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60 Books and Plays to Read During These Challenging Times From a Movie Person

Wow! It appears we finally have success downloading our image of Antarctica which we are using a reference for "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?"... For those of you who haven't read or listened to the acclaimed novel or seen the film version starring Cate Blanchett the title character named Bernadette tries to escape her suburban Seattle family by taking an impromptu trip way, way down under. Here is our list of uplifting literary works for these unprecedented times.
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
1
Maria Semple
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
2
David Nicholls
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
3
Ernest Cline
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4
Stephen Chbosky
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
5
Jay McInerney
Proof (David Auburn)
Proof
6
David Auburn
Crimes of the Heart (Beth Henley)
Crimes of the Heart
7
Beth Henley
Submarine (Joe Dunthorne)
Submarine
8
Joe Dunthorne
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
9
Fredrik Backman
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
10
Angie Thomas
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
11
Irvine Welsh
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
12
David Foster Wallace
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
13
Jonas Jonasson
Forrest Gump/Gump & Co. (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump/Gump & Co.
14
Winston Groom
Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
Big Fish
15
Daniel Wallace
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
16
Kevin Kwan
The Keeper of Lost Things (Ruth Hogan)
The Keeper of Lost Things
17
Ruth Hogan
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
18
William Goldman
How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel)
How I Learned to Drive
19
Paula Vogel
Barefoot in the Park (Neil Simon)
Barefoot in the Park
20
Neil Simon
Almost, Maine (John Cariani)
Almost, Maine
21
John Cariani
In the Next Room (Sarah Ruhl)
In the Next Room
22
Sarah Ruhl
The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
The History Boys
23
Alan Bennett
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
24
Michael Morpurgo
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
25
Orhan Pamuk
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
26
Sue Monk Kidd
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook
27
Matthew Quick
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
28
Pat Conroy
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
29
Nick Hornby
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
30
Jesse Andrews
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
31
Ian McEwan
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
32
Alice Walker
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
33
Lauren Weisberger
Art (Yasmina Reza)
Art
34
Yasmina Reza
The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein)
The Heidi Chronicles
35
Wendy Wasserstein
You Suck: A Love Story (Christopher Moore)
You Suck: A Love Story
36
Christopher Moore
Bad Monkey (Carl Hiaasen)
Bad Monkey
37
Carl Hiaasen
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
38
Joseph O'Neill
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
39
Elif Shafak
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
40
Michael Chabon
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