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Orla's 100 Formative Books

These are some of the books that make me me, or tell you something about who I am, or whatever bookshelves tell you about a person.
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Grimms' Fairy Tales (Jacob Grimm)
Grimms' Fairy Tales
1
Jacob Grimm
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
2
Oscar Wilde
Famous Five (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five
3
Enid Blyton
Secret Seven (Enid Blyton)
Secret Seven
4
Enid Blyton
Mallory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Mallory Towers
5
Enid Blyton
Tintin (Hergé)
Tintin
6
Hergé
Greek Myths and Legends (Various)
Greek Myths and Legends
7
Various
The Captain Hook Affair (Humphrey Carpenter)
The Captain Hook Affair
8
Humphrey Carpenter
Z for Zachariah (Robert C. O'Brien)
Z for Zachariah
9
Robert C. O'Brien
Rotary Spokes (Fiona Cooper)
Rotary Spokes
10
Fiona Cooper
Kinflicks (Lisa Alther)
Kinflicks
11
Lisa Alther
Desert of the Heart (Jane Rule)
Desert of the Heart
12
Jane Rule
Cavedweller (Dorothy Allison)
Cavedweller
13
Dorothy Allison
Ryder (Djuna Barnes)
Ryder
14
Djuna Barnes
Ladies Almanack (Djuna Barnes)
Ladies Almanack
15
Djuna Barnes
Women of the Left Bank (Shari Benstock)
Women of the Left Bank
16
Shari Benstock
Music for Torching (A.M. Homes)
Music for Torching
17
A.M. Homes
The Safety of Objects (A.M. Homes)
The Safety of Objects
18
A.M. Homes
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
19
Philip Roth
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) - Hubert Selby, Jr.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) - Hubert Selby, Jr.
20
Song of the Silent Snow (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Song of the Silent Snow
21
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
22
Richard Powers
Rejection (Tony Tulathimutte)
Rejection
23
Tony Tulathimutte
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Gretchen McCulloch)
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
24
Gretchen McCulloch
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (David Crystal)
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
25
David Crystal
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
26
Daphne Du Maurier
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
27
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
28
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
29
Alice Walker
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
30
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
31
Shirley Jackson
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
32
Fran Ross
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
33
John Kennedy Toole
Hotel New Hampshire
Hotel New Hampshire
34
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
35
N.K. Jemisin
The Locked Tomb Series (Tamsyn Muir)
The Locked Tomb Series
36
Tamsyn Muir
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
37
Mona Awad
Rouge (Mona Awad)
Rouge
38
Mona Awad
Touched With Fire (Kay Redfield Jamison)
Touched With Fire
39
Kay Redfield Jamison
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
40
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