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Listopia > Korista Minney's votes on the list Books You Will Come Back To Time and Time Again (63 Books)
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A Courtesan's Guide to Getting Your Man
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"There's just something so sinfully delightful about giving in to desire, and the hero getting his way."
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The Bears' House
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"For every child dealing with a trouble home, this is a lifeline."
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The Egypt Game (Game #1)
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"Because it made me want to start my own Egypt Club."
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
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"A look into a group of people you want to hate but can finally understand (not condone mind you)."
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Tuck Everlasting
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"Because we all cried when reading it in elementary school...and because it taught us why immortality is a curse."
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Dreaming in Cuban
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"Because it had be bursting at the seams with interpretations."
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The Rag Doll Plagues
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"Because it was my introduction to magical realism, and because it infiltrated my dreams."
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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"Because it is one of the most haunting pieces of literature you will ever read and the movie can't compare."
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Shanna
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"Because there's something dark inside most ladies that enjoys that darkness of this novel."
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The Cat's Fancy
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"Because eff it, the main character is adorable and it's not about bestiality whatever the cover looks like...and it makes me want to be a sweeter person."
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How to Be Interesting: In 10 Simple Steps
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"Because I can never remember the title when I get to the bookstore, but I've wanted a copy since forever and it made me happy."
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Cosmopolis
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"Because I didn't want it to end and because you just can't forget a prostrate exam in the back of a limo."
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rated it 4 stars
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Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village
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"Because it makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about feminism."
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Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
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"Because it left me in awe of a culture so far removed from my own, and somehow dying to be a part of it."
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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"Because my heart ached at so many points throughout."
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Novels 1930-1935: As I Lay Dying / Sanctuary / Light in August / Pylon
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"As I lay dying specifically: Because everytime I hear Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford and Sons I remember the desolate desperation of an agricultural family on a trek to bury their mother."
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rated it 4 stars
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The Great Gatsby
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"Because I've never fully understood the true embodiment of evil and hope so clearly."
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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"Because I'm haunted by the fact that no one seems to mention that Chiefs affliction would be revered in his tribe yet he is condemned to an insane asylum, and a million other awesome interpretations."
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Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
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"Because I laughed so hard a chicken nugget kernel came out of my nose, and it helps me relate to my English boyfriend."
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Brave New World
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"Because I bring it up every time I talk about the state of our society today and because I am proud to say that I disagree that the world Huxley paints is not a dystopia."
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rated it 4 stars
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She’s Come Undone
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"Because you will never forget when she kills Dorris' fish or is reborn in a swimming pool."
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The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1)
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"Because it was the first time I realized why Stockholm Syndrome is sexy. "
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Bushwhacked Bride (Bushwhacked in Time, #1)
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"Because it's a group of five sweaty brother cowboys abducting a schoolmarm and time travel."
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Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)
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"Because it makes you examine every relationship you have and rethink your convictions about betrayal."
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A Little Princess
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"Because I will never stop rooting for her to regain her princess status, even knowing the ending."
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Gone with the Wind
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"Because I feel in love and grieved for every single character and it had the ability to make me morose for several days after reading."
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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"Because Anne defines who we all should try to be and I love Matthew"
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Lord of the Flies
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"Because you will never look at little boys the same way again, and because every single thing depicted in the book has a meaning."
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Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows, #8)
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"This whole series: Because all the male characters are sexy as eff and because the heroine is a kick-butt witch with an attitude."
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Pale Demon (The Hollows, #9)
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"See above."
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The Eyes of the Dragon
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"Because good and evil is do clearly defined that you're constantly on edge waiting for the good guys to prevail. And because it is a fairy tale for adults that you can shamelessly read. "
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The Virgin Suicides
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"Because of the coke bottle of the vajay. And because you will mourn for days after reading."
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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)
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"The entire series: Because it gave me unreasonably high expectations of my friends and because you will forget that the characters are not actually your friends. And because when Brashares comes out with the final book years later you will want her head on a spike."
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Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #3)
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"See above."
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The Pirate Prince (Ascension Trilogy #1)
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"Because pirates are sexy."
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Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #4)
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"See above."
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Dreamland
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"Because abuse is so often condemned and so rarely examined. Because it reminds us how blind we become when we fall in love. "
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rated it 4 stars
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Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood, #5)
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"See above."
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The Blackstone Chronicles
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"Because the backstory in every single book will leave you staring off into space is horror and because the ending is a surprising slap to the chops."
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Wild Orchids
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"Because you never thought the devil could be lovable."
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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
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"The entire series: Because every character aside from Sookie is fascinating and, let's face it, because Eric is a sex god."
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Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)
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"See above."
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Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
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"See above."
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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"Because this book sparked a million make-believe games on the playground and because every book is literary mind gold."
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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"Because we all wish we would have given the middle finger to what was popular to just be ourselves. And because it inspired me to do something different."
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On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)
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"See above."
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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"Because I never thought a book about an abusive summer camp for juvenile delinquents could be so funny and captivating. "
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
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"See above."
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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"Because this book is not really about zombies; it is about what the world would really look like if civilization broke down and because it shines a spotlight on all of the nasty and beautiful people in the world. And because the movie didn't even come close."
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Eat, Pray, Love
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"Because it made me want to start meditating and eating pasta. And simply because it made me fight for my own happiness."
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The Host (The Host, #1)
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"Because it's a million times better than Twilight, and because the romantic element in the book is as amazing as the commentary on the human race."
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Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3)
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"See above."
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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"See Above."
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
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"Because it is pants-wettingly hilarious and you will have to explain your snorting laughter to everyone nearby."
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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"Because it was strange, hysterical, and I remember almost every word because it was so...well, memorable."
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Cell
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"Because the brick to the head haunts my nightmares. And because it's both a zombie novel and it's not. And King is a god."
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Carrie
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"Because it puts you so deep into Carries mind that you will find yourself muttering her thoughts in your sleep. And it makes you realize that there is far more evil in high school girls than the supernatural. "
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It
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"Because you find yourself more scared of the townspeople than the monster stalking them. And because it makes you think about the universe. And because King is a god."
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
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"Because you will never love the wicked witch of Oz until you read this book. And because it is nothing like the play or movie (though all three are amazing). You will feel like a political radical just reading it, I promise."
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The Road
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"Because it is just as sad as everyone says it is, and because it is well worth the depression that follows."
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The Time Traveler's Wife
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"Because whatever problems your relationship has, it is monkey nuts compared to what this couple battles with. Also, spontaneous time travel."
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Wuthering Heights
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"Because you marvel that are only redeemed by love, in spite of being vicious, selfish, and cruel beings. You realize that there is someone for everyone, and that is Heathcliff and Catherine can find love than you sure as hell can."
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Pride and Prejudice
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"Because we all love Mr. Darcy whether we have read the book or not. And because when a certain letter is received you will want to skip to the end to make sure you won't be disappointed. "
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