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Great Books Discovered 2016-17

The best books I read for the first time over the past two years. How many have you all read? Enjoy!
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Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
1
Aziz Ansari
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
3
Joseph Heller
Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury)
Zen in the Art of Writing
4
Ray Bradbury
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
5
Elena Ferrante
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
6
Erica Jong
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
7
Margaret Atwood
Ron Carlson Writes a Story (Ron Carlson)
Ron Carlson Writes a Story
8
Ron Carlson
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
9
Audre Lorde
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
10
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
11
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
12
Elena Ferrante
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
13
Homer
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind (Donald Johanson)
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
14
Donald Johanson
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
15
Sophocles
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
16
Stephanie Danler
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
17
James Joyce
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (Neil Gaiman)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
18
Neil Gaiman
On Being a Writer (Edited by Bill Strickland)
On Being a Writer
19
Edited by Bill Strickland
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
20
Ann Patchett
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
21
Helen MacDonald
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
22
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
23
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
24
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé (Morgan Parker)
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
25
Morgan Parker
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
26
Assata Shakur
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
27
Miguel De Cervantes
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
28
Trevor Noah
Bitch Planet, Vol 1 (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet, Vol 1
29
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
30
Rebecca Solnit
The Best Writing on Writing (Jack Heffron)
The Best Writing on Writing
31
Jack Heffron
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
32
David Mitchell
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
33
Naomi Wolf
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
34
Jennifer Egan
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman
35
Lindy West
Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
36
Susan Sontag
Art Objects
Art Objects
37
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