190 Unread Books on Emily U.'S Shelf

I always promise myself I'm going to tackle the unread books on my shelves once and for all. And then I end up at the library. Here are 190 books that have managed to make their way onto my bookshelves over the years, some recently and some decades ago. Maybe I'll finally get around to reading them! Just have to return a few at the library first...

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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)

A Farewell to Arms

1

Ernest Hemingway

A Separate Peace (John Knowles)

A Separate Peace

2

John Knowles

A Venetian Affair (Andrea Di Robilant)

A Venetian Affair

3

Andrea Di Robilant

A Vintage Affair (Isabel Wolff)

A Vintage Affair

4

Isabel Wolff

According to the Rolling Stones (Dora Lowenstein)

According to the Rolling Stones

5

Dora Lowenstein

Albuquerque (Rudolfo Anaya)

Albuquerque

6

Rudolfo Anaya

All Things Wise and Wonderful (Herriot, James)

All Things Wise and Wonderful

7

Herriot, James

Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)

Amadeus

8

Peter Shaffer

American Gods (Neil Gaiman)

American Gods

9

Neil Gaiman

American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)

American Psycho

10

Bret Easton Ellis

Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)

Animal Dreams

11

Barbara Kingsolver

Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)

Anna Karenina

12

Leo Tolstoy

Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)

Anxious People

13

Fredrik Backman

Artemisia (Alexandra Lapierre)

Artemisia

14

Alexandra Lapierre

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Mario Vargas Llosa)

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

15

Mario Vargas Llosa

Bambi (Salten, Felix)

Bambi

16

Salten, Felix

Bambi's Children (Felix Salten)

Bambi's Children

17

Felix Salten

Benedict Hall (Cate Campbell)

Benedict Hall

18

Cate Campbell

Birds of a Feather (Jacqueline Winspear)

Birds of a Feather

19

Jacqueline Winspear

Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue (Mark Kurlansky)

Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue

20

Mark Kurlansky

Book Scavenger (Jennifer Chambliss Bertman)

Book Scavenger

21

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)

Bridget Jones's Diary

22

Helen Fielding

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (David Foster Wallace)

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

23

David Foster Wallace

Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)

Cat's Eye

24

Margaret Atwood

Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Elle Gonzalez Rose)

Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

25

Elle Gonzalez Rose

Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.)

Cheaper by the Dozen

26

Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.

City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)

City of Girls

27

Elizabeth Gilbert

Clothes, Music, Boys (Viv Albertine)

Clothes, Music, Boys

28

Viv Albertine

Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)

Cold Mountain

29

Charles Frazier

Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)

Cry the Beloved Country

30

Alan Paton

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

31

Michelle Zauner

Dark Tales (Shirley Jackson)

Dark Tales

32

Shirley Jackson

Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)

Daughter of Fortune

33

Isabel Allende

David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)

David Copperfield

34

Charles Dickens

Delicious! (Ruth Reichl)

Delicious!

35

Ruth Reichl

Demian (Herman Hesse)

Demian

36

Herman Hesse

Dial a for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto)

Dial a for Aunties

37

Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

Dracula

38

Bram Stoker

Dreaming Water (Gail Tsukiyama)

Dreaming Water

39

Gail Tsukiyama

Dreams of Joy (Lisa See)

Dreams of Joy

40

Lisa See

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