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1
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
23,622 members, 348 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (1), thecoroner (1), mpenetos (2), sturlington (6), ahef1963 (6)

2
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
34,272 members, 588 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (2), mpenetos (3), JuliaMaria (4), souloftherose (10), merrystar (28)

4
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
52,166 members, 837 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: mpenetos (1), merrystar (2), sturlington (4), ahef1963 (4)

5
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
63,770 members, 1,049 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), merrystar (3), sturlington (5), thecoroner (7)

6
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
18,145 members, 548 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), ahef1963 (7), souloftherose (8), sturlington (10), thecoroner (12)

7
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
6,379 members, 241 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (1), JuliaMaria (2), ahef1963 (2)

8
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
12,572 members, 250 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5), ahef1963 (5), thecoroner (8), sturlington (12)

9
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
8,714 members, 197 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), thecoroner (6), souloftherose (12), inge87 (13)

10
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
70,937 members, 1,253 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), merrystar (7), thecoroner (10)

11
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
12,518 members, 283 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3), merrystar (8), sturlington (15)

12
The Man in the Wooden Hat
by Jane Gardam
922 members, 42 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), souloftherose (6)

13
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
12,333 members, 195 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: inge87 (5), thecoroner (13), sturlington (45)

14
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
22,339 members, 499 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: dkarenart (1), merrystar (12)

15
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
by Eve Harris
281 members, 19 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (3), inge87 (4)

16
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
37,240 members, 1,227 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), sturlington (9)

17
Emma
by Jane Austen
33,377 members, 464 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: sturlington (3), merrystar (11)

18
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
25,252 members, 476 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), merrystar (26)

19
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
25,236 members, 394 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: mpenetos (4), thecoroner (11)

20
A Civil Contract
by Georgette Heyer
1,374 members, 53 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3), merrystar (17)

21
Dubliners
by James Joyce
17,694 members, 204 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: mpenetos (5), thecoroner (9)

22
A Room with a View
by E. M. Forster
10,109 members, 200 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7), merrystar (15)

23
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
8,458 members, 168 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sturlington (11), souloftherose (13)

24
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
5,000 members, 134 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8), merrystar (20)

25
At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales
by L. M. Montgomery
355 members, 8 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: inge87 (9), merrystar (18)

26
The Convenient Marriage
by Georgette Heyer
1,682 members, 76 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: inge87 (11), merrystar (16)

27
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
10,711 members, 163 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: sturlington (13), merrystar (14)

28
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
33,808 members, 475 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: merrystar (10), sturlington (23)

29
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
9,524 members, 174 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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30
The Home-Maker
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
386 members, 14 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1)

31
Claudia
by Rose Franken
50 members, 2 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

32
Shadows and Images: A Novel
by Meriol Trevor
23 members, 0 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1)

33
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
3,834 members, 138 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18), merrystar (27)

34
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
12,149 members, 272 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13), sturlington (46)

35
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
7,568 members, 223 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (14), sturlington (44)

36
Mrs. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell
955 members, 36 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (2)

37
The Confession of a Fool
by August Strindberg
195 members, 3 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (2)

38
Claudia and David
by Rose Franken
36 members, 0 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2)

39
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
17,556 members, 166 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: merrystar (29), sturlington (47)

40
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
2,105 members, 56 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (3)

42
Joy in the Morning
by Betty Smith
937 members, 20 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3)

43
Marcel and Elise
by Marcel Jouhandeau
7 members, 0 reviews

Lists: bluepiano (3)

44
Tender is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
11,735 members, 172 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (4)

45
American Wife
by Curtis Sittenfeld
3,179 members, 216 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4)

46
Baking Cakes in Kigali
by Gaile Parkin
728 members, 79 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4)

47
Someone at a Distance
by Dorothy Whipple
548 members, 23 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (4)

48
The Story of My Wife
by Milan Fust
130 members, 2 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (4)

49
The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
10,140 members, 119 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5)

50
The Kreutzer Sonata
by Leo Tolstoy
1,415 members, 38 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (5)

51
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell
583 members, 21 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (5)

52
The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner
by Andrea Smith
73 members, 1 review
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5)

53
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell
69 members, 2 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (5)

54
Shalimar the Clown
by Salman Rushdie
2,740 members, 52 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: mpenetos (6)

55
Wildfire at Midnight
by Mary Stewart
872 members, 20 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: inge87 (6)

56
La femme de Gilles
by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
182 members, 13 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (6)

58
The Pastor's Wife
by Elizabeth von Arnim
187 members, 2 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (7)

59
Disorder and Early Sorrow
by Thomas Mann
35 members, 1 review
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7)

60
The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow. [A novel.]
by Mrs. Oliphant
6 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: inge87 (7)

61
The Return of the Soldier
by Rebecca West
1,395 members, 72 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: inge87 (8)

62
The Semi-Attached Couple, and The Semi-Detached House
by Emily Eden
392 members, 7 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: inge87 (10)

63
Emerald Green
by Kerstin Gier
1,073 members, 68 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: inge87 (12)

64
Kristin Lavransdatter
by Sigrid Undset
2,697 members, 70 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (14)

65
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
7,974 members, 175 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: sturlington (16)

66
Rose Madder
by Stephen King
7,018 members, 64 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: sturlington (17)

67
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
15,644 members, 504 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: sturlington (19)

68
Miss Buncle's Book
by D. E. Stevenson
1,098 members, 84 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: merrystar (19)

69
The PowerBook
by Jeanette Winterson
1,203 members, 15 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: sturlington (20)

70
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
19,191 members, 390 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

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71
The Friendly Air
by Elizabeth Cadell
65 members, 2 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: merrystar (21)

72
Case Histories
by Kate Atkinson
7,432 members, 329 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

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73
The Corner Shop
by Elizabeth Cadell
129 members, 5 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: merrystar (22)

74
The Ivy Tree
by Mary Stewart
1,226 members, 32 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: merrystar (23)

75
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
20,078 members, 333 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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76
Mrs Tim of the Regiment
by D. E. Stevenson
74 members, 1 review
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: merrystar (24)

77
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë
6,559 members, 156 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: merrystar (25)

78
The Parasites
by Daphne Du Maurier
645 members, 17 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

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79
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
9,378 members, 133 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

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80
Loving Frank
by Nancy Horan
4,254 members, 205 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

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81
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
3,101 members, 112 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

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82
The Price of Salt
by Patricia Highsmith
2,489 members, 85 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

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83
Black Sun
by Edward Abbey
275 members, 3 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

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84
A Home at the End of the World
by Michael Cunningham
2,517 members, 45 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

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85
Isn't It Romantic?: An Entertainment
by Ron Hansen
97 members, 6 reviews
3.02 stars (3.02 stars)

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86
The Jane Austen Book Club
by Karen Joy Fowler
6,105 members, 187 reviews
2.97 stars (2.97 stars)

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87
The Ladies' Man
by Elinor Lipman
394 members, 6 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

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88
You Don't Love Me Yet
by Jonathan Lethem
873 members, 30 reviews
2.89 stars (2.89 stars)

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89
Love Invents Us
by Amy Bloom
558 members, 5 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

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90
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
15,428 members, 372 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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91
Heaven Lake
by John Dalton
235 members, 9 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

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92
The Dream of Scipio
by Iain Pears
2,079 members, 51 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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93
Fragrant Harbour
by John Lanchester
578 members, 24 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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94
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles
3,981 members, 73 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

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95
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
12,366 members, 428 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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96
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
9,282 members, 233 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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97
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
44,973 members, 619 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: merrystar (9)

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98
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
18,784 members, 1,438 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (11)

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99
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
16,105 members, 974 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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