100 Books to Love

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Sunday Times, 100 Books

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Cover of 'Lucky Jim' by Kingsley Amis
Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis

Cover of 'The Code of the Woosters' by P. G. Wodehouse
The Code of the Woosters

P. G. Wodehouse

Cover of 'Black Mischief' by Evelyn Waugh
Black Mischief

Evelyn Waugh

Cover of 'Changing Places' by David Lodge
Changing Places

David Lodge

Cover of 'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint

Philip Roth

Cover of 'Molesworth' by Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle
Molesworth

Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle

Cover of 'How To Be A Woman' by Caitlin Moran
How To Be A Woman

Caitlin Moran

Cover of 'Hope' by Shalom Auslander
Hope

Shalom Auslander

Cover of 'A Visit From The Goon Squad' by Jennifer Egan
A Visit From The Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan

Cover of 'Heartburn' by Nora Ephron
Heartburn

Nora Ephron

Cover of 'Get Shorty' by Elmore Leonard
Get Shorty

Elmore Leonard

Cover of 'The Ask' by Sam Lipsyte
The Ask

Sam Lipsyte

Cover of 'Dear Lupin' by Roger Mortimer, Charlie Mortimer
Dear Lupin

Roger Mortimer, Charlie Mortimer

Cover of 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by David Sedaris
Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

Cover of 'Absurdistan' by Gary Shteyngart
Absurdistan

Gary Shteyngart

Cover of 'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

Cover of 'Corelli's Mandolin' by Louis de Bernières
Corelli's Mandolin

Louis de Bernières

Cover of 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Cover of 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

Cover of 'Everything Is Illuminated' by Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

Cover of 'Norwegian Wood' by Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Cover of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' by Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mark Haddon

Cover of 'A Thousand Acres' by Jane Smiley
A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley

Cover of 'Sour Sweet' by Timothy Mo
Sour Sweet

Timothy Mo

Cover of 'Good Behaviour' by Molly Keane
Good Behaviour

Molly Keane

Cover of 'Last Orders' by Graham Swift
Last Orders

Graham Swift

Cover of 'Breathing Lessons' by Anne Tyler
Breathing Lessons

Anne Tyler

Cover of 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison
Beloved

Toni Morrison

Cover of 'What I Loved' by Siri Hustvedt
What I Loved

Siri Hustvedt

Cover of 'A Fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

Cover of 'If This Is a Man' by Primo Levi
If This Is a Man

Primo Levi

Cover of 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James
The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

Cover of 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote
In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

Cover of 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt
The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Cover of 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy
The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver

Cover of 'The Silence of the Lambs' by Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris

Cover of 'Nineteen Eighty Four' by George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty Four

George Orwell

Cover of 'The Woman in White' by Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

Cover of 'Fatherland' by Robert Harris
Fatherland

Robert Harris

Cover of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold' by John le Carré
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

John le Carré

Cover of 'The Big Sleep' by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

Cover of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' by Simon Armitage
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Simon Armitage

Cover of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of 'Jesus' Son' by Denis Johnson
Jesus' Son

Denis Johnson

Cover of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Cover of 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' by Leo Tolstoy
The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Cover of 'Close Range' by Annie Proulx
Close Range

Annie Proulx

Cover of 'Memento Mori' by Muriel Spark
Memento Mori

Muriel Spark

Cover of 'Good Morning, Midnight' by Jean Rhys
Good Morning, Midnight

Jean Rhys

Cover of 'The Leopard' by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Leopard

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Cover of 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus
The Stranger

Albert Camus

Cover of 'Never Mind' by Edward St Aubyn
Never Mind

Edward St Aubyn

Cover of 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga
The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

Cover of 'To the Lighthouse' by Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Just Kids' by Patti Smith
Just Kids

Patti Smith

Cover of 'Experience' by Martin Amis
Experience

Martin Amis

Cover of 'Good-Bye to All That' by Robert Graves
Good-Bye to All That

Robert Graves

Cover of 'Nickel And Dimed' by Barbara Ehrenreich
Nickel And Dimed

Barbara Ehrenreich

Cover of 'Instead Of A Letter' by Diana Athill
Instead Of A Letter

Diana Athill

Cover of 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Cover of 'The Naked Civil Servant' by Quentin Crisp
The Naked Civil Servant

Quentin Crisp

Cover of 'Stuart' by Alexander Masters
Stuart

Alexander Masters

Cover of 'Bad Blood' by Lorna Sage
Bad Blood

Lorna Sage

Cover of 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

Cover of 'Oranges are not the only Fruit' by Jeanette Winterson
Oranges are not the only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

Cover of 'The Hare with Amber Eyes' by Edmund de Waal
The Hare with Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal

Cover of 'The Silent Woman' by Edward Marston
The Silent Woman

Edward Marston

Cover of 'Kim' by Rudyard Kipling
Kim

Rudyard Kipling

Cover of 'Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight' by Alexandra Fuller
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight

Alexandra Fuller

Cover of 'The Flaneur' by Edmund White
The Flaneur

Edmund White

Cover of 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel
Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Cover of 'A Bend in the River' by V. S. Naipaul
A Bend in the River

V. S. Naipaul

Cover of 'Naples 44' by Norman Lewis
Naples 44

Norman Lewis

Cover of 'Midnight In Sicily' by Peter Robb
Midnight In Sicily

Peter Robb

Cover of 'Mountains Of The Mind' by Robert Macfarlane
Mountains Of The Mind

Robert Macfarlane

Cover of 'The Portrait of a Lady' by Henry James
The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

Cover of 'Vanity Fair' by William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

Cover of 'The Old Wives' Tale' by Arnold Bennett
The Old Wives' Tale

Arnold Bennett

Cover of 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

Cover of 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'The Eagle Of The Ninth' by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Eagle Of The Ninth

Rosemary Sutcliff

Cover of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Cover of 'Persuasion' by Jane Austen
Persuasion

Jane Austen

Cover of 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Cover of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Cover of 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith
I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith

Cover of 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

Cover of 'Middlemarch' by George Eliot
Middlemarch

George Eliot

Cover of 'Freedom' by Jonathan Franzen
Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

Cover of 'Life, a User's Manual' by Georges Perec
Life, a User's Manual

Georges Perec

Cover of 'A Sentimental Education' by Gustave Flaubert
A Sentimental Education

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Cover of 'The Magus' by John Fowles
The Magus

John Fowles

Cover of 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

Cover of 'A Heart So White' by Javier Marias
A Heart So White

Javier Marias

Cover of 'Let the Great World Spin' by Colum McCann
Let the Great World Spin

Colum McCann

Cover of 'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens
Bleak House

Charles Dickens