The best novels Ive read in the first half of 2007

Discover the best novels of 2007 with my top picks from the first half of the year. Explore must-read books and hidden gems in this curated list of 2007's finest fiction.

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The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and …
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The Little Friend

by Donna Tartt

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch comes an utterly riveting novel set in Mississippi of childhood, innocence, and evil. • …
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The Bonfire of the Vanities

by Tom Wolfe

One of the most celebrated bestsellers of the decade, here is Wolfe's wise and wickedly brilliant novel of lust, greed, Wall Street and the American …
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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

The biblical account of Cain and Abel is echoed in the history of two generations of the Trask family in California.
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The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

A Magical love story that is as sad as it is joyous.
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His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)

by Philip Pullman

HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! The modern fantasy classic that Entertainment …