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Books to Pretend You've Read

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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
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Jonathan Franzen
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
2
Ron Chernow
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
3
David Foster Wallace
Les Raisins De La Colère De John Steinbeck
Les Raisins De La Colère De John Steinbeck
4
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
6
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
7
Margaret Atwood
Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
Shopgirl
8
Steve Martin
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9
Dave Eggers
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
10
Nikos Kazantzakis
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
11
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
12
Jonathan Safran Foer
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
13
Tom Stoppard
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
14
Albert Camus
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
15
Milan Kundera
Churchill and Orwell (Ricks)
Churchill and Orwell
16
Ricks
What Happened (Hillary Clinton)
What Happened
17
Hillary Clinton
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
18
Tim O'Brien
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
19
Patti Smith
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
20
Anthony Doerr
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
21
Donna Tartt
Naming Names (Victor S. Navasky)
Naming Names
22
Victor S. Navasky
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
23
Kazuo Ishiguro
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
24
Augusten Burroughs
The Pale King
The Pale King
25
Ondaatje, Michael: The English Patient
Ondaatje, Michael: The English Patient
26
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
27
Jennifer Egan
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
28
Haruki Murakami
"Drown" by Junot Díaz
"Drown" by Junot Díaz
29
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls (David Sedaris)
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
30
David Sedaris
Dream More (Dolly Parton)
Dream More
31
Dolly Parton
Poet in New York (Federico García Lorca)
Poet in New York
32
Federico García Lorca
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
33
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
34
Tina Fey
Lonely Planet Hong Kong (N/A)
Lonely Planet Hong Kong
35
N/A
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
36
Jeannette Walls
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
37
Ann Patchett
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
38
Christopher Mcdougall
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
39
Jeffrey Eugenides
Apathy and Other Small Victories (Paul Neilan)
Apathy and Other Small Victories
40
Paul Neilan
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