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Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
It is hard to imagine one going through life without reading at least one piece of work by Leo Tolstoy, this is perhaps one of his best works.
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The Measure of A Man – Sydney Poitier
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East Of Eden – John Steinbeck
His most praised work intertwining the story of Cain and Abel into the history of California’s Salinas Valley.
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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The Sound and The Fury – William Faulkner
One of his most influential works and perhaps the most experimental. This book changes from character to character without warning, but the story it tells will remain with you.
8 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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Icy Sparks – Gwyn Hyman Rubio
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A Lesson Before Dying – Ernest J. Gaines
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Songs in Ordinary Time – Mary McGarry Morris
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Stolen Lives – Malika Oufkir
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The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck
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I Know This Much is True – Wally Lamb
0 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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House of Sand and Fog – Andre Dubus III
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12.
Jewel – Brett Lott
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13.
Midwives – Chris Bohjalian
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14.
Night – Elie Wiesel
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15.
Paradise – Toni Morrison
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Open House – Elizabeth Berg
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The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
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18.
Breath, Eyes and Memory – Edwidge Danticat
This Haitian writer has a beautiful sense of prose and writes about the struggles and triumphs of her people.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
19.
The Heart of a Woman – Maya Angelou
This book continues Maya Angelou’s life story focusing on her rise as a writer and an activist.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
20.
The Reader – Bernard Schlink
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
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