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The Top Shelf: Books I've Given 5-Star Ratings on Goodreads

I'm hardly a literary lion. In fact, I'm not even a literary tomcat. But I like to discuss literature and I like to rate things, so I'm indulging two hobbies here. I consider this list to be a canny mix of fiction and non-fiction, kind of like a good first date.
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
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Gertrude Stein
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
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Michael Cunningham
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
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Donna Tartt
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
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Ian McEwan
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
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James Joyce
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
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Herman Melville
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
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Albert Camus
The 42nd Parallel
The 42nd Parallel
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Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
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John Steinbeck
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
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Franz Kafka
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
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Anthony Burgess
Mortals
Mortals
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The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
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John Steinbeck
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
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William Landay
The Snow Child
The Snow Child
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See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
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First Among Equals
First Among Equals
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Clockers
Clockers
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
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Raymond Chandler
A Problem From Hell (Samantha Power)
A Problem From Hell
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Samantha Power
The Big Money by John Dos Passos
The Big Money by John Dos Passos
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In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
25
Chicago: City on the Make
Chicago: City on the Make
26
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
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Jennifer Egan
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
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Norton Juster
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
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Ralph Ellison
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
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Dalton Trumbo
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
32
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
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Stephen King
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary
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William Faulkner
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
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William Faulkner
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
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Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
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William Faulkner
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