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Sharky's Highly-Rated Books: Prose for Grown-Ups

These are books I've read and given a 5/5-star rating. These are novels, plays, short story collections, biographies, and true crime, with perhaps a bit of other non-fiction mixed in. An eclectic collection. I was a English major but I also like some low-brow stuff. Enjoy!
PS I am going to make separate lists for kidlit/YA, Cookbooks, Poetry, and art-related books, so those aren't represented here.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
Stephen King
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The 19th Wife (Utah)
The 19th Wife (Utah)
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6 Plays (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
6 Plays
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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About a Boy by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
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The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
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Affluenza (Graaf, Wann, & Naylor)
Affluenza
Graaf, Wann, & Naylor
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Alex: The Life of a Child (Frank Deford)
Alex: The Life of a Child
Frank Deford
9
All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing (Timothy Steele)
All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing
Timothy Steele
10
All in the Timing (David Ives)
All in the Timing
David Ives
11
Alphabet Juice (Roy Blount Jr.)
Alphabet Juice
Roy Blount Jr.
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Anagrams
Anagrams
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AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (LAURA LIPPMAN)
AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD
LAURA LIPPMAN
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Anne Frank:  the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
15
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
Hilary Thayer Hamann
16
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
Mona Simpson
17
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard
18
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
Bernard Malamud
19
At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays (Anne Fadiman)
At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays
Anne Fadiman
20
The Atlas of Literature (Malcolm Bradbury)
The Atlas of Literature
Malcolm Bradbury
21
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
22
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealy
23
Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
Herman Melville
24
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
25
The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
The Bedwetter
Sarah Silverman
26
The Best of Abbie Hoffman (Abbie Hoffman)
The Best of Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
27
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
Lorrie Moore
28
Black Postcards (Dean Wareham)
Black Postcards
Dean Wareham
29
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
30
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (Amy Bloom)
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You
Amy Bloom
31
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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The Body: An Essay by Jenny Boully
The Body: An Essay by Jenny Boully
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The Book of Beginnings and Endings (Jenny Boully)
The Book of Beginnings and Endings
Jenny Boully
34
A Book of Surrealist Games (Alastair Brotchie)
A Book of Surrealist Games
Alastair Brotchie
35
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
36
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
37
A Boy of Good Breeding (Miriam Toews)
A Boy of Good Breeding
Miriam Toews
38
The Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard)
The Boys of My Youth
Jo Ann Beard
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Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
Anne Tyler
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Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (Angela Carter)
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
Angela Carter
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