100 Essential Novels

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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

448 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective slow-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

321 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
American Pastoral by Philip Roth

American Pastoral

The American Trilogy #1

Philip Roth

432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

1088 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction literary challenging funny sad slow-paced
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

337 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

Wittgenstein's Mistress

David Markson

248 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced