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Mary C's Reading Recommendations

Books that a college professor of mine named Mary C recommended for any aspiring writer. Enjoy and read away,
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An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
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Rabih Alameddine
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
2
James Baldwin
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
3
Marilynne Robinson
The Beast in the Jungle
The Beast in the Jungle
4
Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
5
Herman Melville
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library
6
Alan Hollinghurst
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
7
Alan Hollinghurst
The Patrick Melrose Novels (Edward St. Aubyn)
The Patrick Melrose Novels
8
Edward St. Aubyn
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
9
Evelyn Waugh
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
10
Michael Cunningham
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
The Aspern Papers (Henry James)
The Aspern Papers
12
Henry James
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
13
Virginia Woolf
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
14
Virginia Woolf
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
15
Ford Madox Ford
Living (Henry Green)
Living
16
Henry Green
Party Going (Henry Green)
Party Going
17
Henry Green
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
18
Henry Green
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
19
Evelyn Waugh
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
20
Ford Madox Ford
The Fifth Queen (Ford Madox Ford)
The Fifth Queen
21
Ford Madox Ford
The Celestial Omnibus (And Other Stories) (E.M.Forster)
The Celestial Omnibus (And Other Stories)
22
E.M.Forster
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
23
E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
24
E.M. Forster
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
25
E.M. Forster
The Folding Star
The Folding Star
26
The Spell (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Spell
27
Alan Hollinghurst
The Stranger's Child (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Stranger's Child
28
Alan Hollinghurst
The Longest Journey (E.M. Forster)
The Longest Journey
29
E.M. Forster
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
30
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
31
E.M. Forster
ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL by E. M. Forster
ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL by E. M. Forster
32
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
33
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
34
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
35
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
36
Elena Ferrante
The Eternal Moment and Other Stories (E.M.Forster)
The Eternal Moment and Other Stories
37
E.M.Forster
The Heather Blazing (Colm Toibin)
The Heather Blazing
38
Colm Toibin
The Story of the Night (Colm Toibin)
The Story of the Night
39
Colm Toibin
The Blackwater Lightship
The Blackwater Lightship
40
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