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100 (Mostly) Unexpected Books Every Human Should Read - Page 2

A list of required reading for every human, as chosen by the Shondaland staff (minus all the obvious books).
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March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
41
John Lewis
The Course of Love (Alain De Botton)
The Course of Love
42
Alain De Botton
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
43
Claudia Rankine
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
44
Jeanette Winterson
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
45
Alexander
Reasons to Live
Reasons to Live
46
The Woman Destroyed (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Woman Destroyed
47
Simone De Beauvoir
Gender Outlaw (Kate Bornstein)
Gender Outlaw
48
Kate Bornstein
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
49
Isabel Wilkerson
Tell Me How It Ends (Valeria Luiselli)
Tell Me How It Ends
50
Valeria Luiselli
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
51
Shirley Jackson
The Black Book (Middleton A. Harris)
The Black Book
52
Middleton A. Harris
Lakota Woman (Mary Crow Dog)
Lakota Woman
53
Mary Crow Dog
How Should a Person Be? (Sheila Heti)
How Should a Person Be?
54
Sheila Heti
Gwendolyn Brooks: Selected Poems (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Gwendolyn Brooks: Selected Poems
55
Gwendolyn Brooks
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
56
John Fowles
Crush (Richard Siken)
Crush
57
Richard Siken
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
58
Mary Gaitskill
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
59
Gloria Steinem
American Vampire
American Vampire
60
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age (Mathew Klickstein)
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
61
Mathew Klickstein
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
62
Claire North
Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel)
Are You My Mother?
63
Alison Bechdel
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (MacKenzi Lee)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
64
MacKenzi Lee
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury (Aaron McGruder)
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury
65
Aaron McGruder
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
66
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Living in Liberation (Cristien Storm)
Living in Liberation
67
Cristien Storm
Personal Memoirs (Ulysses S. Grant)
Personal Memoirs
68
Ulysses S. Grant
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
69
Erik Larson
Hero (Perry Moore)
Hero
70
Perry Moore
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
71
Four Fabulous Faces (Larry Carr)
Four Fabulous Faces
72
Larry Carr
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
73
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
74
Sandra Cisneros
The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)
The Edible Woman
75
Margaret Atwood
And Now We Have Everything (Meaghan O'Connell)
And Now We Have Everything
76
Meaghan O'Connell
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
77
Zora Neale Hurston
Divided Sisters (Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell)
Divided Sisters
78
Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes O
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes O
79
Unbought and Unbossed
Unbought and Unbossed
80
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