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Markd9528 Wonders Whether These Books Are as Good as They Say - Page 5

These books are moderately popular (~3% to ~10%) on some of the most well-regarded challenges, such as "Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read". On this list you won't find any superstar books such as the Harry Potters, 1984 & Pride and Prejudice (which I hope many of you will greet with a sigh of relief). One book per author.
BTW, the small number of books I have read are at 150-172. Most of the unread books on the list have not featured very strongly on my book radar. But since The Guardian says I MUST read them, I'll have to pay more attention to them.
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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
161
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot
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Pudd'nhead Wilson (Mark Twain)
Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
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Pat Barker
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
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A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
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The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
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Tom Brown's Schooldays (Thomas Hughes)
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
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The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
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William Styron
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