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200 of Markd9528's Favourite Books Based Solely on the First Read - Page 4

These selections are based on my feelings after reading a book for the first time. Some were read as far back as 60 years ago, with roughly a third initially read in childhood or adolescence.
BTW, don't miss out on my challenge at the link, which seems to have gone largely unnoticed, despite the quality of the 'gold medal' books therein. Is the Northern Hemisphere on summer holidays perhaps?
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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
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Lindsey Fitzharris
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (Lorrie Moore)
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
122
Lorrie Moore
Hospital Sketches (Louisa May Alcott)
Hospital Sketches
123
Louisa May Alcott
The Real Story of Ah-Q (Lu Xun)
The Real Story of Ah-Q
124
Lu Xun
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
125
Lucy Grealy
The Alienist (Machado De Assis)
The Alienist
126
Machado De Assis
The Way by Swann's (Marcel Proust)
The Way by Swann's
127
Marcel Proust
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
128
Margaret Atwood
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
129
Margarite Yourcenar
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
130
Mark Twain
The Mysterious Stranger (Mark Twain)
The Mysterious Stranger
131
Mark Twain
Koba the Dread (Martin Amis)
Koba the Dread
132
Martin Amis
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
133
Mary Shelley
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
Copenhagen
134
Michael Frayn
A Young Doctor's Notebook (Mikhail Bulgakov)
A Young Doctor's Notebook
135
Mikhail Bulgakov
A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov, Trans. Natasha Randall)
A Hero of Our Time
136
Mikhail Lermontov, Trans. Natasha Randall
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine
137
Nicholson Baker
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
138
Nikolai Gogol
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
139
Norton Juster
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
140
Oscar Wilde
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
141
Patricia Highsmith
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
142
Patrick Süskind
The Double-Bass (Patrick Süskind)
The Double-Bass
143
Patrick Süskind
The Solid Mandala (Patrick White)
The Solid Mandala
144
Patrick White
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
145
Patrick White
Reach for the Sky (Paul Brickhill)
Reach for the Sky
146
Paul Brickhill
The Dam Busters (Paul Brickhill)
The Dam Busters
147
Paul Brickhill
Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment (Paul R. Ehrlich, Ann H. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren)
Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment
148
Paul R. Ehrlich, Ann H. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren
Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
149
Peggy Parish
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
150
Plato
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
151
Primo Levi
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
152
Rachel Carson
The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
The Sea Around Us
153
Rachel Carson
To the Islands (Randolph Stow)
To the Islands
154
Randolph Stow
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
155
Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
156
Ray Bradbury
Zazie in the Metro (Raymond Queneau)
Zazie in the Metro
157
Raymond Queneau
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away (Richard Brautigan)
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
158
Richard Brautigan
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
159
Richard Hughes
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
160
Roald Dahl
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