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100 Books That Have Influenced Me

What it says on the tin. How many of these books that have influenced me as a writer/person/scholar (alas, lacking in the latter category, but consider yourself as having earned bonus points if you've read From Virile Woman to WomanChrist) have you read.
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
1
Umberto Eco
A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials (Ann Rinaldi)
A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials
2
Ann Rinaldi
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769 (Kathryn Lasky)
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769
3
Kathryn Lasky
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
4
Arundhati Roy
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
5
Virginia Woolf
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
6
E.M. Forster
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe
7
ELIZABETH I: RED ROSE OF THE HOUSE OF TUDOR (KATHRYN LASKY)
ELIZABETH I: RED ROSE OF THE HOUSE OF TUDOR
8
KATHRYN LASKY
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136 (Kristiana Gregory)
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136
9
Kristiana Gregory
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
10
Oscar Wilde
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
11
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
12
Emily Bronte
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
13
Richard Adams
The House of Arden (E. Nesbit)
The House of Arden
14
E. Nesbit
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
15
William Shakespeare
After Sappho (Selby Wynn Schwartz)
After Sappho
16
Selby Wynn Schwartz
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
17
Tamora Pierce
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
18
Donna Tartt
David Blaize (E.F. Benson)
David Blaize
19
E.F. Benson
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (Caryl Churchill)
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
20
Caryl Churchill
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
21
Philip Pullman
Revelations of Divine Love (Julian of Norwich)
Revelations of Divine Love
22
Julian of Norwich
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelations (Elaine Pagel)
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelations
23
Elaine Pagel
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
24
Victor Hugo
The World Is Not Enough (Zoe Oldenbourg)
The World Is Not Enough
25
Zoe Oldenbourg
A Woman Appeared to Me (Renee Vivien)
A Woman Appeared to Me
26
Renee Vivien
Purgatorio (Dante)
Purgatorio
27
Dante
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
28
J.R.R.Tolkien
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
29
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
30
J.R.R. Tolkien
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
31
Helen Oyeyemi
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
32
Sappho
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
33
Angela Carter
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
34
Marcel Proust
Matilda Bone (Karen Cushman)
Matilda Bone
35
Karen Cushman
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
36
Karen Cushman
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
37
Patricia C. Wrede
Ever (Gail Carson Levine)
Ever
38
Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
39
Gail Carson Levine
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (David Wojnarowicz)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
40
David Wojnarowicz
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