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Sharky's Highly-Rated Books: Prose for Grown-Ups - Page 5

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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Man of My Dreams (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Man of My Dreams
161
Curtis Sittenfeld
Mariette in Ecstasy (Ron Hansen)
Mariette in Ecstasy
162
Ron Hansen
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
163
Thomas Hardy
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
164
David Sedaris
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
165
William Shakespeare
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
166
Franz Kafka
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
167
Jeffrey Eugenides
Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing
168
Anne Tyler
Most Dangerous Thing (Laura Lippman)
Most Dangerous Thing
169
Laura Lippman
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
170
William Shakespeare
My Mother Was Nuts (Penny Marshall)
My Mother Was Nuts
171
Penny Marshall
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
172
Chaim Potok
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
173
David Sedaris
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
174
Elie Wiesel
The Night of the Grizzlies (Jack Olsen)
The Night of the Grizzlies
175
Jack Olsen
Nine Below Zero (Kevin Canty)
Nine Below Zero
176
Kevin Canty
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
177
J.D. Salinger
No One Belongs Here More Than You (Miranda July)
No One Belongs Here More Than You
178
Miranda July
Normal People Don't Live Like This (Dylan Landis)
Normal People Don't Live Like This
179
Dylan Landis
Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City (Antero Pietila)
Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City
180
Antero Pietila
Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them (Jenny Boully)
Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them
181
Jenny Boully
Not Much Just Chillin' (Linda Perlstein)
Not Much Just Chillin'
182
Linda Perlstein
Nothing Right (Antonya Nelson)
Nothing Right
183
Antonya Nelson
Nurtureshock
Nurtureshock
184
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
185
Sophocles
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
186
John Steinbeck
On Hitler's Mountain (Irmgard A. Hunt)
On Hitler's Mountain
187
Irmgard A. Hunt
One Love Affair (Jenny Boully)
One Love Affair
188
Jenny Boully
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
189
William Shakespeare
The Pale King
The Pale King
190
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
191
Aimee Bender
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
192
John Steinbeck
Phone Calls From the Dead (Wendy Brenner)
Phone Calls From the Dead
193
Wendy Brenner
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
194
Edgar Allan Poe
Please Excuse My Daughter (Julie Klam)
Please Excuse My Daughter
195
Julie Klam
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
196
James Joyce
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
197
John Irving
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
198
Curtis Sittenfeld
Pretty Good Number One (Matthew Amster-Burton)
Pretty Good Number One
199
Matthew Amster-Burton
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
200
Niccolò Machiavelli
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