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An English Major at Columbia's Favorite Books

A list of my top 50 favorite books––some read at Columbia, some not. Ranges from Shakespeare to Trevor Noah.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
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Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
William Shakespeare
3
Coriolanus (William Shakespeare)
Coriolanus
William Shakespeare
4
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
5
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
6
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
7
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
8
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
9
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
10
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
11
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
12
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
13
Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
Master of the Senate
Robert A. Caro
14
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
15
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
16
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
17
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
18
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
19
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
20
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
21
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
22
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
23
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
24
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
25
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
26
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
27
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
28
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (Margarita Engle)
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Margarita Engle
29
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
30
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
Paul Beatty
31
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
32
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
33
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
34
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
35
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
36
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
37
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
38
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood
39
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
40
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
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