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Flavorwire's 51 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013

The choices here are influenced by the following: the stipulation that any specific author should not be chosen for more than one year, a general focus on fiction over other genres, and the tastes/whims/glaring prejudices of Flavorwire's literary editor. Feel free to argue in the comments, but keep it nice. Unless you're Martin Amis.
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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Herzog
Herzog
3
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
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Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation
5
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
7
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
9
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
10
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
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Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow
12
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed
13
The Great Railway Bazaar
The Great Railway Bazaar
14
Speedboat
Speedboat
15
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea
17
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
18
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
19
Outside Over There (Maurice Sendak)
Outside Over There (Maurice Sendak)
20
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
21
Cathedral
Cathedral
22
Money
Money
23
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
24
Maus: The Complete Maus
Maus: The Complete Maus
25
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
26
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
27
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
28
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried
29
Possession (Byatt)
Possession (Byatt)
30
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
31
Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News
32
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
33
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
34
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
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Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
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Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
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Disgrace
Disgrace
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Pastoralia
Pastoralia
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Austerlitz
Austerlitz
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Middlesex
Middlesex
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