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JW's Best Books Read in the Last Twenty Years!

Since the end of 2004 I have tracked my reading and this list contains what grabbed me at that time. I find I swing between contemplative prose and funny adventure stories, but I enjoy a variety of books and hope you do too.
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
1
Jack Kerouac
Pulp
Pulp
2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3
Ken Kesey
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
4
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
5
Aldous Huxley
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
6
Bret Easton Ellis
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
7
John Fante
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
8
Knut Hamsun
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9
Dave Eggers
The Fuck-Up (Arthur Nersesian)
The Fuck-Up
10
Arthur Nersesian
Factotum (Charles Bukowski)
Factotum
11
Charles Bukowski
Lunar Park
Lunar Park
12
An Unfortunate Woman (Richard Brautigan)
An Unfortunate Woman
13
Richard Brautigan
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
14
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
15
Sylvia Plath
The Shroud of the Thwacker (Chris Elliott)
The Shroud of the Thwacker
16
Chris Elliott
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
17
Albert Camus
Punk Land
Punk Land
18
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
19
Nick Hornby
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
20
Truman Capote
Sea of Patchwork Cats (Carlton Mellick III)
Sea of Patchwork Cats
21
Carlton Mellick III
Kiss Me, Judas (Will Christopher Baer)
Kiss Me, Judas
22
Will Christopher Baer
Penny Dreadful (Will Christopher Baer)
Penny Dreadful
23
Will Christopher Baer
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
24
Ralph Ellison
Sexus
Sexus
25
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
26
Jack Kerouac
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
27
Milan Kundera
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
28
Italo Calvino
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
29
George Orwell
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
30
Dave Eggers
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
31
Haruki Murakami
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
32
William Gaddis
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
33
G.K. Chesterton
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
34
Cory Doctorow
Duck Duck Wally (Gabe Rotter)
Duck Duck Wally
35
Gabe Rotter
Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur
36
Kerouac
Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
Beat the Reaper
37
Josh Bazell
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
38
Roberto Bolaño
Fool
Fool
39
Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister
40
Vladimir Nabokov
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