1 Patrick Hamilton, Slaves of Solitude https://youtu.be/P6NWa45dHyQ
2 Russell Hoban, Riddley Walker https://youtu.be/gxQZ6MvJ5bU
3 Kobo Abe, Secret Rendezvous
4 Thomas Bernhard, Wittgenstein’s Nephew https://youtu.be/HRpx-WNJNm8
5 E Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle https://youtu.be/wgTkdoS_0Zw
6 E Nesbit, 5 Children and It
7 Kobo Abe, The Box Man
8 Knut Hamsun, Dreamers
9 Muriel Spark, Loitering With Intent
10 Thomas Bernhard, Concrete https://youtu.be/FaJw8uvBn-M
11 Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian
12 J M Coetzee, Disgrace
13 Eudora Welty, The Robber-Bridegroom
14 J G Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company
15 Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance https://youtu.be/WWjrxuw24OI
16 Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart
17 Alice Walker, Now is the Time to Open your Heart https://youtu.be/IiVCEW1J2T0
18 Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
19 Scott O’Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins https://youtu.be/s13SGcDBtyM
20 Shusaku Endo, Deep River
21 Ryu Murakami, 69 https://youtu.be/KfCDO6lFbYQ
22 Luis Sepulveda, The Old Man who Read Love Stories https://youtu.be/NwobdT9LVv8
23 Dorothea Tanning, Chasm: A Weekend
24 Unica Zurn, Dark Spring
25 Marguerite Yourcenar, Coup de Grace
26 Walter Scott, Waverley
27 Gunter Grass, Cat and Mouse
28 William Godwin, Caleb Williams https://youtu.be/8iqipzbhlqE
29 Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly https://youtu.be/8iqipzbhlqE
30 Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley’s Secret https://youtu.be/Wc6D-gZ9Ims
31 Matthew Lewis, The Monk
32 James Hogg, The Confessions of a Justified Sinner
33 Walter Scott, Guy Mannering
34 Walter Scott, The Antiquary
35 James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
36 Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions
37 Patrick Modiano, Villa Triste
38 Walter Scott, The Black Dwarf
39 Viktor Pelevin, Omon Ra
40 Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
41 Samantha Schweblin, Distancia a Rescate (Fever Dream)
42 Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
43 Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake
44 Juan Rulfo, Pedro Paramo
45 Denton Welch, I Left my Grandfather’s House https://youtu.be/PrFnYaqCwl0
46 Marguerite Duras, Moderato Cantabile https://youtu.be/ri4r2zzXUbY
47 Marguerite Duras, The Square
48 Marguerite Duras, Summer Rain
49 Erskine Childers, The Riddle of the Sands
50 Michael Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
*I got the name of the protagonist of Oryx and Crake wrong, which, though wholly unintentional, only strengthens my argument about the weak characterization in this novel.
**Please note I omitted mention of one book, Denton Welch’s I Left my Grandfather’s House as I only recently made a video featuring it.
Apologies for mangling a few sentences, saying the wrong word on occasion, using ‘really’ too frequently, but that’s the admission price of these more relaxed videos rather than the heavily edited ones.
Finally, I hope it’s understood why I didn’t rank what I read. I don’t want to sow discord with my videos, but for those who wish to know, if pressed to pick a favorite from these 50 novels, I would choose Luis Sepulveda’s The Old Man Who Read Love Stories.
Best wishes to everyone, thank you for all your support this year, and I shall see you in 2024, the Year of the Dragon!
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