Nick Hornby's Favorite Books

Below are Nick Hornby's 5 favorite books as listed on his blog. Or, should I say, favoUrite books? (Oh, and he was unclear as to whether these are listed most to least favorite, least to most, or just all really good. Maybe he'll stop by and let us know?)

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by Anne Tyler

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by Charles Dickens

Amazon readers say:

"Worth the effort."
"A moral redemption story that is surprisingly contemporary."
"Hands down best book I've ever read."
"No contemporary writer can touch this stuff..."

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This book also appears on John Irving's 10 Favorite Books
 
 
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by Tobias Wolff

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by Raymond Carver

Hornby didn't specify any one book of Carver's -- he just said "The collected stories of Raymond Carver." We chose this book as representative of Carver's work.

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by Dodie Smith

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