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The New Classics - 100 Best Reads From 1983 to 2008 by Entertainment Weekly - Page 2

Entertainment Weekly's list of the 100 best reads from 1983 to 2008. We've had more than a decade to devour these books, so I predict good scores.
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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
41
Sandra Cisneros
Labrava (Elmore Leonard)
Labrava
42
Elmore Leonard
Borrowed Time (Paul Monette)
Borrowed Time
43
Paul Monette
Praying for Sheetrock (Melissa Fay Greene)
Praying for Sheetrock
44
Melissa Fay Greene
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
45
Isabel Allende
Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
Sandman
46
Neil Gaiman
World's Fair (E.L. Doctorow)
World's Fair
47
E.L. Doctorow
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
48
Barbara Kingsolver
Clockers
Clockers
49
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
50
Jonathan Franzen
The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
The Journalist and the Murderer
51
Janet Malcolm
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
52
Terry McMillan
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
53
Michael Chabon
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
54
Chris Ware
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
55
Jeannette Walls
The Night Manager (John Le Carré)
The Night Manager
56
John Le Carré
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
57
Tom Wolfe
Drop City (T. C. Boyle)
Drop City
58
T. C. Boyle
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
59
Edwidge Danticat
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
60
Barbara Ehrenreich
Money by Martin Amis
Money by Martin Amis
61
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
62
Peter Guralnick
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia
63
George Saunders
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
64
Don Delillo
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
65
Lois Lowry
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
66
David Foster Wallace
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
67
Khalid Hosseini
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
68
Alison Bechdel
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
69
Donna Tartt
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
70
David Mitchell
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
71
Anne Fadiman
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time
72
Mark Haddon
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
73
John Irving
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
74
H. G. Bissinger
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
75
Raymond Carver
A Sight for Sore Eyes (Ruth Rendell)
A Sight for Sore Eyes
76
Ruth Rendell
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
77
Kazuo Ishiguro
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
78
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
79
Malcolm Gladwell
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
80
Jay McInerney
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