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The Book Nerd List

Only the biggest nerds have read this entire list. From classics to best sellers - a total mix.
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Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
1
Erskine Caldwell
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2
Zora Neale Hurston
Giant
Giant
3
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
4
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
5
Toni Morrison
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
7
J.D. Salinger
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
8
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
9
William Faulkner
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
11
John O'Hara
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
12
Nathanael West
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
13
Edith Wharton
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
14
Willa Cather
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
15
Louisa May Alcott
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
16
Willa Cather
The Optimists Daughter
The Optimists Daughter
17
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
18
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
19
Kenneth Grahame
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
20
Joan Didion
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
21
E.B. White
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
22
Evelyn Waugh
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
23
Jane Smiley
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
24
Ernest Hemingway
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
25
Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
26
Kurt Vonnegut
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
27
Tim O'Brien
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
28
Erich Maria Remarque
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
29
Aldous Huxley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
30
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
31
George Orwell
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
32
Edith Wharton
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
33
John Updike
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
34
Jack London
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
35
Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
36
Arthur Miller
One of Ours by Willa Cather
One of Ours by Willa Cather
37
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
38
Willa Cather
Alice Adams
Alice Adams
39
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
40
Booth Tarkington
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