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Sarrah's List of Books Read That Make Her Feel Better About Herself When She's Reading Junk

When I'm stuck on a historical romance or YA fantasy jag, it's nice to reflect on the more mentally-stimulating things I've read ... as I turn back to my bodice-ripper and grab the potato chips. A fair amount of these were tough to get through, but there are many gems.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
6
Joseph Heller
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
7
Kurt Vonnegut
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
9
Frances Hodgson Burnett
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
10
William Shakespeare
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
12
Oscar Wilde
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
13
Joseph Conrad
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
14
Albert Camus
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
15
Jane Austen
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
16
Daphne Du Maurier
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
17
Charles Dickens
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
18
Jane Austen
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
19
Jack Kerouac
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
20
Jane Austen
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
21
Paulo Coelho
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
22
Erin Morgenstern
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
23
Jane Austen
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
24
Sylvia Plath
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
25
Thomas Hardy
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
26
Anonymous
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
27
Edith Wharton
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
28
Voltaire
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
29
Betty Smith
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
30
Truman Capote
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
31
Daniel Defoe
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
32
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
33
Mary Ann Shaffer
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
34
Lewis Carroll
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
35
Wilkie Collins
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
36
Charlotte Bronte
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
37
Bram Stoker
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
38
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
39
Tim O'Brien
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
40
Samuel Beckett
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