Top 10 Fiction Books

A Listmania! list by R. P. Sedgwick "Grim Rob" (UK)
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Fathers and Sons
1.  Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The list author says:
  "A timeless classic that's actually readable"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Girl With a Pearl Earring
2.  Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The list author says:
  "A fantastic novel inspired by the famous painting"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Life of Pi
3.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The list author says:
  "One of the greatest books ever written, truly superb"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (405 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics)
4.  Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
The list author says:
  "Hardy's my favourite classics author and this is his masterpiece. I can still remember where I was and how I felt when I first read it."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
5.  The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
The list author says:
  "His other books are rubbish but this one is truly inspirational, very unusual novel"
£4.79   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (398 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Football Factory
6.  The Football Factory by John King
The list author says:
  "Worth inclusion for the opening sentence alone. The first of a magnificent set of novels centered around a group of football hooligans."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

The Lovely Bones
7.  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The list author says:
  "A simple idea but brilliantly written and very moving"
£4.23   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (640 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

This Sweet Sickness
8.  This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith
The list author says:
  "I've read Highsmith all my life but this is her magnum opus, written at her peak, a masterful supsense and really a neglected novel."
£7.83   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Secret History
9.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The list author says:
  "This would be the first book on my desert island list. It was so brilliant that I read it so quickly, but to truly apperciate this hugely complex novel would require several reads I am sure."
£5.48   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (233 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Gertrude (Peter Owen Modern Classic)
10.  Gertrude (Peter Owen Modern Classic) by Hermann Hesse
The list author says:
  "Like the Alchemist this is another short but highly inspirational novel"
£7.56   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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