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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 6

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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V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
201
Thomas Pynchon
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists
202
Tan Twan Eng
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
203
Emily Bronte
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
204
Jonathan Franzen
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
205
Ali Smith
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
206
Ali Smith
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
207
Jerzy Kosinski
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
208
John Updike
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
209
Robert Pirsig
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
210
Douglas Stuart
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
211
Sebastian Barry
The Hard Crowd (Rachel Kushner)
The Hard Crowd
212
Rachel Kushner
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
213
Natasha Brown
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
214
Rebecca West
I Curse the River of Time (Per Peterson)
I Curse the River of Time
215
Per Peterson
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
The Setting Sun
216
Osamu Dazai
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
217
Kobo Abe
The Woman Destroyed (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Woman Destroyed
218
Simone De Beauvoir
A Certain Smile (Françoise Sagan)
A Certain Smile
219
Françoise Sagan
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
220
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Motherhood (Sheila Heti)
Motherhood
221
Sheila Heti
Lullaby (Leïla Slimani)
Lullaby
222
Leïla Slimani
The Ice Palace (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Ice Palace
223
Tarjei Vesaas
Machines in the Head (Anna Kavan)
Machines in the Head
224
Anna Kavan
Forgotten Journey (Silvina Ocampo)
Forgotten Journey
225
Silvina Ocampo
Machines Like Me (Ian McEwan)
Machines Like Me
226
Ian McEwan
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
227
Djuna Barnes
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
228
Olga Tokarczuk
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
229
John Williams
Childhood (Tove Ditlevsen)
Childhood
230
Tove Ditlevsen
Youth (Tove Ditlevsen)
Youth
231
Tove Ditlevsen
Dependency (Tove Ditlevsen)
Dependency
232
Tove Ditlevsen
The Boat in the Evening (Terje Vesaas)
The Boat in the Evening
233
Terje Vesaas
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
234
Ursula K Le Guin
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
235
Samuel R. Delany
The Sluts (Dennis Cooper)
The Sluts
236
Dennis Cooper
Troubling Love (Elena Ferrante)
Troubling Love
237
Elena Ferrante
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
238
Katherine Dunn
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
239
Qiu Miaojin
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
240
Renata Adler
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