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The Best Literature for Adults - A Sampling - Page 6

Stumbled across a GRAmazon list from a while back: the best literature for adults, the parameters being fiction, no series' entries, average rating of 4.00 or higher, at least 5000 ratings, nothing for children, either full length novels or short story collections, and no plays. Chewed through my own library under those guidelines, and here are the results.
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The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
201
Bruno Schulz
Magister Ludi (Hermann Hesse)
Magister Ludi
202
Hermann Hesse
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
The Devil All the Time
203
Donald Ray Pollock
A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
204
J.L. Carr
Satantango (László Krasznahorkai)
Satantango
205
László Krasznahorkai
Lanark (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark
206
Alasdair Gray
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
207
Italo Calvino
The Legends of Khasak (O.V. Vijayan)
The Legends of Khasak
208
O.V. Vijayan
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor
209
John Barth
Oblomov (Ivan Goncharov)
Oblomov
210
Ivan Goncharov
And Quiet Flows the Don (Mikhail Sholokhov)
And Quiet Flows the Don
211
Mikhail Sholokhov
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
212
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
213
Sherman Alexie
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
At Swim, Two Boys
214
Jamie O'Neill
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
215
Thomas Mann
Honor (Elif Shafak)
Honor
216
Elif Shafak
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
217
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
218
Alan Lightman
Maurice (E M Forster)
Maurice
219
E M Forster
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
220
Irving Stone
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
221
Arthur Koestler
Caucasia (Danzy Senna)
Caucasia
222
Danzy Senna
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
223
Guy Gavriel Kay
Ghostwritten (David Mirchell)
Ghostwritten
224
David Mirchell
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
225
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
226
Christopher Isherwood
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
227
Amor Towles
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude
228
Bohumil Hrabal
Charms for the Easy Life (Kaye Gibbons)
Charms for the Easy Life
229
Kaye Gibbons
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
230
Russell Hoban
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Louise Murphy)
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
231
Louise Murphy
Confusion (Stefan Zweig)
Confusion
232
Stefan Zweig
After You'd Gone (Maggie O'farrell)
After You'd Gone
233
Maggie O'farrell
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
234
Albert Camus
The Sorrow of War (Bảo Ninh)
The Sorrow of War
235
Bảo Ninh
I Am Legend and Other Stories (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend and Other Stories
236
Richard Matheson
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
237
Sinclair Lewis
The Corpse Washer (Sinan Antoon)
The Corpse Washer
238
Sinan Antoon
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