The Story of Lucy Gault – William Trevorģ0. Lady Number Thirteen – Jose Carlos SomozaĢ9. Everything is Illuminated – Jonathan Safran FoerĢ7 a. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark HaddonĢ4 a. The Book about Blanche and Marie – Per Olov Enquistġ9. The Line of Beauty – Alan Hollinghurstġ7 a. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Junot Diazġ4 a. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian – Marina Lewyckaġ1 b. The Blind Side Of The Heart – Julia Franckġ1 a.

Measuring the World – Daniel Kehlmannġ0 b. The Plot Against America – Philip Rothġ0 a. Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieĦ a. The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Mohsin HamidĤ a. The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barberyģ a. So please bear with us on that score as we try out how best to list those books.īooks with a suffix ‘a’ are from the 2008 list and ‘b’ from the 2010 list.Įach book already reviewed here at 1001 Book Reviews has a link directly to the review post.īooks that currently have readers in progress can be viewed in bold type.ġ b. Please note: Because there is substantial differences between the 20 lists, there may be a bit of awkwardness around the numbering and the century in which it was published.

If you spot any errors, please just drop us an email and we will double check and make any corrections needed. We hope to have covered all versions (2006, 20) of the list now. Below is our updated master list of books from Peter Boxall’s 1001 Books: You Must Read Before You Die.

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