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An English Major's Humiliation List

Since we all seem to be listing the books we have never read-but should have-I thought I would add my own. Some I still want to read, some I started and didn't like and some-i just wasn't interested. But as an English Major and a children's librarian, I think I should have read all of these.
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The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)
The ABC Murders
1
Agatha Christie
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
2
Edith Wharton
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
3
James Herriot
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
4
James Patterson
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
5
Frank McCourt
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
6
Barbara Kingsolver
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
7
Leo Tolstoy
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
8
James Baldwin
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
9
William Faulkner
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
10
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Babysitter's Club Series (Ann M. Martin)
Babysitter's Club Series
11
Ann M. Martin
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
12
Annie Proulx
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
13
Nnedi Okorafor
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
14
Margaret Atwood
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
15
Toni Morrison
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
16
Keri Hulme
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
17
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
18
Truman Capote
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
19
Evelyn Waugh
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
20
Stephen Hawking
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
21
Thomas Mann
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
22
Stephen King
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
23
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
24
C.S. Lewis
Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
Clan of the Cave Bear
25
Jean M. Auel
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
26
David Mitchell
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
27
Charles Frazier
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
28
Emily Dickinson
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
29
Ray Bradbury
Dear John (Nicholas Sparks)
Dear John
30
Nicholas Sparks
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
31
Boris Pasternak
Dr Doolittle (Hugh Lofting)
Dr Doolittle
32
Hugh Lofting
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
33
Barack Obama
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
34
Frank Herbert
Electric Koolaid Acid Test
Electric Koolaid Acid Test
35
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
36
Mark Dunn
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
37
Orson Scott Card
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
38
Thomas Hardy
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
39
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
40
Betty Friedan
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