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Non-Required Reading 2019: An English Teacher Looks at Great Popular (AKA Genre) Fiction

A disgruntled English teacher wanders through the wealth of popular/genre fiction and comes up with a personal list of 140 books, any or all of which could (and should ) be used as alternatives to the current canon of required reading that most students abhor and avoid. The list is arranged by genre:
1-15 Westerns
16-35 Science Fiction
36-50 High Fantasy
51-70 Horror/Dark Fantasy
71-90 Hard Boiled Crime/ Noir
91-105 Mystery/Traditional Detective
106-125 Thriller/Intrigue
126-140 Gothic/Romance
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avg. score: 17 of 140 (12%)
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
1
Jack London
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
2
Larry McMurtry
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
3
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat
4
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
5
A. B. Guthrie
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
6
Jack Schaefer
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers
7
Alan Lemay
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
8
Cormac McCarthy
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
9
Hombre
Hombre
10
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
11
Louis L'amour
The Stalking Moon (Olsen)
The Stalking Moon
12
Olsen
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
13
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
14
Owen Wister
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
15
James A. Michener
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
16
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
17
Robert A. Heinlein
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
18
John Brunner
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
19
Frank Herbert
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
20
Philip K. Dick
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
21
William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
22
Ursula K Le Guin
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
24
Robert Silverberg
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
25
Nightfall and Other Stories
Nightfall and Other Stories
26
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
27
Joe Haldeman
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
28
Harlan Ellison
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
29
Willis
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
30
Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
31
H. G. Wells
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
32
Mary Shelley
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
33
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
34
Dan Simmons
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
35
James Tiptree, Jr.
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
36
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
37
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
38
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
39
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
40
Stephen King
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