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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 7

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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Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark
241
Renata Adler
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
242
Elizabeth Hardwick
Taipei
Taipei
243
Short Letter, Long Farewell (Peter Handke)
Short Letter, Long Farewell
244
Peter Handke
The Book of Eels (Patrik Svensson)
The Book of Eels
245
Patrik Svensson
Ice Trilogy (Vladimir Sorokin)
Ice Trilogy
246
Vladimir Sorokin
We Think the World of You (J.R. Ackerley)
We Think the World of You
247
J.R. Ackerley
Mrs Bridge (Evan S. Connell)
Mrs Bridge
248
Evan S. Connell
Victory (Joseph Conrad)
Victory
249
Joseph Conrad
The Rim of Morning (William Sloane)
The Rim of Morning
250
William Sloane
Dale Loves Sophie to Death (Robb Forman Dew)
Dale Loves Sophie to Death
251
Robb Forman Dew
Her First American (Lore Segal)
Her First American
252
Lore Segal
We Love Glenda So Much and Other Tales (Julio Cortázar)
We Love Glenda So Much and Other Tales
253
Julio Cortázar
Serotonin (Michel Houellebecq)
Serotonin
254
Michel Houellebecq
The Silk Road (Kathryn Davis)
The Silk Road
255
Kathryn Davis
The Coming Storm (Paul Russell)
The Coming Storm
256
Paul Russell
I Used to Be Charming (Eve Babitz)
I Used to Be Charming
257
Eve Babitz
The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time (Hugh Raffles)
The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time
258
Hugh Raffles
Trafalgar (Angélica Gorodischer)
Trafalgar
259
Angélica Gorodischer
The River Within (Karen Powell)
The River Within
260
Karen Powell
Down Below (Leonora Carrington)
Down Below
261
Leonora Carrington
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
262
Carmen Maria Machado
A History of My Brief Body (Billy-Ray Belcourt)
A History of My Brief Body
263
Billy-Ray Belcourt
Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor (Simon Fenwick)
Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor
264
Simon Fenwick
Other Men's Daughters (Richard Stern)
Other Men's Daughters
265
Richard Stern
The Virgins
The Virgins
266
The Givenness of Things (Marilynne Robinson)
The Givenness of Things
267
Marilynne Robinson
American Youth (Phil Lamarche)
American Youth
268
Phil Lamarche
The Cost of Living (Deborah Levy)
The Cost of Living
269
Deborah Levy
The Collected Schizophrenias (Esmé Weijun Wang)
The Collected Schizophrenias
270
Esmé Weijun Wang
I Am the Brother of XX (Fleur Jaeggy)
I Am the Brother of XX
271
Fleur Jaeggy
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
272
Donna Tartt
My Dog Tulip (J.R. Ackerley)
My Dog Tulip
273
J.R. Ackerley
Alice Knott (Blake Butler)
Alice Knott
274
Blake Butler
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
275
Heinrich Böll
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
276
Flannery O'Connor
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
277
Shirley Jackson
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
278
Daphne Du Maurier
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
279
John Steinbeck
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
280
Richard Fariña
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