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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 11

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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The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
401
Tim O'Brien
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
402
Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
403
Hilary Mantel
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place
404
Rachel Cusk
The Committed (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Committed
405
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
406
Mieko Kawakami
My Year Abroad (Chang-Rae Lee)
My Year Abroad
407
Chang-Rae Lee
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
408
Brandon Taylor
Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)
Nightbitch
409
Rachel Yoder
Intimacies (Katie Kitamura)
Intimacies
410
Katie Kitamura
Harrow (Joy Williams)
Harrow
411
Joy Williams
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
412
Isabel Wilkerson
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
413
Rumaan Alman
Weather (Jenny Offill)
Weather
414
Jenny Offill
Revenge
Revenge
415
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
416
Bryan Washington
Vesper Flights (Helen MacDonald)
Vesper Flights
417
Helen MacDonald
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
418
Lucy Ellmann
Fleishman Is in Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
419
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Lesser Bohemians
420
Eimear McBride
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
421
Winifred Watson
The Monkey's Mask (Dorothy Porter)
The Monkey's Mask
422
Dorothy Porter
The Transmigration of Bodies (Yuri Herrera)
The Transmigration of Bodies
423
Yuri Herrera
The Woman Upstairs (Claire Messud)
The Woman Upstairs
424
Claire Messud
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
425
Evelyn Waugh
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
426
Wallace Stegner
This Is How (M. J. Hyland)
This Is How
427
M. J. Hyland
Disquiet (Julia Leigh)
Disquiet
428
Julia Leigh
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
429
Franz Kafka
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
430
Franz Kafka
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
431
Herman Melville
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
432
Jack Kerouac
Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur
433
Kerouac
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
434
Edith Wharton
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
435
Michael Cunningham
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
436
E.M. Forster
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
437
Walt Whitman
Human Chain: Poems (Seamus Heaney)
Human Chain: Poems
438
Seamus Heaney
Birthday Letters
Birthday Letters
439
A Quiet Storm (Rachel Howzell Hall)
A Quiet Storm
440
Rachel Howzell Hall
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