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The English Teacher Reflects: 100 Random Books Worth Reading - Fiction

Our Maverick English Teacher is getting more reflective as he gets closer to retirement, and has come up with 100 works of fiction that he has loved to read and re-read. The books range from established classics through popular successes of the past and present to some less well-known gems that deserve, he feels, wider recognition. There is no rationale behind the list; our compiler thought of 100 books and then stopped. He hopes that users of this list try one or more of these books, and in so doing find a new favorite or an old friend.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
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And Save Them for Pallbearers (James Garrett)
And Save Them for Pallbearers
James Garrett
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914
Solzhenitsyn
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein
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The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors
Richard Matheson
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Richard Fariña
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Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
Heinrich Böll
10
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
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Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
Kirst
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A Burnt Out Case (Greene)
A Burnt Out Case
Greene
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Captain Horatio Hornblower (Cecil Scott Forester)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Cecil Scott Forester
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The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
Franz Kafka
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A Clockwork Orange (Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Burgess
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A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Ambler
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The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
Greene
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Crazy in Berlin (Thomas Berger)
Crazy in Berlin
Thomas Berger
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The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
Simmons
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The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
Nicholas Monsarrat
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The Dance of Genghis Cohn (Gary)
The Dance of Genghis Cohn
Gary
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Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
Harlan Ellison
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The Doctor Is Sick (Anthony Burgess)
The Doctor Is Sick
Anthony Burgess
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Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
Willis
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Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
Sinclair Lewis
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Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
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The First Circle (Solzhenitsyn)
The First Circle
Solzhenitsyn
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
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Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
Dashiell Hammett
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The Good German (Kanon)
The Good German
Kanon
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The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
Jaroslav Hašek
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Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
Vicky Baum
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The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion
Kazantzakis
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
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The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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