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Jason W's Best Books Read in the Last 20 Years Update

I have been reading now for the past twenty years continuously, but not always quickly, one at a time, reading about 577 books at the time of this list. I have had plenty of 5-star books, but these are the best of the of the 5-star reads! Check if you have any of these in your read column!
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Pulp
Pulp
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
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Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
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Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
John Fante
10
The Fuck-Up (Arthur Nersesian)
The Fuck-Up
Arthur Nersesian
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Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
Knut Hamsun
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Factotum
Factotum
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Lunar Park
Lunar Park
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An Unfortunate Woman (Richard Brautigan)
An Unfortunate Woman
Richard Brautigan
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Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
Alas, Babylon
Pat Frank
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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The Shroud of the Thwacker (Chris Elliott)
The Shroud of the Thwacker
Chris Elliott
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Punk Land (Carlton Mellick III)
Punk Land
Carlton Mellick III
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
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Sea of Patchwork Cats (Carlton Mellick III)
Sea of Patchwork Cats
Carlton Mellick III
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Kiss Me, Judas (Will Christopher Baer)
Kiss Me, Judas
Will Christopher Baer
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Penny Dreadful (Will Christopher Baer)
Penny Dreadful
Will Christopher Baer
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The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
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Unbearable Lightn/Being (Czechia)
Unbearable Lightn/Being
Czechia
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
Dave Eggers
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Sausagey Santa (Carlton Mellick III)
Sausagey Santa
Carlton Mellick III
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Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
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The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
William Gaddis
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The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
G.K. Chesterton
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
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Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur
Kerouac
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Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
Beat the Reaper
Josh Bazell
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The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
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Fool (Christopher Moore)
Fool
Christopher Moore
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
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Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister
Vladimir Nabokov
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Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
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