Must reads for Angelenos

1.
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties 4.37 avg rating — 491 ratings
2.
A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community 4.15 avg rating — 422 ratings
3.
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice 3.79 avg rating — 36,952 ratings
4.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,738 ratings
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles 4.21 avg rating — 4,679 ratings
6.
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3)
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,233 ratings
7.
The Road to Los Angeles (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #2)
The Road to Los Angeles (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 7,829 ratings
8.
Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
9.
Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States
Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
10.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero 3.60 avg rating — 95,135 ratings
11.
Imperial Bedrooms
Imperial Bedrooms 3.20 avg rating — 20,431 ratings
12.
Bright Shiny Morning
Bright Shiny Morning 3.85 avg rating — 15,070 ratings
12.
Famous For Nothing
Famous For Nothing 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
14.
Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man
Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man 3.93 avg rating — 1,043 ratings
15.
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,730 ratings
16.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,951 ratings
17.
Women
Women 3.80 avg rating — 84,216 ratings
17.
The Madonnas of Echo Park
The Madonnas of Echo Park 3.64 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
19.
The Next Right Thing
The Next Right Thing 3.40 avg rating — 278 ratings
20.
The Informers
The Informers 3.40 avg rating — 19,728 ratings
21.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,300 ratings
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
23.
American Dream Machine
American Dream Machine 3.48 avg rating — 460 ratings
24.
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons 3.98 avg rating — 1,579 ratings