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21 Books You Don't Have to Read and 21 Book You Should Read Instead

The list of books that, according to GQ, you don't have to read and the books you should read instead. The list is in pairs: 1st book is the one you shouldn't read, the next one is the one you read. Enjoy!
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
2
The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
Jean Stafford
3
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
4
Olivia (Dorothy Strachey)
Olivia
Dorothy Strachey
5
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
Robert Graves
6
Dispatches
Dispatches
7
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
8
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
9
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
10
Near to the Wild Heart
Near to the Wild Heart
11
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
12
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
13
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
14
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
Patrick Dewitt
15
John Adams
John Adams
16
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
Candace Millard
17
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
18
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
19
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
20
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
21
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
Henry James
22
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
23
Bible (Anonymous)
Bible
Anonymous
24
The Notebook (Agota Kristof)
The Notebook
Agota Kristof
25
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
26
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
27
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
28
Earthsea (Earthsea Series)
Earthsea (Earthsea Series)
29
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
30
Angels
Angels
31
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
32
The American Granddaughter (Inaam Kachachi)
The American Granddaughter
Inaam Kachachi
33
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
Keith Richards
34
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
35
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
36
Too Loud a Solitude
Too Loud a Solitude
37
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
38
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
39
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
40
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
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