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Non-Required Reading 2019: An English Teacher Looks at Great Popular (AKA Genre) Fiction - Page 2

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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The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
41
Mary Stewart
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
42
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
43
Mary Stewart
The Wicked Day (Mary Stewart)
The Wicked Day
44
Mary Stewart
The Great Book of Amber (Roger Zelazny)
The Great Book of Amber
45
Roger Zelazny
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
46
Earthsea Cycle
Earthsea Cycle
47
The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth
48
Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
49
George R. R. Martin
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
50
J.K. Rowling
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
51
Stephen King
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
52
Shirley Jackson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
53
Richard Matheson
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
54
Peter Straub
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
55
Dan Simmons
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
56
Bram Stoker
Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
57
Stephen King
Boys Life (Robert R. McCammon)
Boys Life
58
Robert R. McCammon
Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
59
Ghost Stories (M R James)
Ghost Stories
60
M R James
Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
61
Robert Marasco
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
62
Henry James
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
63
Dennis Etchison
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, by H.P. Lovecraft
64
The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
65
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
66
Neil Gaiman
The Hungry Moon (Ramsey Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
67
Ramsey Campbell
The Traveling Vampire Show
The Traveling Vampire Show
68
The Collection (Bentley Little)
The Collection
69
Bentley Little
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
70
Paul Tremblay
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
71
Dashiell Hammett
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
72
Raymond Chandler
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
73
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
74
Raymond Chandler
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
75
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
76
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
77
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
78
Dennis Lehane
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
79
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
80
Hughes
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