So as I recently mentioned, I am mildly obsessed with the idea of top 100 reading lists – the “read this or you are a stupid, ignorant waste of space” kind of lists that mostly make even us die-hard readers feel like schmucks. I’m a little in love with Thomas Quinn’s blog right now because he generated this idea – developing your own list of the 100 books that you feel everyone should read.

So here goes – 100 books that I enjoyed so much that I think everyone should read them… Please note that this is not a list of the 100 best literary works ever written. This is not intended to be a survey of world literature or classics or to become an educator’s required reading list. It is a list of things that I myself love/have loved reading and that taught me something or spoke to me at a particular point in my life or “simply” entertained me (why is entertainment value of a book not considered a legitimate measure of its value?? I get why it’s not the only measure, but it certainly seems to me that it is a valid one nonetheless). I would LOVE to hear comments/criticisms – many of these are probably not going to resonate with many people, so I’m especially curious to hear any thoughts on the more random of my choices. I did not limit myself to fiction or to a geography or timeframe. This is literally any books I have ever read in any context. Enjoy!
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