my favorite list of novels

Discover my favorite list of novels—curated must-read books for every book lover. Explore top picks, timeless classics, and hidden gems in this handpicked collection.

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The Pearl

by John Steinbeck

“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” One of Steinbeck’s most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver …
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One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The rise and fall, birth and death, of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family.
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The Stranger

by Albert Camus

With the excitement of a perfectly executed thriller and the force of a parable, The Stranger is the work of one of the most engaged …
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The Good Earth

by Pearl S. Buck

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A poignant tale about the life and labors of a Chinese farmer during the sweeping reign of the country¹s …
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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of Crime and Punishment has …
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The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic tale of one man’s pure innocence in the face of a society obsessed with power, money, and manipulation The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, …
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Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale …
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The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov

Originally published: Dana Point, Calif.: Ardis, 1995.
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The Golovlyov Family

by Shchedrin

Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna …
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Animal Farm

by George Orwell

A satire on totalitarianism in which farm animals overthrow their human owner and set up their own government.
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The Giver

by Lois Lowry

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, …