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Desiree's Essential Bookshelf

I've collected many favorite books over the years. This list is ever evolving. Here are the first hundred I can think of. All of which I wish I could read again for the first time.
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
1
Bryn Greenwood
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
2
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
3
Bret Easton Ellis
Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire
4
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
5
Ayn Rand
The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
The Art of Asking
6
Amanda Palmer
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
7
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
9
Toni Morrison
Bitch (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Bitch
10
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Blackwater (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater
11
Michael Mcdowell
The Boatman's Daughter (Andy Davidson)
The Boatman's Daughter
12
Andy Davidson
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
13
Chuck Wendig
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird) (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird)
14
Helen Oyeyemi
Brenna Yovanoff the Space Between
Brenna Yovanoff the Space Between
15
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
16
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Certain Dark Things (Silvia Garcia-Moreno)
Certain Dark Things
17
Silvia Garcia-Moreno
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
18
Anthony Burgess
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Michael Mcdowell)
Cold Moon Over Babylon
19
Michael Mcdowell
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
20
H.P. Lovecraft
The Cruel Prince Series (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince Series
21
Holly Black
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
22
Catherynne M. Valente
The Deathless Girls (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Deathless Girls
23
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
24
Bram Stoker
Drawing Blood (Poppy Z. Brite)
Drawing Blood
25
Poppy Z. Brite
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
26
Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
27
Michael Mcdowell
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
28
Jay Kristoff
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
29
Celeste Ng
Fiendish (Brenna Yovanoff)
Fiendish
30
Brenna Yovanoff
Follow Me to Ground (Sue Rainsford)
Follow Me to Ground
31
Sue Rainsford
Fool
Fool
32
The Foundling (Ann Leary)
The Foundling
33
Ann Leary
Furies of Calderon
Furies of Calderon
34
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
35
Jeannette Walls
The God Delusion
The God Delusion
36
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
37
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
38
Terry Pratchett
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
39
Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
40
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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