Aaron Gwyn's Suggested Reads

1.
Bitter Water Opera
Bitter Water Opera 3.84 avg rating — 946 ratings
2.
Desperadoes
Desperadoes 3.87 avg rating — 560 ratings
3.
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian 4.16 avg rating — 204,426 ratings
4.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,016 ratings
4.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,827 ratings
6.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,756 ratings
7.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,340 ratings
8.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,157 ratings
9.
The Son
The Son 4.03 avg rating — 37,217 ratings
10.
Molloy
Molloy 4.04 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
11.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,009 ratings
12.
Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke 3.60 avg rating — 14,875 ratings
13.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating — 221,158 ratings
14.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,614 ratings
15.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,556 ratings
16.
The North Water
The North Water 3.98 avg rating — 33,752 ratings
17.
Only Killers and Thieves
Only Killers and Thieves 4.03 avg rating — 4,054 ratings
18.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,459 ratings
19.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,592 ratings
20.
Suttree
Suttree 4.20 avg rating — 27,010 ratings
21.
The Rhetoric of Fiction
The Rhetoric of Fiction 4.01 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
22.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,261 ratings
23.
The Crossing
The Crossing 4.16 avg rating — 45,413 ratings
24.
Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 30,581 ratings
25.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,232 ratings
26.
Mr. Lincoln's Army
Mr. Lincoln's Army 4.33 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
27.
Glory Road
Glory Road 4.43 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
28.
A Stillness at Appomattox
A Stillness at Appomattox 4.37 avg rating — 6,515 ratings
29.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon 4.24 avg rating — 64,200 ratings
30.
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville 4.44 avg rating — 13,428 ratings
31.
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian 4.54 avg rating — 7,474 ratings
32.
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox 4.55 avg rating — 7,324 ratings
33.
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 4.15 avg rating — 5,430 ratings
34.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,967 ratings
35.
Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans
Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans 4.18 avg rating — 1,118 ratings
36.
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 4.16 avg rating — 8,618 ratings
37.
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America 4.15 avg rating — 1,894 ratings
38.
A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1854
A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1854 4.12 avg rating — 343 ratings
39.
Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856 (2)
Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856 (2) 4.24 avg rating — 148 ratings
40.
All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860 (3)
All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860 (3) 4.46 avg rating — 118 ratings
41.
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant 4.22 avg rating — 5,938 ratings
42.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,880 ratings
43.
Outer Dark
Outer Dark 3.89 avg rating — 24,134 ratings
44.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,044 ratings
45.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,092 ratings
46.
The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild
The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild 3.96 avg rating — 225 ratings
47.
Straight Man
Straight Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,971 ratings
48.
Saint of the Narrows Street
Saint of the Narrows Street 3.96 avg rating — 930 ratings
49.
Nobody Move
Nobody Move 3.35 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
50.
Galveston
Galveston 3.72 avg rating — 15,365 ratings
51.
Hard Rain Falling
Hard Rain Falling 4.10 avg rating — 10,051 ratings
52.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary 3.63 avg rating — 14,457 ratings
53.
All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed 4.21 avg rating — 98,346 ratings
54.
Tomato Red
Tomato Red 3.80 avg rating — 3,480 ratings
55.
Fat City
Fat City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,615 ratings
56.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,365 ratings
57.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,626 ratings
58.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,475 ratings
59.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,614 ratings
60.
The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation 4.37 avg rating — 5,132 ratings
61.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,387 ratings
62.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,556 ratings
63.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away 4.07 avg rating — 15,072 ratings
64.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,470 ratings
65.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,233 ratings
66.
Train Dreams
Train Dreams 3.90 avg rating — 29,220 ratings
67.
The Name of the World
The Name of the World 3.55 avg rating — 2,593 ratings
68.
The Passenger
The Passenger 3.58 avg rating — 35,779 ratings
69.
Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)
Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 21,904 ratings
70.
The Orchard Keeper
The Orchard Keeper 3.52 avg rating — 12,465 ratings
71.
The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited 3.99 avg rating — 13,178 ratings
72.
Child of God
Child of God 3.82 avg rating — 52,905 ratings
73.
Butcher's Crossing
Butcher's Crossing 4.18 avg rating — 31,885 ratings
74.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,706 ratings
75.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,914 ratings
76.
Libra
Libra 4.05 avg rating — 19,591 ratings
77.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,270 ratings
78.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,874 ratings
79.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 160,989 ratings
80.
The Risk Pool
The Risk Pool 4.08 avg rating — 7,602 ratings
81.
Geronimo Rex
Geronimo Rex 3.89 avg rating — 838 ratings
82.
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy 3.83 avg rating — 10,103 ratings
83.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,344 ratings
84.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating — 46,696 ratings
85.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,649 ratings
86.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones 4.02 avg rating — 14,659 ratings
87.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,738 ratings
88.
Billy Budd, Sailor
Billy Budd, Sailor 3.19 avg rating — 19,173 ratings
89.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,356 ratings
90.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,025 ratings
91.
Ray
Ray 3.86 avg rating — 1,577 ratings
92.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,235 ratings
93.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,117 ratings
94.
So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow 3.90 avg rating — 14,435 ratings
95.
The Bear
The Bear 3.46 avg rating — 1,307 ratings
96.
How It Is
How It Is really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,454 ratings
97.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,007 ratings
98.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 3.91 avg rating — 3,563 ratings
99.
Doc
Doc really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,358 ratings
100.
Deadwood
Deadwood 4.02 avg rating — 4,323 ratings