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Leah's Most Essential Books

Not best, not favorite but most formative books, the ones that most effectively tell you what is wrong with me.
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Remains of the Day (Ishiguro, Kazuo)
Remains of the Day
1
Ishiguro, Kazuo
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2
Shirley Jackson
The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees
3
Percival Everett
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
4
Marilynne Robinson
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
5
Stephen King
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
6
Olga Tokarczuk
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
7
Stephen Graham Jones
The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Unconsoled
8
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
9
Shirley Jackson
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
10
Angela Carter
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
11
Tananarive Due
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
12
John Le Carré
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
13
Harlan Ellison
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
14
Octavia Butler
A Dark and Hungry God Arises (Donaldson)
A Dark and Hungry God Arises
15
Donaldson
Enders Game (Orson Scott Card)
Enders Game
16
Orson Scott Card
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
17
China Mieville
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
18
James Howe
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
19
Mildred D. Taylor
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH(Rats of NIMH #1) (O'Brien, Robert C.)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH(Rats of NIMH #1)
20
O'Brien, Robert C.
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
21
Ghost Wall (Sarah Moss)
Ghost Wall
22
Sarah Moss
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
23
Sarah Waters
Lent (Jo Walton)
Lent
24
Jo Walton
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
25
Poppy Z. Brite
Fledgeling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgeling
26
Octavia E. Butler
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
27
Shirley Jackson
The Boy Who Followed Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Boy Who Followed Ripley
28
Patricia Highsmith
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
29
Gillian Flynn
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
30
Stephen King
The Vaster Wilds (Lauren Groff)
The Vaster Wilds
31
Lauren Groff
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
32
Nicola Griffith
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (Vladimir Voinovich)
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
33
Vladimir Voinovich
Aurora (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Aurora
34
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Broken Earth (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth
35
N.K. Jemisin
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders (Angela Carter)
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
36
Angela Carter
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
37
Jeanette Winterson
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
38
Dan Simmons
Lost in the Funhouse (John Barth)
Lost in the Funhouse
39
John Barth
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
40
Douglas Coupland
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