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The Critics Recommend Them but How Many People Actually Read Them? - Page 5

These are books that I have not yet read that also appear frequently on my previously published list challenges. They typically occur dozens of times over different lists.
The challenges I used were those that had a list of recommendations made by an author or a professional book critic. Popularity lists such a those on Goodreads were NOT used.
I think this list makes a decent literary TBR; important omissions most likely result from me having read the book!
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On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
161
Charles Darwin
The Once and Future King (T. H. White)
The Once and Future King
162
T. H. White
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
163
Virginia Woolf
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
164
Vladimir Nabokov
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
165
John Milton
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
166
E.M. Forster
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
167
Patrick Suskind
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio
168
Carlo Collodi
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
169
Astrid Lindgren
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
170
Joan Didion
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
171
Philip Roth
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
172
Barbara Kingsolver
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
173
Philip Roth
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
174
Henry James
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
175
A.S. Byatt
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
176
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
177
William Goldman
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
178
Aeschylus
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
179
John Updike
The Radetzky March (Joseph Roth)
The Radetzky March
180
Joseph Roth
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
181
Somerset Maugham
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
182
Plato
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
183
Richard Yates
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
184
William Shakespeare
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
185
Norman MacLean
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
186
Alex Haley
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
187
Salman Rushdie
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
188
Iris Murdoch
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
189
Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
190
Jane Austen
A Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
A Sentimental Education
191
Gustave Flaubert
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
192
Jeanette Winterson
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
193
Paul Bowles
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
194
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
195
Anonymous
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
196
Theodore Dreiser
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
197
Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
198
David Guterson
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
199
Ken Kesey
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
200
Toni Morrison
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