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Books They Didn't Tell You to Read - Page 2

Some of the books I would label 'must reads' that appear on few if any must read lists.
An overpopulation of nonfiction compared to most lists, but they are incredibly readable.
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The Smell of Other People's Houses (Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock)
The Smell of Other People's Houses
41
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation
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Jean Kwok
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
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Deesha Philyaw
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
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James Baldwin
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
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Horace Walpole
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
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Jean Toomer
From the Ashes (Jesse Thistle)
From the Ashes
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Jesse Thistle
Spirit Run (Noé Álvarez)
Spirit Run
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Noé Álvarez
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Kiersten White)
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
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Kiersten White
Daisy Miller (Henry James)
Daisy Miller
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Henry James
The Test (Sylvain Neuvel)
The Test
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The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
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The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
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Middlegame (Seanan McGuire)
Middlegame
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Seanan McGuire
The Hazel Wood (Melissa Albert)
The Hazel Wood
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Melissa Albert
Women Talking (Miriam Toews)
Women Talking
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Miriam Toews
Love's Executioner (Irvin D. Yalo)
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Harleen (Stjepan Šejić)
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On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (A'lelia Bundle)
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
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A'lelia Bundle
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
60
Daphne Du Maurier
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