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Books to Read in Retirement (Maybe) - Page 2

These are books that I think I would like but that I have not read yet due to them being more literary in nature than the mysteries and suspense novels I usually enjoy. I figure if I read a few of them a year when I'm retired, it will give my reading more depth.
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
41
Charles Dickens
Open Heart Open Mind (Clara Hughes)
Open Heart Open Mind
42
Clara Hughes
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
43
Cormac McCarthy
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
44
Dave Cullen
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
45
Dodie Smith
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
46
Douglas Adams
Eleanor Rigby (Douglas Coupland)
Eleanor Rigby
47
Douglas Coupland
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
48
E.Annie Proulx
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
49
E.B. White
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emma Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
50
Emma Orczy
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
51
Esi Edugyan
The Wonderful World of Oz - Series (Frank L. Baum)
The Wonderful World of Oz - Series
52
Frank L. Baum
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
53
Gaston Leroux
The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
The Time Machine
54
H. G. Wells
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
55
Harper Lee
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
56
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
57
Ian McEwan
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
58
Isabel Allende
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
59
J.M. Barrie
The Fellowship of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Rings
60
J.R.R. Tolkien
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
61
Johanna Spyri
The Fourth Hand (John Irving)
The Fourth Hand
62
John Irving
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
63
John Irving
The Kraken Wakes (John Wyndham)
The Kraken Wakes
64
John Wyndham
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
65
Jules Verne
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
66
Kurt Vonnegut
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
67
L. Frank Baum
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
68
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
69
Leo Tolstoy
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
70
Martin Amis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
71
Maya Angelou
Sweetland (Michael Crummey)
Sweetland
72
Michael Crummey
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
73
Michael Ondaatje
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
74
Neil Gaiman
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
75
Nick Hornby
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
76
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
77
Orson Scott Card
Thank You, Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
Thank You, Jeeves
78
P.G. Wodehouse
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
79
Ray Bradbury
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
80
Roald Dahl
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