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Books Read for Enjoyment and Not Because Somebody Called It a Classic

I like to read books I enjoy instead of reading the "classics" some English teacher decided must be read before I die. Have you ever tried to read Shogun? My gawd is it boring! There's hundreds more books I've read but it's 3am and my brain is mush
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
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Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
2
Jenny Lawson
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
3
J.K. Rowling
The Incarnations of Immortality Series (Piers Anthony)
The Incarnations of Immortality Series
4
Piers Anthony
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Jrr Tolkein)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
6
Jrr Tolkein
Everything Agatha Christie Ever Wrote (Agatha Christie)
Everything Agatha Christie Ever Wrote
7
Agatha Christie
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
8
Harper Lee
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
9
Douglas Adams
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Burglar Series (Lawrence Block)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Burglar Series
10
Lawrence Block
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
11
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sue Grafton Alphabet Series
Sue Grafton Alphabet Series
12
The Vampire Chronicles: Interview With a Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, and the Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Chronicles: Interview With a Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, and the Queen of the Damned
13
Anne Rice
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
14
Jojo Moyes
After You (Jojo Moyes)
After You
15
Jojo Moyes
Still Me (Jojo Moyes)
Still Me
16
Jojo Moyes
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
17
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
18
Judy Blume
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
19
Sylvia Plath
The Cat Who Series (Lillian Jackson Braun)
The Cat Who Series
20
Lillian Jackson Braun
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
21
E. B. White
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
22
Charles Dickens
The Cleric Quintet (Ra Salvatore)
The Cleric Quintet
23
Ra Salvatore
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
24
John Grisham
The Firm (Tennessee)
The Firm
25
Tennessee
The Rainmaker (John Grisham)
The Rainmaker
26
John Grisham
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
27
John Grisham
The Partner (John Grisham)
The Partner
28
John Grisham
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
29
John Grisham
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
30
Don Freeman
CUPCAKE BAKERY MYSTERY Series (Jenn McKinlay)
CUPCAKE BAKERY MYSTERY Series
31
Jenn McKinlay
Daddy Long Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy Long Legs
32
Jean Webster
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
33
Anne Frank
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
34
Thomas Harris
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
35
Thomas Harris
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
36
Thomas Harris
EMBROIDERY MYSTERY Series (Amanda Lee)
EMBROIDERY MYSTERY Series
37
Amanda Lee
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
38
Ray Bradbury
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
39
Vincent Bugliosi
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
40
Truman Capote
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