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A Literary Critic Doubts You've Read Half of These, but Thinks You Should - Page 9

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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Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
321
Patrick White
The Watch Tower (Elizabeth Harrower)
The Watch Tower
322
Elizabeth Harrower
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
At Swim, Two Boys
323
Jamie O'Neill
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
324
Mary Doria Russell
In a Summer Season (Elizabeth Taylor)
In a Summer Season
325
Elizabeth Taylor
Large Animals (Jess Arndt)
Large Animals
326
Jess Arndt
Nights When Nothing Happened (Simon Han)
Nights When Nothing Happened
327
Simon Han
The Last Great Road Bum (Hector Tobar)
The Last Great Road Bum
328
Hector Tobar
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
329
William Finnegan
Sisters (Daisy Johnson)
Sisters
330
Daisy Johnson
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life (Yiyun Li)
Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life
331
Yiyun Li
Barracuda (Christos Tsiolkas)
Barracuda
332
Christos Tsiolkas
Such Small Hands (Andres Barba)
Such Small Hands
333
Andres Barba
The Spoils of Poynton (Henry James)
The Spoils of Poynton
334
Henry James
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
335
Flannery O'Connor
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
336
Robert Kolker
Men in the off Hours (Anne Carson)
Men in the off Hours
337
Anne Carson
Lanny (Max Porter)
Lanny
338
Max Porter
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers (Max John Porter)
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers
339
Max John Porter
Boston Adventure (Jean Stafford)
Boston Adventure
340
Jean Stafford
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
341
Ben Lerner
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
342
Chanel Miller
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
343
Tara Westover
The Springs of Affection (Maeve Brennan)
The Springs of Affection
344
Maeve Brennan
Although, of Course, You End Up Becoming Yourself (David Lipsky)
Although, of Course, You End Up Becoming Yourself
345
David Lipsky
Springtime in a Broken Mirror (Mario Benedetti)
Springtime in a Broken Mirror
346
Mario Benedetti
Where Reasons End (Yiyun Li)
Where Reasons End
347
Yiyun Li
Morte D'urban (J.F. Powers)
Morte D'urban
348
J.F. Powers
Tristes Tropiques (Claude Lévi-Strauss)
Tristes Tropiques
349
Claude Lévi-Strauss
In Patagonia (Bruce Chatwin)
In Patagonia
350
Bruce Chatwin
Everything Under (Daisy Johnson)
Everything Under
351
Daisy Johnson
The Bhagavad Gita (Anonymous)
The Bhagavad Gita
352
Anonymous
Daodejing (Laozi)
Daodejing
353
Laozi
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
354
Lemony Snicket
Life With Picasso (Françoise Gilot)
Life With Picasso
355
Françoise Gilot
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
356
Jean Rhys
The Rings of Saturn (W. G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
357
W. G. Sebald
Crudo (Olivia Laing)
Crudo
358
Olivia Laing
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
359
Reni Eddo-Lodge
My Cat Yugoslavia (Pajtim Statovci)
My Cat Yugoslavia
360
Pajtim Statovci
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