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100 Books You Really Ought to Have Read

A book list, off the top of my head: compiled to kick start my head on a slow Tuesday. I make no claims towards this being in any way definitive, but it is a list of books I have loved.
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
1
Joseph Campbell
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
2
Poppy Z. Brite
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
3
Neil Gaiman
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
4
Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
5
Neil Gaiman
Skellig (David Almond)
Skellig
6
David Almond
A Song for Ella Grey (David Almond)
A Song for Ella Grey
7
David Almond
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
8
Patrick Ness
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
9
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
10
Frances Hardinge
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
11
Jennifer Egan
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
12
Terry Pratchett
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
13
Alan Moore
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
14
Richard Matheson
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers (Tom Rachman)
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers
15
Tom Rachman
The Trip to Echo Spring
The Trip to Echo Spring
16
Bullfinch's Mythology (Bullfinch, Thomas)
Bullfinch's Mythology
17
Bullfinch, Thomas
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
18
Sylvia Plath
Trickster Makes This World (Lewis Hyde)
Trickster Makes This World
19
Lewis Hyde
The New York Trilogy
The New York Trilogy
20
Leviathan (Paul Auster)
Leviathan
21
Paul Auster
Silk (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
Silk
22
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
23
David Mitchell
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
24
David Mitchell
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
25
Nick Hornby
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
26
Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
27
Philip Pullman
Amber Spyglass
Amber Spyglass
28
Mythologies
Mythologies
29
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
30
Sadegh Hedayat
Stone Junction (Jim Dodge)
Stone Junction
31
Jim Dodge
Not Fade Away (Jim Dodge)
Not Fade Away
32
Jim Dodge
Rum Punch
Rum Punch
33
Out of Sight
Out of Sight
34
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
35
Elmore Leonard
Tishomongo Blues (Elmore Leonard)
Tishomongo Blues
36
Elmore Leonard
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
37
The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1993 (Nick Kent)
The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1993
38
Nick Kent
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
39
Alison Bechdel
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
40
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