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In an Attempt to Be Well-Read - Page 2

I haven't read all of these, and of the ones I have read, I don't think they're all good books. In fact, I would argue that several aren't good (or, alternatively, aren't interesting, which is even worse). But to me, this is a solid foundation for being "well-read."
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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
41
Brothers Grimm
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
42
John Kennedy Toole
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
44
Mark Haddon
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
45
Gillian Flynn
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
46
Dan Brown
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
47
Anne Frank
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
48
Philip K. Dick
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
49
Henrik Ibsen
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
50
Frank Herbert
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
51
Elizabeth Gilbert
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
52
Mark Dunn
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
53
Jane Austen
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
54
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
55
Ray Bradbury
Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation
56
Eric Schlosser
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
57
John Green
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
58
Chuck Palahniuk
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
59
John Grisham
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
60
Claire North
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
61
Daniel Keyes
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
62
Mary Shelley
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
63
J.D. Salinger
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
64
George R.R. Martin
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
65
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
66
M R Carey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
67
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
68
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
69
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
70
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
71
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
72
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
73
Jonathan Swift
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
74
William Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
75
Margaret Atwood
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
76
Hans Christian Anderson
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
77
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
78
Jk Rowling
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
79
Joseph Conrad
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
80
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