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Papa Z's Essential Fiction

These are books to be read over and over again, throughout one's life. Yes, one can sense some personal bias here -- but I suspect that I'll find a bit of a consensus with at least some of these titles.
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
7
C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8
C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
9
C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
10
C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
11
C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
12
C.S. Lewis
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
13
C.S. Lewis
Perelandra (C.S. Lewis)
Perelandra
14
C.S. Lewis
That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis)
That Hideous Strength
15
C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
16
C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce (C.S. Lewis)
The Great Divorce
17
C.S. Lewis
War in Heaven
War in Heaven
18
Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
19
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
20
Mark Twain
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
21
Robert A. Heinlein
Double Star
Double Star
22
The Past Through Tomorrow
The Past Through Tomorrow
23
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love
24
The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast
25
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
26
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
27
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
28
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Farmer Boy
29
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
30
Laura Ingalls Wilder
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
On the Banks of Plum Creek
31
Laura Ingalls Wilder
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
By the Shores of Silver Lake
32
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Long Winter
33
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Town on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little Town on the Prairie
34
Laura Ingalls Wilder
These Happy Golden Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
These Happy Golden Years
35
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The First Four Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The First Four Years
36
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
37
Orson Scott Card
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
38
A Shade of Difference
A Shade of Difference
39
Capable of Honor
Capable of Honor
40
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