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In an Attempt to Be Well-Read - Page 5

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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A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
161
William Faulkner
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
162
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
163
Thomas Keneally
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
164
Laura Hillenbrand
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
165
Simone De Beauvoir
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
166
Lemony Snicket
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
167
Gillian Flynn
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
168
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
169
Stephen King
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
170
Dennis Lehane
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
171
Kurt Vonnegut
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
172
Ray Bradbury
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
173
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
174
John Le Carré
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
175
Stephen King
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
176
Emily St John Mandel
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
177
Walter Isaacson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
178
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
179
Ernest Hemingway
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
180
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
181
Zora Neale Hurston
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
182
Chinua Achebe
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
183
Tim O'Brien
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
184
Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
185
Harper Lee
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
186
Stephenie Meyer
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
187
Scott Westerfeld
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
188
Jacqueline Susann
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
189
Leo Tolstoy
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
190
H.G. Wells
Watchers (Dean Koontz)
Watchers
191
Dean Koontz
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
192
Sara Gruen
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
193
Shirley Jackson
White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash
194
Isenberg
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
195
Gregory Maguire
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
196
Cheryl Strayed
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
197
Haruki Murakami
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
198
L. Frank Baum
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
199
Madeleine L'engle
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
200
Emily Brontë
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