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100 of Canonicallyanxious's Favorite Books

This list is mostly comprised of novels as that is my wheelhouse but I did try to include a smattering of nonfiction (including ethnographies, essays, and memoirs), poetry, graphic novels/comics, and plays.
[organized alphabetically by author last name, then by year]
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
2
Margaret Atwood
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
3
Jane Austen
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
4
James Baldwin
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
5
James Baldwin
Wonders of the Invisible World (Christopher Barzak)
Wonders of the Invisible World
6
Christopher Barzak
Righteous Dopefiend (Philippe Bourgois)
Righteous Dopefiend
7
Philippe Bourgois
The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
8
Jericho Brown
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
9
Noviolet Bulawayo
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
10
Anne Carson
H of H Playbook (Anne Carson)
H of H Playbook
11
Anne Carson
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
12
Kristin Cashore
Fire (Graceling #2) (Kristin Cashore)
Fire (Graceling #2)
13
Kristin Cashore
Jane, Unlimited (Kristin Cashore)
Jane, Unlimited
14
Kristin Cashore
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
15
Michael Chabon
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
16
Stephen Chbosky
Soft Science (Franny Choi)
Soft Science
17
Franny Choi
Cloud 9 (Caryl Churchill)
Cloud 9
18
Caryl Churchill
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
19
Sandra Cisneros
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
20
Chris Cleave
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Maryse Conde)
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
21
Maryse Conde
Finding Home Volume 4: The Gardener (Hari Conner)
Finding Home Volume 4: The Gardener
22
Hari Conner
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
23
Emily M. Danforth
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
24
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Postcolonial Love Poem (Natalie Diaz)
Postcolonial Love Poem
25
Natalie Diaz
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
26
Seth Dickinson
The Last True Poets of the Sea (Julia Drake)
The Last True Poets of the Sea
27
Julia Drake
Butter Honey Pig Bread (Francesca Ekwuyasi)
Butter Honey Pig Bread
28
Francesca Ekwuyasi
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
29
Amal El-Mohtar
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
30
Bernardine Evaristo
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
31
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Book of Delights (Ross Gay)
The Book of Delights
32
Ross Gay
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
33
William Goldman
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
34
Mohsin Hamed
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
35
Khaled Hosseini
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
36
Zora Neale Hurston
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
37
Aldous Huxley
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying (Bassey Ikpi)
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying
38
Bassey Ikpi
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
39
Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
40
Kazuo Ishiguro
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