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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 10

I asked a family friend (prominent literary critic) to list out some books he thinks are worth reading. He thinks you probably haven't read half of them.
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French Exit (Patrick Dewitt)
French Exit
361
Patrick Dewitt
The Ravishing of Lol Stein (Marguerite Duras)
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
362
Marguerite Duras
Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden
363
Jack London
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
364
Amor Towles
Gavin Maxwell Ring of Bright Water
Gavin Maxwell Ring of Bright Water
365
Sweet Bird of Youth (Tennessee Williams)
Sweet Bird of Youth
366
Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
367
Tennesee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
368
Tennessee Williams
Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
369
Susan Sontag
Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
Fierce Attachments
370
Vivian Gornick
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
371
Junichiro Tanizaki
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
372
Larry Kramer
The Love Object: Selected Sories (Edna O'Brien)
The Love Object: Selected Sories
373
Edna O'Brien
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
374
Eudora Welty
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
375
Eudora Welty
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
376
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
377
Charlotte Bronte
Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister
378
Vladimir Nabokov
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
379
Vladimir Nabokov
Mr Bridge (Evan S. Connell)
Mr Bridge
380
Evan S. Connell
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
381
W Somerset Maugham
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
382
Helen MacDonald
The Emerald Light in the Air (Donald Antrim)
The Emerald Light in the Air
383
Donald Antrim
Someone at a Distance (Dorothy Whipple)
Someone at a Distance
384
Dorothy Whipple
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
385
Colson Whitehead
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
386
Jenny Offill
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea
387
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
388
Richard Yates
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
389
Ernest Hemingway
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (Francine Prose)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
390
Francine Prose
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
391
Larry McMurtry
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Yukio Mishima)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
392
Yukio Mishima
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
393
Graham Greene
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
394
João Guimarães Rosa
The Reef (Edith Wharton)
The Reef
395
Edith Wharton
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
396
Samuel Beckett
The Love of the Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Love of the Last Tycoon
397
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
398
Henrik Ibsen
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
399
Richard Llewellyn
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
400
Charles Webb
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