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| Pride and prejudice |
| Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
| If you liked the Keira Knightley movie, the book is even better. |
| Adult Fiction AUSTEN |
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| Jane Eyre |
| Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. |
| Just read it. The story of Jane Eyre's life; her life as a child in school and her romance with Mr. Rochester. |
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| Wuthering heights |
| Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848. |
| "Be with me always-take any form-drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" -Heathcliff.
My favorite along with Gone With the Wind. The story of the passionate and all-consuming love between Cathy and Heathcliff. |
| Adult Fiction BRONTE |
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| The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. |
| Very satisfying. A tale of revenge; and all Dantes does is sit back and watch everyone else cause their own downfall. |
| Adult Fiction DUMAS |
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| Lord of the Flies |
| Golding, William, 1911-1993. |
| A bit of an easier read than the others, but worth it. Makes you think. |
| Adult Fiction GOLDING |
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| The kite runner |
| Hosseini, Khaled. |
| Different than the others on this list. A peek into Afghanistan, yes. But really, a story of dealing with guilt. It is incredible. |
| Adult Fiction HOSSEIN |
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| Les miserables |
| Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. |
| Yes, it's a beast of a novel. However, I recommend this over the abridged because the it is simply better. Reading the last page is wonderful, if for no other reason than the fact you just finished a 1462-page book. A plot summary would take me an hour to write, but it is essentially the story of Jean Valjean's life. |
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| Life of Pi : a novel |
| Martel, Yann. |
| Whatever you do, don't read the end before the beginning. Then, once you've finished it, go back and read it again. This book is an incredible piece of literature. |
| Adult Fiction MARTEL |
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| Beauty : a retelling of the story of Beauty & the beast |
| McKinley, Robin. |
| Again, an easier read. But I love Beauty and the Beast, and this is a wonderful telling of the original tale. Don't expect to run into Mrs. Potts or Lumiere, though. :) |
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| Gone with the wind |
| Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. |
| My favorite along with Wuthering Heights. Better than the movie (although the movie was amazing). I'm a yankee, so to speak, and I still loved it. Definitely worth reading. |
| Adult Fiction MITCHEL |
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| The Things They Carried |
| O'Brien, Tim. |
| This book is drastically different than any other book on this list(it is closest to Lord of the Flies). However, it's a beautiful (and horrible) book about the Vietnam War. |
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