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Desiree's Essential Bookshelf

I've collected many favorite books over the years. This list is ever evolving. Here are the first hundred I can think of. All of which I wish I could read again for the first time.
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
bryn greenwood
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
3
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
4
Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire
5
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
Ayn Rand
6
The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
The Art of Asking
Amanda Palmer
7
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
8
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
9
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
10
Bitch (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Bitch
Elizabeth Wurtzel
11
Blackwater (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater
Michael McDowell
12
The Boatman's Daughter (Andy Davidson)
The Boatman's Daughter
Andy Davidson
13
The Book of Accidents (Chuck Wendig)
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig
14
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird) (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird)
Helen Oyeyemi
15
Brenna Yovanoff the Space Between
Brenna Yovanoff the Space Between
16
Carmilla
Carmilla
17
Certain Dark Things (Silvia Garcia-Moreno)
Certain Dark Things
Silvia Garcia-Moreno
18
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
19
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Michael Mcdowell)
Cold Moon Over Babylon
Michael McDowell
20
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
21
The Cruel Prince Series (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince Series
Holly Black
22
Deathless
Deathless
23
The Deathless Girls (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Deathless Girls
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
24
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
25
Drawing Blood (Poppy Z. Brite)
Drawing Blood
Poppy Z. Brite
26
The Drowning Girl (Caitlin R. Kiernan)
The Drowning Girl
Caitlin R. Kiernan
27
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
Michael McDowell
28
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff
29
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng
30
Fiendish (Brenna Yovanoff)
Fiendish
Brenna Yovanoff
31
Follow Me to Ground (Sue Rainsford)
Follow Me to Ground
Sue Rainsford
32
Fool
Fool
33
The Foundling (Ann Leary)
The Foundling
ann leary
34
Furies of Calderon
Furies of Calderon
35
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
36
The God Delusion
The God Delusion
37
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
38
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett
39
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
40
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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