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Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoySwann's Way by C.K. Scott MoncrieffCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pompous Books to Read in Public
267 books — 152 voters
The Lonely City by Olivia LaingFates and Furies by Lauren GroffAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Recommendations from Reputable Sources
57 books — 14 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttEverything's Eventual by Stephen KingGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
"I don't care what happens to these people."
164 books — 13 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAn Authentic Derivative by Caleb CoyThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books I Read Just To Look Smart (And Fell In Love With)
15 books — 11 voters

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Annoying book titles
136 books — 5 voters
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBreaking the Chain by Stacie WebbSex with Shakespeare by Jillian KeenanPlaying to Lose by Ariel AnderssenDown the Drain by Julia Fox
‘female manipulator’ nonfiction
9 books — 3 voters

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Books to impress your english teacher
6 books — 2 voters
Yestermorrow by Frasier Armitage
Pretentious Book Titles
1 book — 1 voter

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