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Originally Posted by Istvan diVega
Same here. However, I can maybe do a "Top Ten books right at this moment", with the provisio that a) I get to include whole series and that b) the selection will likely be slightly different in a couple of hours and significantly so by tomorrow.
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This. Heavily weighted towards book I've read or re-read recently (last five years or so)
Fiction:
The Magus - John Fowles
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Beach - Alex Garland
Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
Oryx & Crake - Margaret Atwood
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Hyperion Cantos - Dan Simmons
The Prydain Chronicles - Lloyd Alexander
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Lady Oracle - Margaret Atwood
In the Woods - Tana French
Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Steig Larsson
The Snowman - Jo Nesbo
Pandora's Star/Judas Unchained - Peter F. Hamilton
Nonfiction:
1491 - Charles Mann
Inferno: The World At War 1939-1945 - Max Hastings
Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick
The Monster of Florence - Preston & Spezi
Apologies for more than 10. I looked at my five star rated books on goodreads and included all books that truly stood out.