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Markd9528's Compelling And/Or Comforting Classic Collection - Page 5

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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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
161
Jennifer Egan
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
162
Jerome K. Jerome
Giles Goat-Boy (John Barth)
Giles Goat-Boy
163
John Barth
Lost in the Funhouse (John Barth)
Lost in the Funhouse
164
John Barth
The Floating Opera (John Barth)
The Floating Opera
165
John Barth
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle
166
John Cheever
Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
167
John Dos Passos
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
168
John Kennedy Toole
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
169
John Le Carré
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
170
John Le Carré
A Small Town in Germany (John Le Carré)
A Small Town in Germany
171
John Le Carré
Travels With Charley in Search of America (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley in Search of America
172
John Steinbeck
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
173
John Steinbeck
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
174
John Steinbeck
The Wayward Bus (John Steinbeck)
The Wayward Bus
175
John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
176
John Steinbeck
On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
On Liberty
177
John Stuart Mill
Can Jane Eyre Be Happy? (John Sutherland)
Can Jane Eyre Be Happy?
178
John Sutherland
Is Heathcliff a Murderer? (John Sutherland)
Is Heathcliff a Murderer?
179
John Sutherland
Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet? (John Sutherland)
Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?
180
John Sutherland
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
181
Jonathan Coe
A Tale of a Tub (Jonathan Swift)
A Tale of a Tub
182
Jonathan Swift
Tent of Miracles (Jorge Amado)
Tent of Miracles
183
Jorge Amado
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
184
Joseph Conrad
The Shadow-Line (Joseph Conrad)
The Shadow-Line
185
Joseph Conrad
Typhoon (Joseph Conrad)
Typhoon
186
Joseph Conrad
Life of a Good-For-Nothing (Joseph Von Eichendorff)
Life of a Good-For-Nothing
187
Joseph Von Eichendorff
Moonwalking With Einstein (Joshua Foer)
Moonwalking With Einstein
188
Joshua Foer
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
189
Jostein Gaarder
The Witness (Juan José Saer)
The Witness
190
Juan José Saer
The Clouds (Juan José Saer)
The Clouds
191
Juan José Saer
The Sixty-Five Years of Washington (Juan José Saer)
The Sixty-Five Years of Washington
192
Juan José Saer
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise (Julia Stuart)
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
193
Julia Stuart
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
194
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The War With the Newts (Karel Čapek)
The War With the Newts
195
Karel Čapek
World of Pies (Karen Stolz)
World of Pies
196
Karen Stolz
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Kate Douglas Wiggin)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
197
Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Green Man (Kingsley Amis)
The Green Man
198
Kingsley Amis
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
199
Kurt Vonnegut
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
200
Kurt Vonnegut
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