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Schlocko's Subjective but Infallible 100 Favorite Books

Ask me tomorrow and I'll probably have a different answer . . . or I would, if I had time to make another list, which I probably won't, so this one will have at least some staying power.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
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All Involved (Ryan Gattis)
All Involved
Ryan Gattis
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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The American Political Tradition (Richard Hofstadter)
The American Political Tradition
Richard Hofstadter
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain
9
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
Josh Malerman
10
Black Cloud Rising (David Wright Faladé)
Black Cloud Rising
David Wright Faladé
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
12
The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
The Broom of the System
David Foster Wallace
13
The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay)
The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay
14
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
Jack London
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
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The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
Franz Kafka
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Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
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Clockers (Richard Price)
Clockers
Richard Price
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Company K (William March)
Company K
William March
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon
21
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury
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Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler
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Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
James McBride
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Destiny of the Republic (Candice Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard
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Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (John R. Powers)
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
John R. Powers
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Dodgers (Bill Beverly)
Dodgers
Bill Beverly
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Earthly Powers (Anthony Burgess)
Earthly Powers
Anthony Burgess
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
Sinclair Lewis
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
32
Flesh and Blood (Michael Cunningham)
Flesh and Blood
Michael Cunningham
33
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
Adam Johnson
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Ghana Must Go (Taiye Selasi)
Ghana Must Go
Taiye Selasi
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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Girl With Curious Hair (David Foster Wallace)
Girl With Curious Hair
David Foster Wallace
37
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
38
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain (Robert Olen Butler)
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
Robert Olen Butler
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
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