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Blast From the Reading Past

A month and a half into 2023, I started thinking about revisiting authors via works that have been on my TBR list the longest. For each author, the work on the left is the one I'm eyeing, while the one on the right is my most recent read. Some of these authors I haven't touched since 2010, and none of the works I'm looking to read were added later than 2013.
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Lady Oracle (Margaret Atwood)
Lady Oracle
1
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
2
Margaret Atwood
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
3
Paul Auster
Mr. Vertigo (Paul Auster)
Mr. Vertigo
4
Paul Auster
The Third Reich (Roberto Bolaño)
The Third Reich
5
Roberto Bolaño
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
6
Roberto Bolaño
The Possessed (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Possessed
7
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
8
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
9
Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
10
Umberto Eco
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
11
E.M. Forster
A Room With a View (E. M. Forster)
A Room With a View
12
E. M. Forster
I'm Not Stiller (Max Frisch)
I'm Not Stiller
13
Max Frisch
Man in the Holocene (Max Frisch)
Man in the Holocene
14
Max Frisch
Elective Affinities (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Elective Affinities
15
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
16
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Silent Gondoliers (William Goldman)
The Silent Gondoliers
17
William Goldman
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
18
William Goldman
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
19
Robert Graves
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
20
Robert Graves
Magister Ludi (Hermann Hesse)
Magister Ludi
21
Hermann Hesse
Steppenwolf (Herman Hesse)
Steppenwolf
22
Herman Hesse
The Folding Star (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Folding Star
23
Alan Hollinghurst
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
24
Alan Hollinghurst
Point Counter Point (Aldous Huxley)
Point Counter Point
25
Aldous Huxley
Island (Aldous Huxley)
Island
26
Aldous Huxley
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
27
John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
28
John Irving
The Berlin Novels (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Novels
29
Christopher Isherwood
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
30
Christopher Isherwood
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
31
Guy Gavriel Kay
The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)
The Summer Tree
32
Guy Gavriel Kay
Martha Quest (Doris Lessing)
Martha Quest
33
Doris Lessing
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (Doris Lessing)
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta
34
Doris Lessing
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
35
Primo Levi
The Drowned and the Saved (Primo Levi)
The Drowned and the Saved
36
Primo Levi
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
37
Thomas Mann
Joseph and His Brothers (Thomas Mann)
Joseph and His Brothers
38
Thomas Mann
Ava (Carole Maso)
Ava
39
Carole Maso
The Art Lover (Carole Maso)
The Art Lover
40
Carole Maso
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