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(Mostly) Unassigned Books That Probably Turned Us Into English Literature Majors in College - Page 5

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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Merry Wives of Windsor (Oxford Shakespeare)
Merry Wives of Windsor
161
Oxford Shakespeare
King James Bible
King James Bible
162
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
163
Arthur C. Clarke
2010
2010
164
The Conqueror (Georgette Heyer)
The Conqueror
165
Georgette Heyer
Cordelia's Honor (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Cordelia's Honor
166
Lois McMaster Bujold
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
167
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Avonlea
168
L.M. Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne's House of Dreams
169
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars
170
Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Wyrd Sisters
171
Terry Pratchett
Witches Abroad (Terry Pratchett)
Witches Abroad
172
Terry Pratchett
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
173
Philippa Gregory
The Boleyn Inheritance (Philippa Gregory)
The Boleyn Inheritance
174
Philippa Gregory
Sherwood (Parke Godwin)
Sherwood
175
Parke Godwin
Robin and the King (Parke Godwin)
Robin and the King
176
Parke Godwin
Druids (Morgan Llywelyn)
Druids
177
Morgan Llywelyn
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
178
Terry Pratchett
1066: The Year of the Conquest (Howarth)
1066: The Year of the Conquest
179
Howarth
William Marshall (Georges Duby)
William Marshall
180
Georges Duby
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
181
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
182
Thomas Hardy
Young Goodman Brown (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Young Goodman Brown
183
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Sharing Knife: Volume 1: Beguilement (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Sharing Knife: Volume 1: Beguilement
184
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sharing Knife: Legacy (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Sharing Knife: Legacy
185
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sharing Knife: Passage (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Sharing Knife: Passage
186
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sharing Knife: Horizon (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Sharing Knife: Horizon
187
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Lady of the Rivers (Philippa Gregory)
The Lady of the Rivers
188
Philippa Gregory
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
189
Marjane Satrapi
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes (Maya Angelou)
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
190
Maya Angelou
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
191
Laurie R. King
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
192
Laurie R. King
A Letter of Mary (Laurie R King)
A Letter of Mary
193
Laurie R King
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
194
Thornton Wilder
The Venetian's Wife (Nick Bantock)
The Venetian's Wife
195
Nick Bantock
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs (Barbara Mertz)
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs
196
Barbara Mertz
Red Land, Black Land (Barbara Mertz)
Red Land, Black Land
197
Barbara Mertz
The Hero and the Crown (Robin McKinley)
The Hero and the Crown
198
Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
199
Robin McKinley
Creation (Gore Vidal)
Creation
200
Gore Vidal
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