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Markd9528's Compelling And/Or Comforting Classic Collection - Page 4

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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After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
121
Haruki Murakami
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
122
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
123
Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami)
Sputnik Sweetheart
124
Haruki Murakami
A Girl Named Zippy (Haven Kimmel)
A Girl Named Zippy
125
Haven Kimmel
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
126
Helen Keller
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old (Hendrik Groen)
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old
127
Hendrik Groen
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
128
Henry David Thoreau
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
129
Henry James
Tarka the Otter (Henry Williamson)
Tarka the Otter
130
Henry Williamson
Old Man Goriot (Honoré De Balzac)
Old Man Goriot
131
Honoré De Balzac
Napoleon's Doctor (Hubert O'Connor)
Napoleon's Doctor
132
Hubert O'Connor
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
133
Ian Serraillier
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
134
Iris Murdoch
The Magician of Lublin (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Magician of Lublin
135
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Of Love and Shadows (Isabel Allende)
Of Love and Shadows
136
Isabel Allende
Mr. and Mrs. Cugat: The Record of a Happy Marriage (Isabel Scott Rorick)
Mr. and Mrs. Cugat: The Record of a Happy Marriage
137
Isabel Scott Rorick
The Cloven Viscount (Italo Calvino)
The Cloven Viscount
138
Italo Calvino
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
139
Italo Calvino
The Nonexistent Knight (Italo Calvino)
The Nonexistent Knight
140
Italo Calvino
The Path to the Spiders' Nests (Italo Calvino)
The Path to the Spiders' Nests
141
Italo Calvino
As a Man Grows Older (Italo Svevo)
As a Man Grows Older
142
Italo Svevo
Spring Torrents (Ivan Turgenev)
Spring Torrents
143
Ivan Turgenev
King Lear of the Steppes (Ivan Turgenev)
King Lear of the Steppes
144
Ivan Turgenev
On the Eve (Ivan Turgenev)
On the Eve
145
Ivan Turgenev
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
146
J.D. Salinger
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
147
J.M. Barrie
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
148
J.M. Coetzee
We Are Not Alone (James Hilton)
We Are Not Alone
149
James Hilton
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
150
James Joyce
Exiles (James Joyce)
Exiles
151
James Joyce
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
152
James Kelman
The Busconductor Hines (James Kelman)
The Busconductor Hines
153
James Kelman
Mrs Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs Miniver
154
Jan Struther
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
155
Jane Smiley
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing (Janice Galloway)
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
156
Janice Galloway
Thursday Next: The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
Thursday Next: The Eyre Affair
157
Jasper Fforde
The Fourth Bear (Jasper Fforde)
The Fourth Bear
158
Jasper Fforde
Fever and Spear (Javier Marías)
Fever and Spear
159
Javier Marías
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
160
Jeanette Winterson
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