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Listopia > Jenilynn80's votes on the list Best Books for Lit Majors (58 Books)
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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Sense and Sensibility
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The Lord of the Rings
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War and Peace
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Titus Andronicus
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"revenge so sweet. "
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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Twelfth Night
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"hes a guy, shes a guy...this can end only one way."
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Taming of the Shrew
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"tell me, shall i hold your boot? shakespeares ode to feisty chicks"
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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Contact
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"what happens when we make contact? how will we communicate? great read."
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Waiting for Godot
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"why are we here? because godot is coming!"
Jenilynn80
rated it 3 stars
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100 Love Sonnets
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"if you love poetry like i do, neruda is fantastic"
Jenilynn80
added it to to-read
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Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
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"i read this often. its so descriptive you feel like you are there."
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Power of Myth
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"understand the heroic cycle and how it applies to...well, every great story!"
Jenilynn80
rated it 2 stars
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
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"if we fail to remember our oral tales, we have nothing to create in the future."
Jenilynn80
rated it 2 stars
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The Gift of the Magi
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"its so simple and genuine. "
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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"play within a play...fairies...and naked traipsing through the wild. why not?"
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Prophet
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"his epic is full of gorgeous language that it's hard to not quote it."
Jenilynn80
rated it 3 stars
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The Canterbury Tales
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"try reading it in Middle English. See how much you can recognize."
Jenilynn80
rated it 3 stars
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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"the perspective is the most influential ive seen...ever."
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Frankenstein
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"the story itself is full of lessons. and the ideas behind it are even relevant today"
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Macbeth
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"what lengths would you go to for power?"
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Of Mice and Men
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"can you protect your dreams in a time when all seems lost?"
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Pride and Prejudice
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"new title: How to Win a Millionaire While Still Being a Classy Bitch.""
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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Night
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Jane Eyre
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"pro-feminist...all the way. "
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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"i think this is a much better read into the horrors of the Holocaust. And the two perspectives are unreal. I cried so hard."
Jenilynn80
rated it 3 stars
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American Psycho
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"Because i can imagine christian bale. and his "mask of sanity""
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Romeo and Juliet
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"look, its already on your school list. but, why? two kids fall in love and die for it. we all know the end, now, figure out how they got there."
Jenilynn80
rated it 3 stars
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The Crucible
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"this made the scarlet letter look like...well, crap. sure, you could wear a scarlet A. or, you could be in some serious trouble for falling for the wrong person, looking at someone funny, or just being the wrong skin tone."
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Joy Luck Club
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"moms. daughters. past present. how can we learn from our parents before we lose them."
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Scarlet Letter
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"so lusty when first published. its been banned repeatedly. read it to find out why."
Jenilynn80
rated it 2 stars
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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"revenge. served with a side of woopin. "
Jenilynn80
rated it 5 stars
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The Help
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"this book is all about perspective ad what it means to share that perspective...who do you know best?"
Jenilynn80
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Les Misérables
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"its long. its dreary. but it has some great moments. "
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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"when left with the option to survive, what will you do."
Jenilynn80
rated it 4 stars
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The Secret Garden
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A Little Princess
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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The Westing Game
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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Charlotte’s Web
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
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Othello
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Medea
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The Complete Maus
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V for Vendetta
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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A Separate Peace
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Candide
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Watchmen
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The Time Machine
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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The Lovely Bones
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