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Reading for Pleasure - Page 6

Classics are great and should be read but sometimes you just want to sink into a good story well told. Here is my list of 500 that I have read at different times in my life when I indulged my passion for reading for pleasure.
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
201
Marilynne Robinson
The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hundred Secret Senses
202
Amy Tan
Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
203
Suzanne Collins
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
204
I Know This Much Is True, by Wally Lamb
I Know This Much Is True, by Wally Lamb
205
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
206
Maya Angelou
I Still Dream About You (Fannie Flagg)
I Still Dream About You
207
Fannie Flagg
The Ice Queen (Alice Hoffman)
The Ice Queen
208
Alice Hoffman
Imperial Woman
Imperial Woman
209
In the Company of Others (Jan Karon)
In the Company of Others
210
Jan Karon
Incident at Hawk's Hill (Allen Eckert)
Incident at Hawk's Hill
211
Allen Eckert
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
212
Anne Rice
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
213
Jon Krakauer
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
214
Sue Monk Kidd
The Island (Elin Hildebrand)
The Island
215
Elin Hildebrand
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
216
Scott O'Dell
Jeremy Poldark (Winston Graham)
Jeremy Poldark
217
Winston Graham
The Jewel of Gresham Green (Lawana Blackwell)
The Jewel of Gresham Green
218
Lawana Blackwell
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
219
Esther Forbes
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
220
Amy Tan
Julie and Julia (Julie Powell)
Julie and Julia
221
Julie Powell
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
222
Jean Craighead George
The Kept (James Scott)
The Kept
223
James Scott
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
224
Michael Shaara
The King of Torts (John Grisham)
The King of Torts
225
John Grisham
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
226
Amy Tan
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
227
Kathleen Grissom
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
228
Khaled Hosseini
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
229
Edward P. Jones
Lace Reader (Brunonia Barry)
Lace Reader
230
Brunonia Barry
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Lacuna
231
Barbara Kingsolver
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle (Fiona Carnarvon)
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
232
Fiona Carnarvon
The Lake of Dreams
The Lake of Dreams
233
Lake Shore Limited (Sue Miller)
Lake Shore Limited
234
Sue Miller
A Land Remembered (Patrick D. Smith)
A Land Remembered
235
Patrick D. Smith
Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
Language of Flowers
236
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
A Lantern in Her Hand
237
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Lasher (Anne Rice)
Lasher
238
Anne Rice
Last Night at Chateau Marmont
Last Night at Chateau Marmont
239
Last Night in Twisted River (John Irving)
Last Night in Twisted River
240
John Irving
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