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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 2

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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After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
41
Haruki Murakami
American Studies (Mark Merlis)
American Studies
42
Mark Merlis
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
43
Peter Shaffer
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
44
Rachel Cusk
The Birds (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Birds
45
Tarjei Vesaas
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
46
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
47
Elif Batuman
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
48
Vladimir Nabokov
Writers and Lovers (Lily King)
Writers and Lovers
49
Lily King
Prelude to Christopher (Eleanor Dark)
Prelude to Christopher
50
Eleanor Dark
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
51
Ocean Vuong
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
52
Muriel Spark
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
53
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
54
Ernest Hemingway
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie (Jean Rhys)
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie
55
Jean Rhys
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
56
Ali Smith
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
57
Anna Burns
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
58
Ali Smith
Fuccboi (Sean Thor Conroe)
Fuccboi
59
Sean Thor Conroe
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
60
Carson McCullers
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
61
Carson McCullers
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
62
Philippe Besson
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet
63
Fiona Mozley
The Obscene Madame D (Hilda Hilst)
The Obscene Madame D
64
Hilda Hilst
Star (Yukio Mishima)
Star
65
Yukio Mishima
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
66
Rachel Kushner
Malina (Ingeborg Bachmann)
Malina
67
Ingeborg Bachmann
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
68
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
69
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
70
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
71
Elena Ferrante
Miss Macintosh, My Darling
Miss Macintosh, My Darling
72
Ornament and Silence (Kennedy Fraser)
Ornament and Silence
73
Kennedy Fraser
The Pumpkin Eater (Penelope Mortimer)
The Pumpkin Eater
74
Penelope Mortimer
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
75
Williams
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
76
Thomas Pynchon
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
77
Henry Green
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
78
Mieko Kawakami
Look at Me (Anita Brookner)
Look at Me
79
Anita Brookner
Hotel Du Lac
Hotel Du Lac
80
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