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Bookseller Bill's Essential Books

Some of the most formative books of my life. These will make you laugh, cry, scream, and be enlightened. I recommend them all and I only gave one choice per author.
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
1
Leo Tolstoy
The Flamingo Rising (Larry Baker)
The Flamingo Rising
2
Larry Baker
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
3
John Irving
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
4
Colson Whitehead
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
5
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Mothers (Bennett)
Mothers
6
Bennett
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
7
George Eliot
A Cosmology of Monsters (Shaun Hamill)
A Cosmology of Monsters
8
Shaun Hamill
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
9
Jane Harper
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
10
Stephen King
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
11
Peter Straub
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
12
Joan Samson
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
13
Doerr
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
14
S.A. Cosby
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
15
Celeste Ng
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
16
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
The Guncle
17
Steven Rowley
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
18
Andrew Sean Greer
The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)
The Railway Children
19
E. Nesbit
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
20
Jane Austen
Lace (Shirley Conran)
Lace
21
Shirley Conran
Aztec
Aztec
22
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
23
M. M. Kaye
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
24
Stephen Graham Jones
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
25
Louise Erdrich
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
26
Hanya Yanagihara
Night Watch and Day Watch
Night Watch and Day Watch
27
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
28
Arthur C. Clarke
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves
29
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
30
John Irving
Five Quarters of the Orange (Joanne Harris)
Five Quarters of the Orange
31
Joanne Harris
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
32
V.C. Andrews
Mysteries of Winterthurn (Joyce Carol Oates)
Mysteries of Winterthurn
33
Joyce Carol Oates
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
34
Nevil Shute
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
36
George Saunders
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
37
Gore Vidal
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
38
Frank Herbert
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Rachel Joyce)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
39
Rachel Joyce
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
40
Gabrielle Zevin
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