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100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections - Page 2

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read.
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In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
41
Shepherd
The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector
42
De Hartog
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
43
Deighton
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
44
Hemingway
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
45
Roger Zelazny
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
46
Ambler
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
L. A. Confidential
47
Ellroy
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
48
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
49
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
50
James Gunn
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
51
Bengtsson
The Looking Glass War (Le Carre)
The Looking Glass War
52
Le Carre
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
53
Joseph Kanon
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
54
Ludwig's Room (Hotschnig)
Ludwig's Room
55
Hotschnig
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
56
Hammett
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
57
Bradbury
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone
58
Collins
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Mother Night
59
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
60
Ernest Hemingway
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
61
Eco
Night of Camp David (Knebel)
Night of Camp David
62
Knebel
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals
63
Kirst
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
64
Alan Furst
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
65
John Christopher
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
66
Fyodor Dostoevsky
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
67
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The Possessors (Christopher)
The Possessors
68
Christopher
The Quiet American (Greene)
The Quiet American
69
Greene
Red Dreams (Dennis Etchison)
Red Dreams
70
Dennis Etchison
Sacre Bleu (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Bleu
71
Christopher Moore
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers
72
Lemay
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
73
Emily St.John Mandel
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
74
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
75
John Brunner
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
76
Stephen King
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Stone)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
77
Stone
The Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
78
Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
79
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
80
Bradbury
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