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Leah's Most Essential Books - Page 2

Not best, not favorite but most formative books, the ones that most effectively tell you what is wrong with me.
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
41
Peter Straub
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
42
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Lottery (Jackson, Shirley)
The Lottery
43
Jackson, Shirley
Hadriana in All My Dreams (Rene Depestre)
Hadriana in All My Dreams
44
Rene Depestre
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
45
J.D. Salinger
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (Roald Dahl)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
46
Roald Dahl
Clay's Ark (Octavia Butler)
Clay's Ark
47
Octavia Butler
The Body (Stephen King)
The Body
48
Stephen King
Empress (Shan Sa)
Empress
49
Shan Sa
Joyce Carol Oates Foxfire
Joyce Carol Oates Foxfire
50
Malcom X Autobiography
Malcom X Autobiography
51
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
52
Chuck Palahniuk
Shriek: An Afterword (Jeff Vandermeer)
Shriek: An Afterword
53
Jeff Vandermeer
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
54
Stephen King
Running Wild (J.G. Ballard)
Running Wild
55
J.G. Ballard
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
56
Margaret Atwood
The Good Terrorist (Doris Lessing)
The Good Terrorist
57
Doris Lessing
Son of Rosemary (Ira Levin)
Son of Rosemary
58
Ira Levin
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
59
Robert A. Heinlein
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
60
Tamora Pierce
The Tales of Alvin Maker
The Tales of Alvin Maker
61
The Mysterious Stranger (Twain, Mark)
The Mysterious Stranger
62
Twain, Mark
James (Percival Everett)
James
63
Percival Everett
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
64
Angela Carter
Embroideries (Marjane Satrapi)
Embroideries
65
Marjane Satrapi
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
66
JG Ballard
Endymion (Dan Simmons)
Endymion
67
Dan Simmons
Lost Girls (Alan Moore)
Lost Girls
68
Alan Moore
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
69
Doris Lessing
Tooth and Claw (Jo Walton)
Tooth and Claw
70
Jo Walton
Gold Fame Citrus (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Gold Fame Citrus
71
Claire Vaye Watkins
Some of Your Blood (Theodore Sturgeon)
Some of Your Blood
72
Theodore Sturgeon
Conjure Wife (Fritz Leiber, Jr.)
Conjure Wife
73
Fritz Leiber, Jr.
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
74
Jeanette Winterson
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (Italo Calvino)
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
75
Italo Calvino
In the Penal Colony (Franz Kafka)
In the Penal Colony
76
Franz Kafka
The Headless Cupid (Zilpha Keatley Snyder)
The Headless Cupid
77
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
78
Min Jin Lee
Hey Nostradamus!
Hey Nostradamus!
79
Under the Pendulum Sun (Jeannette Ng)
Under the Pendulum Sun
80
Jeannette Ng
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