The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class

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The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,276 ratings
102.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,083 ratings
103.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,055 ratings
104.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,689 ratings
105.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,907 ratings
106.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,310 ratings
107.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,429 ratings
108.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating — 222,548 ratings
108.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,836 ratings
110.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,551 ratings
111.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,528 ratings
112.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,761 ratings
113.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,120 ratings
114.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,285 ratings
115.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,973 ratings
116.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,846 ratings
117.
The Legendary Wolf
The Legendary Wolf 4.28 avg rating — 5,248 ratings
118.
The Waste Land
The Waste Land 4.11 avg rating — 57,819 ratings
119.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,915 ratings
119.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,103 ratings
121.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,374 ratings
122.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,762 ratings
123.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,151 ratings
124.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,771 ratings
125.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,196 ratings
126.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,414 ratings
127.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,768 ratings
128.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,409 ratings
129.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,466 ratings
130.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,228 ratings
131.
The Complete Works
The Complete Works 4.48 avg rating — 57,544 ratings
132.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,096 ratings
133.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,881 ratings
134.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating — 178,308 ratings
135.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating — 164,218 ratings
136.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,660 ratings
137.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,886 ratings
138.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,768 ratings
139.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,022 ratings
140.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,387 ratings
141.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,265 ratings
142.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,047 ratings
143.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Songs of Innocence and of Experience 4.09 avg rating — 50,996 ratings
144.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,014 ratings
145.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
146.
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind 4.20 avg rating — 409 ratings
146.
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
148.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,772 ratings
149.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,291 ratings
150.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,417 ratings
151.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,196 ratings
152.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,927 ratings
153.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,232 ratings
154.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,298 ratings
154.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,821 ratings
156.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,132 ratings
157.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,901 ratings
158.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,537 ratings
159.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,123 ratings
160.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories 4.05 avg rating — 22,676 ratings
161.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,724 ratings
162.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,482 ratings
162.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,650 ratings
164.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,060 ratings
165.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,600 ratings
166.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating — 235,147 ratings
167.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,894 ratings
168.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,661 ratings
169.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,070 ratings
170.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
171.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,303 ratings
172.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,421 ratings
173.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,163 ratings
174.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,543 ratings
175.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 160,986 ratings
176.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,402 ratings
177.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,446 ratings
178.
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3)
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3) 4.71 avg rating — 55 ratings
179.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,713 ratings
180.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,703 ratings
181.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,704 ratings
182.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,919 ratings
183.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,436 ratings
184.
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works 4.49 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
185.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,003 ratings
186.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,688 ratings
187.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,351 ratings
188.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,262 ratings
189.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,176 ratings
189.
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,706 ratings
191.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,312 ratings
192.
E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962
E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962 4.35 avg rating — 21,532 ratings
193.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,628 ratings
194.
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,169,819 ratings
195.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating — 85,819 ratings
196.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,358 ratings
197.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,463 ratings
198.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,929 ratings
199.
As You Like It
As You Like It 3.81 avg rating — 87,364 ratings
200.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,545 ratings
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