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The Top Shelf: Schlocko's 5-Star "Goodreads" Reviews (Updated)

Recently, I became aware that there were actual sentient adult beings following my book reviews, and this realization terrified me, because if I influenced a person to read something (s)he hated as much as I loathe, say, "Anna Karenina," I would never be forgiven. But then I figured that's about as first-world a problem as it is possible to have. So here's a list of my faves, and if you don't revere John le Carre as much as I do, well, tough you-know-whatty.
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1919
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The 42nd Parallel
The 42nd Parallel
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
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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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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim, Two Boys
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein
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Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
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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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The Big Money by John Dos Passos
The Big Money by John Dos Passos
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
19
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
20
The Book of Aron (Jim Shepard)
The Book of Aron
Jim Shepard
21
Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
22
The Broom of the System
The Broom of the System
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The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
Franz Kafka
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Clockers
Clockers
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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Company K
Company K
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon
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Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
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The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West
30
Defending Jacob: A Novel
Defending Jacob: A Novel
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Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
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Dodgers (Bill Beverly)
Dodgers
Bill Beverly
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Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
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Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
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Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
Adam Johnson
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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