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Bookseller Bill's Essential Books - Page 5

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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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
161
William Faulkner
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
162
Anne Rice
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
163
Pat Conroy
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
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Don Delillo
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
165
Dan Simmons
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
166
Terry Pratchett
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
167
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
168
James Clavell
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
169
William Peter Blatty
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
170
William Styron
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
171
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
172
Helene Hanff
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
173
E.L. Doctorow
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
174
Frederick Forsyth
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
175
Jeffrey Archer
Alnilam (James Dickey)
Alnilam
176
James Dickey
Birdy (William Wharton)
Birdy
177
William Wharton
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
178
Anne McCaffrey
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
179
Octavia Butler
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
180
Kurt Vonnegut
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
181
Harper Lee
Sundial (Catriona Ward)
Sundial
182
Catriona Ward
No Land to Light on (Yara Zgheib)
No Land to Light On
183
Yara Zgheib
The Wizard of Earth Sea
The Wizard of Earth Sea
184
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
185
Charles Dickens
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
186
Patricia Highsmith
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
The Little Sister
187
Raymond Chandler
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
188
Maria Semple
Bandits (Elmore Leonard)
Bandits
189
Elmore Leonard
City on Fire (Don Winslow)
City on Fire
190
Don Winslow
Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Marisha Pessl)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
191
Marisha Pessl
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
192
Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
193
Oscar Wilde
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
194
Lawrence Durrell
Carry On, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
Carry On, Jeeves
195
P. G. Wodehouse
Age of Innocence (Wharton, Edith)
Age of Innocence
196
Wharton, Edith
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
197
Amor Towles
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
198
Elizabeth Strout
A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam)
A Passage North
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Anuk Arudpragasam
The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea
200
T. J. Klune
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