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Markd9528's Compelling And/Or Comforting Classic Collection - Page 2

This is a more light-hearted, humorous and heart -warming selection of works than are usually seen in my challenges. But there's still a good dose of murder mysteries, SF, medical drama, thrillers and adventurous exploits (both swash-buckling romances and otherwise). Lots of these books have been turned into great movies.
Some of these works are derived from reference books such as "The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950", along with recommendations by JN, better known as 'The English Teacher. Many are by my own favourite authors
BUT
about half are a small subset of the excellent challenges of 'Dodger's Song', specifically "Let Me Live at the Library" (at the link), "Books About Books" & "Waiting on the Shelf."
Mind you, there is a good deal of consensus among at least 2 of the sources about these books being worthwhile reads.
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Penrod (Booth Tarkington)
Penrod
41
Booth Tarkington
Seventeen (Booth Tarkington)
Seventeen
42
Booth Tarkington
Mary's Neck (Booth Tarkington)
Mary's Neck
43
Booth Tarkington
Froth on the Daydream (Boris Vian)
Froth on the Daydream
44
Boris Vian
Fishbowl (Bradley Somer)
Fishbowl
45
Bradley Somer
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
46
C.S. Forester
The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis)
The Problem of Pain
47
C.S. Lewis
The Water-Babies (Charles Kingsley)
The Water-Babies
48
Charles Kingsley
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
49
Chinua Achebe
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
50
Chris Van Allsburg
The Haunted Bookshop (Christopher Morley)
The Haunted Bookshop
51
Christopher Morley
Fantasia Mathematica (Clifton Fadiman)
Fantasia Mathematica
52
Clifton Fadiman
Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Clifton Fadiman, André Bernard Eds)
Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes
53
Clifton Fadiman, André Bernard Eds
The Magician (Colm Toibin)
The Magician
54
Colm Toibin
Whisky Galore (Compton Mackenzie)
Whisky Galore
55
Compton Mackenzie
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
56
D.B.C. Pierre
Semi-Tough (Dan Jenkins)
Semi-Tough
57
Dan Jenkins
The Maltese Falcon (Dasheill Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
58
Dasheill Hammett
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
59
Dashiell Hammett
The Big Knockover (Dashiell Hammett)
The Big Knockover
60
Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op
61
Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett)
The Dain Curse
62
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
63
Dashiell Hammett
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
64
Dashiell Hammett
You Shall Know Our Velocity! (Dave Eggers)
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
65
Dave Eggers
100 One-Night Reads (David C. Major and John S. Major)
100 One-Night Reads
66
David C. Major and John S. Major
Changing Places (David Lodge)
Changing Places
67
David Lodge
Remembering Babylon (David Malouf)
Remembering Babylon
68
David Malouf
The Great World (David Malouf)
The Great World
69
David Malouf
Vanishing Point (David Markson)
Vanishing Point
70
David Markson
Wittgenstein's Mistress (David Markson)
Wittgenstein's Mistress
71
David Markson
The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
The Wright Brothers
72
David McCullough
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
73
Don Delillo
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
74
Dorothy L. Sayers
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
75
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
76
Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
77
Douglas Adams
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender (Dubravka Ugrešić)
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
78
Dubravka Ugrešić
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
79
E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
80
E.M. Forster
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