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Sharky's Highly-Rated Books: Prose for Grown-Ups

These are books I've read and given a 5/5-star rating. These are novels, plays, short story collections, biographies, and true crime, with perhaps a bit of other non-fiction mixed in. An eclectic collection. I was a English major but I also like some low-brow stuff. Enjoy!
PS I am going to make separate lists for kidlit/YA, Cookbooks, Poetry, and art-related books, so those aren't represented here.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The 19th Wife (Utah)
The 19th Wife (Utah)
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6 Plays (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
6 Plays (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
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About a Boy by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
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The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
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Affluenza (Graaf, Wann, & Naylor)
Affluenza (Graaf, Wann, & Naylor)
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Alex: The Life of a Child (Frank Deford)
Alex: The Life of a Child (Frank Deford)
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All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing (Timothy Steele)
All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing (Timothy Steele)
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All in the Timing (David Ives)
All in the Timing (David Ives)
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Alphabet Juice (Roy Blount Jr.)
Alphabet Juice (Roy Blount Jr.)
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Anagrams
Anagrams
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AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (LAURA LIPPMAN)
AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (LAURA LIPPMAN)
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Anne Frank:  the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
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Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
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Arcadia
Arcadia
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The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
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At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays (Anne Fadiman)
At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays (Anne Fadiman)
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The Atlas of Literature (Malcolm Bradbury)
The Atlas of Literature (Malcolm Bradbury)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
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Bartleby, the Scrivener
Bartleby, the Scrivener
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
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The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
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The Best of Abbie Hoffman (Abbie Hoffman)
The Best of Abbie Hoffman (Abbie Hoffman)
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Birds of America
Birds of America
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Black Postcards (Dean Wareham)
Black Postcards (Dean Wareham)
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Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima
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A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (Amy Bloom)
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (Amy Bloom)
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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The Body: An Essay by Jenny Boully
The Body: An Essay by Jenny Boully
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The Book of Beginnings and Endings (Jenny Boully)
The Book of Beginnings and Endings (Jenny Boully)
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A Book of Surrealist Games (Alastair Brotchie)
A Book of Surrealist Games (Alastair Brotchie)
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
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A Boy of Good Breeding (Miriam Toews)
A Boy of Good Breeding (Miriam Toews)
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The Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard)
The Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard)
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Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons
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Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (Angela Carter)
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (Angela Carter)
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