Green

    Black Swan Green

    David Mitchell

  43. 43

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    Ottessa Moshfegh

  44. 44

    The Great Alone

    The Great Alone

    Kristin Hannah

  45. 45

    The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  46. 46

    Looking for Alaska

    Looking for Alaska

  47. 47

    Tipping the Velvet

    Tipping the Velvet

    Sarah Waters

  48. 48

    The Last Illusion

    The Last Illusion

    Porochista Khakpour

  49. 49

    Submarine

    Submarine

    Joe Dunthorne

  50. 50

    Red at the Bone

    Red at the Bone

    Jacqueline Woodson

  51. 51

    My Education

    My Education

    Susan Choi

  52. 52

    Breaking the Tongue

    Breaking the Tongue

    Vyvyane Loh

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