This is a list of some of my favorite books (which is still far from complete). It's not intended to be inclusive of everything, but it is a list of recommendations. Most should be available from your local libraries. Or you can get them through interlibrary loan.


Nonfiction

Orwell, George Down and Out in Paris and London

Orwell, George The Road to Wigan Pier

Russell, Bertrand Why I am Not a Christian

Slater, Philip The Pursuit of Loneliness


Other books to be added as time goes by!

Novels

Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart

Dufresne, John Love Warps the Mind a Little

Hamsun, Knut. Growth of the Soil

Hamsun, Knut. Hunger

Hamsun, Knut. Mysteries

Hamsun, Knut. Pan

Huxley, Aldous.Brave New World

Huxley, Aldous. Point Counterpoint

Mishima, Yukio. Death in Midsummer

Mishima, Yukio. Mishima, Yukio. Spring Snow

Murdoch, Iris. A Fairly Honorable Defeat

Naipaul, Shiva. Fireflies

Naipaul, V. S. A Bend in the River

Naipaul, V. S. A House for Mr. Biswas

Naipaul, V. S. In a Free State

Niwa, Fumio The Buddha Tree

Oe, Kenzaburo. A Personal Matter

Oe, Kenzaburo. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids

Orwell, George Burmese Days

Orwell, George. 1984

Soseki, Natsume. I am a Cat

Updike, John. Couples

Updike, John. Rabbit at Rest

Updike, John. Rabbit is Rich

Updike, John. Rabbit Run

Updike, John. Z

Updike, John. The Centaur

Vidal, Gore. Messiah

Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat's Cradle

Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat's Cradle

Vonnegut, Kurt. God Bless You Mr. Rosewater

Vonnegut, Kurt. Player Piano

Vonnegut, Kurt. The Sirens of Titan


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