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(Mostly) Unassigned Books That Probably Turned Us Into English Literature Majors in College - Page 7

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 Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
241
Bryce Courtenay
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
242
Alan Paton
Ah but Your Land Is Beautiful (Alan Paton)
Ah but Your Land Is Beautiful
243
Alan Paton
The Rainbow People of God
The Rainbow People of God
244
Julie and Julia (Julie Powell)
Julie and Julia
245
Julie Powell
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
246
Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
247
Hilary Mantel
The Mirror and the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror and the Light
248
Hilary Mantel
The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters (Scott G. Bruce)
The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters
249
Scott G. Bruce
In Search of Dracula (Raymond T. McNally)
In Search of Dracula
250
Raymond T. McNally
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
251
Mary Shelley
London (Peter Ackroyd)
London
252
Peter Ackroyd
Freedom in Exile
Freedom in Exile
253
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
254
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
255
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
256
Kate DiCamillo
Wolves
Wolves
257
Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends (Terry Breverton)
Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends
258
Terry Breverton
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
259
Joan Aiken
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
260
Jacqueline Carey
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
261
Jonathan Swift
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gullivers Travels
262
Jonathan Swift
The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
The Cricket in Times Square
263
George Selden
Not a Swan (Michelle Magorian)
Not a Swan
264
Michelle Magorian
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Green)
Summer of My German Soldier
265
Bette Green
Morning Is a Long Time Coming
Morning Is a Long Time Coming
266
The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson)
The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox
267
Wes Anderson
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World
268
Roald Dahl
Protector of the Small Quartet (Tamora Pierce)
Protector of the Small Quartet
269
Tamora Pierce
The Lightening Thief (Riordan, Rick)
The Lightening Thief
270
Riordan, Rick
Smith of Wootton Major (J.R.R.Tolkien)
Smith of Wootton Major
271
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Winter King (Bernard Cornwell)
The Winter King
272
Bernard Cornwell
Frontier Wolf (Rosemary Sutcliff)
Frontier Wolf
273
Rosemary Sutcliff
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
274
Ben Aaronovitch
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
275
Neil Gaiman
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
276
Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
277
Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
278
Philip Pullman
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
279
Sharon Kay Penman
Quest for a Maid (Frances Mary Hendry)
Quest for a Maid
280
Frances Mary Hendry
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