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(Mostly) Unassigned Books That Probably Turned Us Into English Literature Majors in College - Page 4

Let's get off the required reading lists from school. Sure there's an overlap--but what were the important books for you, as opposed to those assigned? Here, childhood through 39 years of confirmed reading addiction, books that got a gen x kid through the wastelands of suburbia, middle school and religious high school, books that got me into College, books that made me an English major, books that have kept me going...the kind of books one returns to again and again.
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The Midwife's Apprentice (Karen Cushman)
The Midwife's Apprentice
121
Karen Cushman
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
122
Anya Seton
Katherine Paterson. Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson. Bridge to Terabithia
123
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
124
Isabel Allende
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
125
William Shakespeare
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
126
Samuel Beckett
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Bertolt Brecht)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
127
Bertolt Brecht
Galileo (Bertolt Brecht)
Galileo
128
Bertolt Brecht
The Persian Boy (Mary Renault)
The Persian Boy
129
Mary Renault
Fire From Heaven (Mary Renault)
Fire From Heaven
130
Mary Renault
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
131
Mary Stewart
The Beacon at Alexandria (Gillian Bradshaw)
The Beacon at Alexandria
132
Gillian Bradshaw
Clan of the Cave Bear (Auel, Jean M)
Clan of the Cave Bear
133
Auel, Jean M
The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
134
Mary Stewart
The Wicked Day (Mary Stewart)
The Wicked Day
135
Mary Stewart
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
136
Mary Stewart
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
137
Kahlil Gibran
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
138
Virginia Woolf
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
139
Virginia Woolf
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
140
Charles Dickens
Paul Revere and the World He Lived in (Esther Forbes)
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
141
Esther Forbes
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Le Guin, Ursula)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
142
Le Guin, Ursula
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
143
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Tombs of Atuan (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Tombs of Atuan
144
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farthest Shore (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Farthest Shore
145
Ursula K. Le Guin
Tehanu (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Tehanu
146
Ursula K. Le Guin
Over Sea, Under Stone (Susan Cooper)
Over Sea, Under Stone
147
Susan Cooper
The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising Sequence
148
Susan Cooper
Greenwitch (Susan Cooper)
Greenwitch
149
Susan Cooper
Silver on the Tree (Susan Cooper)
Silver on the Tree
150
Susan Cooper
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
151
Kenneth Grahame
The Poems of Catullus (Catullus)
The Poems of Catullus
152
Catullus
William Blake the Complete Illuminated Books (William Blake)
William Blake the Complete Illuminated Books
153
William Blake
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
154
J.K. Rowling
The Deed of Paksenarrion
The Deed of Paksenarrion
155
Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
156
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
157
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
158
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Water Devil (Judith Merkle Riley)
The Water Devil
159
Judith Merkle Riley
The Vulgate (Latin Bible) (Tr. Jerome)
The Vulgate (Latin Bible)
160
Tr. Jerome
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