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Non-Required Reading 2019: An English Teacher Looks at Great Popular (AKA Genre) Fiction

A disgruntled English teacher wanders through the wealth of popular/genre fiction and comes up with a personal list of 140 books, any or all of which could (and should ) be used as alternatives to the current canon of required reading that most students abhor and avoid. The list is arranged by genre:
1-15 Westerns
16-35 Science Fiction
36-50 High Fantasy
51-70 Horror/Dark Fantasy
71-90 Hard Boiled Crime/ Noir
91-105 Mystery/Traditional Detective
106-125 Thriller/Intrigue
126-140 Gothic/Romance
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made by James Loranger
avg. score: 17 of 140 (12%)
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
2
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
3
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
4
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
5
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
6
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
7
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
8
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
9
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
10
Hombre
Hombre
11
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
12
The Stalking Moon (Olsen)
The Stalking Moon (Olsen)
13
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
14
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
15
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial (James A. Michener)
16
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
17
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land
18
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
19
Dune
Dune
20
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
21
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
22
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
23
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed
24
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
25
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
26
Nightfall and Other Stories
Nightfall and Other Stories
27
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
28
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
29
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book (Willis)
30
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
31
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
32
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
33
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
34
Hyperion
Hyperion
35
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
36
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
37
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien)
38
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
39
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
40
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
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