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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
1
Arthur Conan Doyle
And Save Them for Pallbearers (James Garrett)
And Save Them for Pallbearers
2
James Garrett
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
3
Agatha Christie
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
4
William Faulkner
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914
5
Solzhenitsyn
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
6
Gertrude Stein
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors
7
Richard Matheson
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
8
Richard Fariña
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
9
Heinrich Böll
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
10
Charles Dickens
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
11
Kirst
A Burnt Out Case (Greene)
A Burnt Out Case
12
Greene
Captain Horatio Hornblower (Cecil Scott Forester)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
13
Cecil Scott Forester
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
14
Franz Kafka
A Clockwork Orange (Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
15
Burgess
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
16
Ambler
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
17
Greene
Crazy in Berlin (Thomas Berger)
Crazy in Berlin
18
Thomas Berger
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
19
Simmons
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
20
Nicholas Monsarrat
The Dance of Genghis Cohn (Gary)
The Dance of Genghis Cohn
21
Gary
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
22
Harlan Ellison
The Doctor Is Sick (Anthony Burgess)
The Doctor Is Sick
23
Anthony Burgess
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
24
Willis
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
25
Sinclair Lewis
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
26
Raymond Chandler
The First Circle (Solzhenitsyn)
The First Circle
27
Solzhenitsyn
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
28
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
29
Umberto Eco
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
30
Steven Pressfield
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
31
Peter Straub
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
32
Dashiell Hammett
The Good German (Kanon)
The Good German
33
Kanon
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
34
Jaroslav Hašek
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
35
Vicky Baum
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion
36
Kazantzakis
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
37
Shirley Jackson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
38
Joseph Conrad
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
39
Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
40
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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