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Books I'm Interested in After Reading "By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life" - Page 5

Here is the list of books I'm interested in after reading "By The Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review". I also chose to include the books that I have already read. This list is only based on my taste, so it's possible that some books mentioned in the book are absent from this list.
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Ashes and Sparks (Stephen Sedley)
Ashes and Sparks
161
Stephen Sedley
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
162
William Shakespeare
The Gauntlet (Ronald Welch)
The Gauntlet
163
Ronald Welch
Selected Poems (James Fenton)
Selected Poems
164
James Fenton
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day
165
Dennis Lehane
The Lost (Daniel Mendelsohn)
The Lost
166
Daniel Mendelsohn
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance
167
Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
168
The White Rajah (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The White Rajah
169
Nicholas Monsarrat
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
170
William Shakespeare
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
171
Jane Austen
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (Francine Prose)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
172
Francine Prose
Le Grand-Meaulnes D'Alain-Fournier
Le Grand-Meaulnes D'Alain-Fournier
173
Parallel Stories (Péter Nádas)
Parallel Stories
174
Péter Nádas
In Zanesville (Jo Ann Beard)
In Zanesville
175
Jo Ann Beard
Almost Invisible (Mark Strand)
Almost Invisible
176
Mark Strand
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
177
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
178
Mary Norton
A Thousand Pardons (Jonathan Dee)
A Thousand Pardons
179
Jonathan Dee
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
180
Jared Diamond
Child of the Jungle: The True Story of a Girl Caught Between Two Worlds (Sabine Kuegler)
Child of the Jungle: The True Story of a Girl Caught Between Two Worlds
181
Sabine Kuegler
Si C'est Un Homme (Primo Levi)
Si C'est Un Homme
182
Primo Levi
Le Prince (Nicolas Machiavel)
Le Prince
183
Nicolas Machiavel
Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy (Philippa Perry)
Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy
184
Philippa Perry
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
185
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
An Intimate History of Humanity (Theodore Zeldin)
An Intimate History of Humanity
186
Theodore Zeldin
Les Frères Karamazov (Fiodor Dostoïevski)
Les Frères Karamazov
187
Fiodor Dostoïevski
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
188
John Kennedy Toole
Ways of Going Home
Ways of Going Home
189
Tenth of December (Saunders)
Tenth of December
190
Saunders
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
191
Cheryl Strayed
Narcopolis (Jeet Thayil)
Narcopolis
192
Jeet Thayil
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
193
Alaa Al Aswany
A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi (Aman Sethi)
A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi
194
Aman Sethi
Spilt Milk (Chico Buarque)
Spilt Milk
195
Chico Buarque
Troilus and Cressida (William Shakespeare)
Troilus and Cressida
196
William Shakespeare
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
197
Roberto Bolaño
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
198
Roberto Bolaño
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
199
Madeleine L'engle
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
200
Rebecca West
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