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Some of the Best Books I've Ever Read

A list from a high school English teacher and lifelong reader. Spent my youth hanging out at the library with my nose in a book.
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
1
Pearl S. Buck
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
2
Ken Follett
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
3
Arthur Miller
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
4
Richard Wright
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
5
Richard Wright
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
6
John Steinbeck
11/22/63 Stephen King
11/22/63 Stephen King
7
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
8
John Grisham
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
9
Frank Norris
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
10
Arthur Golden
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
11
William Shakespeare
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Brontë
The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Margaret George)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
13
Margaret George
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
14
Frank McCourt
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
15
Alex Haley
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
16
Mario Puzo
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
17
Stephen King
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
18
Harper Lee
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
19
Khaled Hosseini
Loving Frank
Loving Frank
20
Art Spiegelman: Maus I & II
Art Spiegelman: Maus I & II
21
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
22
Donna Tartt
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
23
Donna Tartt
The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
24
Pat Conroy
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
25
Wally Lamb
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
26
Stephen E. Ambrose
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
27
Mary Shelley
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
28
Michael Faber
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
29
Dalton Trumbo
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
30
Anita Diamant
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
31
Audrey Niffenegger
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
32
Markus Zusak
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
33
Betty Smith
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
34
Kate Atkinson
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
35
Barbara Kingsolver
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
36
Elie Wiesel
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
37
William Landay
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
38
Willa Cather
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
39
Jeffrey Archer
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
40
Sherman Alexie
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