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100 Books That Have Influenced Me

What it says on the tin. How many of these books that have influenced me as a writer/person/scholar (alas, lacking in the latter category, but consider yourself as having earned bonus points if you've read From Virile Woman to WomanChrist) have you read.
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
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A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials (Ann Rinaldi)
A Break With Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials
Ann Rinaldi
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Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769 (Kathryn Lasky)
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769
Kathryn Lasky
4
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
5
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
6
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
E.M. Forster
7
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe
8
ELIZABETH I: RED ROSE OF THE HOUSE OF TUDOR (KATHRYN LASKY)
ELIZABETH I: RED ROSE OF THE HOUSE OF TUDOR
KATHRYN LASKY
9
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136 (Kristiana Gregory)
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136
Kristiana Gregory
10
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
11
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
12
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
13
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
Richard Adams
14
The House of Arden (E. Nesbit)
The House of Arden
E. Nesbit
15
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
William Shakespeare
16
After Sappho (Selby Wynn Schwartz)
After Sappho
Selby Wynn Schwartz
17
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce
18
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
19
David Blaize (E.F. Benson)
David Blaize
E.F. Benson
20
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (Caryl Churchill)
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Caryl Churchill
21
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
22
Revelations of Divine Love (Julian of Norwich)
Revelations of Divine Love
Julian of Norwich
23
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelations (Elaine Pagel)
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelations
Elaine Pagel
24
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
25
The World Is Not Enough (Zoe Oldenbourg)
The World Is Not Enough
Zoe Oldenbourg
26
A Woman Appeared to Me (Renee Vivien)
A Woman Appeared to Me
Renee Vivien
27
Purgatorio (Dante)
Purgatorio
Dante
28
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
29
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre
30
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
31
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
Helen Oyeyemi
32
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
Sappho
33
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
34
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
Marcel Proust
35
Matilda Bone (Karen Cushman)
Matilda Bone
Karen Cushman
36
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
37
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
38
Ever (Gail Carson Levine)
Ever
Gail Carson Levine
39
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
40
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (David Wojnarowicz)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
David Wojnarowicz
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