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Essential Reads

An incomplete list of the books I consider to be essential reading in no particular order. May revise at some point.
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The Invisibles Omnibus by Grant Morrison Et Al
The Invisibles Omnibus by Grant Morrison Et Al
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Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan
2
The Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman
3
Neil Gaiman
DMZ (Brian Wood)
DMZ
4
Brian Wood
Scott Snyder's Batman
Scott Snyder's Batman
5
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader (Lester Bangs)
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader
6
Lester Bangs
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
7
Jean Dominique Bauby
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
8
Chuck Palahniuk
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
9
Iain Banks
Walking on Glass
Walking on Glass
10
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
11
Iain M. Banks
The Last American (John Wagner and Alan Grant)
The Last American
12
John Wagner and Alan Grant
Planetary
Planetary
13
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Volume 1: Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer (Ben Templesmith)
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Volume 1: Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer
14
Ben Templesmith
Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse, Vol. 2: It Only Hurts When I Pee (Ben Templesmith)
Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse, Vol. 2: It Only Hurts When I Pee
15
Ben Templesmith
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
16
Neal Stephenson
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
17
William Gibson
The Filth (Grant Morrison)
The Filth
18
Grant Morrison
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
19
Irvine Welsh
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
20
Jack Kerouac
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac)
Desolation Angels
21
Jack Kerouac
A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels (Gustav Anderson)
A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels
22
Gustav Anderson
Lullaby (Chuck Palahniuk)
Lullaby
23
Chuck Palahniuk
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
24
Chuck Palahniuk
It (Stephen King)
It
25
Stephen King
Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward
26
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
27
Knut Hamsun
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
28
Anne Rice
Vampire Armand (Anne Rice)
Vampire Armand
29
Anne Rice
Necroscope Series - Necroscope
Necroscope Series - Necroscope
30
The Club Dumas
The Club Dumas
31
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
32
John Steinbeck
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
33
Denis Johnson
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
34
Jeanette Winterson
Art Objects
Art Objects
35
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
36
Margaret Atwood
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
37
Margaret Atwood
Daughter Buffalo (Janet Frame)
Daughter Buffalo
38
Janet Frame
From Hell (Alan Moore)
From Hell
39
Alan Moore
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
40
Alan Moore
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