The List–For Now

There’s something artificial about any numbered list of “bests.” Criteria are fluid and subjective. You can cheat by allowing for “ties” and end up with more than the stated number. Or heck just make it the “50 best” say, rather than the 10 best or whatever. My own list of 10 all time favorite novels is constantly changing. I add new ones as I read them. I remember ones from the past that need to be included. But, for what it’s worth, here’s the list as it stands right now, in NO particular order.

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Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keys

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Night Flight, Antoine de St. Exupéry

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

 

 

 

 

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The Color Purple, Alice Walker

 

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The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton

 

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The Circle, Dave Eggers

 

 

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The Wall, John Hersey

 

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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

 

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Père Goriot, Honoré de Balzac

 

 

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Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton