I regularly see people on Facebook and Twitter requesting book suggestions. I like to think of myself not just as a bookworm, but as a well rounded bookworm. (Isn't that a common delusion, though: "well rounded") So, much like my last blog post, I've compiled a list of books you really should read. And because no one trusts a blind recommendation, I've categorized them for your convenience.
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If you like feeling like you just got punched in the stomach by a book. On a side note, just go ahead and tack on everything Franzen has written. But do not read it on an e-reader.
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If you want to read a book so intelligently written that you feel like you write at a kindergarten level. Much like the previous selection, please, please, please read every Don DeLillo book. And, as you'll see after three of his books, he is so multi-faceted, that if one of his books doesn't strike your fancy, (I don't see how it couldn't) another one surely will.
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If you like feeling guilty about being white, or are black and want to feel really proud. Richard Wright can write a story so compelling and emotional that you are a different person after having read his books. Not many authors can do that.
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If you like romance. I probably should add, and you like tragedy.
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If you like coming of age novels. And also science fiction.
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If you like books about dysfunctional families. Also if you like crying.
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If you like reading about psychopaths. And possibly, you really enjoy nightmares.
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If you like your history mixed with a side of drama. And you like impressing people at parties with trivia.
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If you like exclaiming "WHAAAAAT!" while reading. Also if you like awesome things.
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If you want to read my favorite book because you think I'm really awesome.
Now get to reading! And remember, you don't have to take my word for it!