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(Mostly) Unassigned Books That Probably Turned Us Into English Literature Majors in College - Page 6

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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Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
201
Gore Vidal
Count Belisarius
Count Belisarius
202
Homer's Daughter (Robert Graves)
Homer's Daughter
203
Robert Graves
The Ginger Tree (Oswald Wynd)
The Ginger Tree
204
Oswald Wynd
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
205
J.D. Salinger
Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
Poems of Langston Hughes
206
Langston Hughes
Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
207
Tapping the Dream Tree (Charles De Lint)
Tapping the Dream Tree
208
Charles De Lint
The Very Best of Charles De Lint (Charles De Lint)
The Very Best of Charles De Lint
209
Charles De Lint
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
210
Madeleine L'engle
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
211
Madeleine L'engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
212
The Praise Singer (Mary Renault)
The Praise Singer
213
Mary Renault
Those Who Love (Irving Stone)
Those Who Love
214
Irving Stone
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
215
William Makepeace Thackeray
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
216
Jung Chang
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
217
Amy Tan
Black Ships (Jo Graham)
Black Ships
218
Jo Graham
Stealing Fire (Jo Graham)
Stealing Fire
219
Jo Graham
Lord of the Two Lands (Judith Tarr)
Lord of the Two Lands
220
Judith Tarr
Alamut (Judith Tarr)
Alamut
221
Judith Tarr
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
222
Elizabeth George Speare
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
223
Nancy Mitford
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
224
Nancy Mitford
Don't Tell Alfred (Nancy Mitford)
Don't Tell Alfred
225
Nancy Mitford
Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford)
Hons and Rebels
226
Jessica Mitford
Jaran (Kate Elliott)
Jaran
227
Kate Elliott
The Law of Becoming (Kate Elliott)
The Law of Becoming
228
Kate Elliott
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
229
Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
230
Shel Silverstein
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
231
Maurice Sendak
Outside Over There
Outside Over There
232
The Bat-Poet (Randall Jarrell)
The Bat-Poet
233
Randall Jarrell
The Animal Family (Randall Jarrell)
The Animal Family
234
Randall Jarrell
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
235
Anne Frank
Anne Frank Remembered (Miep Gies)
Anne Frank Remembered
236
Miep Gies
The Road From Home (David Kherdian)
The Road From Home
237
David Kherdian
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth
238
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
239
Lois Lowry
Anastasia Krupnik
Anastasia Krupnik
240
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