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100 (Mostly) Unexpected Books Every Human Should Read

A list of required reading for every human, as chosen by the Shondaland staff (minus all the obvious books).
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The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
1
Maggie Nelson
Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
Crazy Brave
2
Joy Harjo
Just Above My Head
Just Above My Head
3
Anna In-Between (Elizabeth Nunez)
Anna In-Between
4
Elizabeth Nunez
The Invisible Line (Daniel J. Sharfstein)
The Invisible Line
5
Daniel J. Sharfstein
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
6
Warsan Shire
After Birth (Eliza Albert)
After Birth
7
Eliza Albert
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
8
Graham Greene
The Folded Clock (Heidi Julavits)
The Folded Clock
9
Heidi Julavits
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
10
Jhumpa Lahiri
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
11
Janet Mock
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too (Jomny Sun)
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
12
Jomny Sun
Carceral Capitalism (Jackie Wang)
Carceral Capitalism
13
Jackie Wang
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
14
Lyndsay Faye
Freshwater Road (Denise Nicholas)
Freshwater Road
15
Denise Nicholas
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
16
Jenny Offill
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody
17
Bell Hooks
Loving Day (Mat Johnson)
Loving Day
18
Mat Johnson
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
19
E.M. Forster
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
20
Octavia Butler
Southern Bastards (Jason Aaron)
Southern Bastards
21
Jason Aaron
The Here and Now (Ann Brashares)
The Here and Now
22
Ann Brashares
Zorro (Isabel Allende)
Zorro
23
Isabel Allende
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
24
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
25
Hanya Yanagihara
Linden Hills (Gloria Naylor)
Linden Hills
26
Gloria Naylor
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
27
Patricia Highsmith
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
28
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
29
Celeste Ng
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (Issa Rae)
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
30
Issa Rae
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
31
Jane Smiley
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
32
Anne Carson
Truth: Red, White and Black (Robert Morales)
Truth: Red, White and Black
33
Robert Morales
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
34
J.M. Barrie
Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra
35
Stacy Schiff
John Henry Days
John Henry Days
36
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
37
Roxane Gay
Chelsea Girls (Eileen Myles)
Chelsea Girls
38
Eileen Myles
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
39
Melissa Harris-Perry
Re: Jane (Patricia Park)
Re: Jane
40
Patricia Park
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