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Mike's 50 Best Books

Not in exact order, but close. I could have listed all the books of Vonnegut, Steinbeck, Irving, and Hesse, but felt the need to spread the love.
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Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
1
Hermann Hesse
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
2
Jonathan Franzen
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
3
John Steinbeck
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
4
John Irving
Fates Worse Than Death
Fates Worse Than Death
5
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
6
Tom Robbins
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
7
Marilynne Robinson
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
8
Life After God (Douglas Coupland)
Life After God
9
Douglas Coupland
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
10
Alan Lightman
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
11
Kurt Vonnegut
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
12
John Irving
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund
13
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
14
Tom Robbins
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
15
Erich Maria Remarque
Slapstick (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slapstick
16
Kurt Vonnegut
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
17
Ernest Hemingway
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
18
Dalton Trumbo
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
The Tao of Pooh
20
Benjamin Hoff
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
21
Ray Bradbury
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
22
Frank McCourt
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
23
Tom Robbins
A Rumor of War (Philip Caputo)
A Rumor of War
24
Philip Caputo
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
25
John Updike
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
26
Douglas Coupland
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
28
Stephen King
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
29
Charles Bukowski
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
30
Trout Fishing in America
Trout Fishing in America
31
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
32
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
33
Anne Tyler
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
34
Patrick Suskind
Imagining Argentina (Lawrence Thornton)
Imagining Argentina
35
Lawrence Thornton
Couples
Couples
36
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
37
Jonathan Franzen
Without Feathers (Woody Allen)
Without Feathers
38
Woody Allen
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
39
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
40
Joseph Heller
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