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Foundational Literature

some of the most influential books i've read. this list is sadly limited to the books i still own, and the ones i remember. so much is always forgotten
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Tiffany Aching Series (Terry Pratchett)
Tiffany Aching Series
1
Terry Pratchett
City of Stairs (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Stairs
2
Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Blades (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Blades
3
Robert Jackson Bennett
The Founders Trilogy (Robert Jackson Bennett)
The Founders Trilogy
4
Robert Jackson Bennett
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
5
Marjane Satrapi
Bone (Jeff Smith)
Bone
6
Jeff Smith
Skullduggery Pleasant (Derek Landy)
Skullduggery Pleasant
7
Derek Landy
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
8
Tracy K. Smith
Lord of the Butterflies (Andrea Gibson)
Lord of the Butterflies
9
Andrea Gibson
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
10
Angie Thomas
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
11
Tamsyn Muir
The Odyssey (Gareth Hinds)
The Odyssey
12
Gareth Hinds
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
13
Wilson Rawls
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
14
Chuck Palahniuk
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
15
M R Carey
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat
16
Daniel James Brown
Bluefish (Pat Schmatz)
Bluefish
17
Pat Schmatz
The Barefoot Sisters Southbound (Lucy and Susan Fletcher)
The Barefoot Sisters Southbound
18
Lucy and Susan Fletcher
Cursed Bread (Sophie MacKintosh)
Cursed Bread
19
Sophie MacKintosh
Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Harrow the Ninth
20
Tamsyn Muir
Reincarnation Blues (Michael Poore)
Reincarnation Blues
21
Michael Poore
We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson)
We Are the Ants
22
Shaun David Hutchinson
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
23
Ocean Vuong
Psalm Wild Built (Becky Chambers)
Psalm Wild Built
24
Becky Chambers
Touching Spirit Bear (Ben Mikaelsen)
Touching Spirit Bear
25
Ben Mikaelsen
Going Postal (Terry Pratchett)
Going Postal
26
Terry Pratchett
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
27
Mildred D. Taylor
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
28
Markus Zusak
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
29
Jeanne Duprau
Wound From the Mouth of a Wound (Torrin)
Wound From the Mouth of a Wound
30
Torrin
Not Child's Play: An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest (Risa Shaw)
Not Child's Play: An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest
31
Risa Shaw
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (John Koenig)
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
32
John Koenig
How to Be a Good Creature (Sy Montgomery)
How to Be a Good Creature
33
Sy Montgomery
Nation
Nation
34
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
35
Elie Wiesel
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
36
Scott O'Dell
Nona the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Nona the Ninth
37
Tamsyn Muir
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
38
Harper Lee
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
39
Amal El-Mohtar
Mr. Shivers (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Mr. Shivers
40
Robert Jackson Bennett
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