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These are books that are so though provoking, so insightful that they should be classics for generations to come.
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message 1: by Oihana (new)

Oihana Great list! :D


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I think this is a list of good books to read. To me, classics are of a higher standard. Some of these will not stand the test of time.


message 3: by Candace (new)

Candace Hinnergardt I would agree that a lot of these books will not stand the test of time because to be honest some of these aren't all too popular now. But many of them have extraordinary literary value. There are themes in some of these books that I've seen in Heart of Darkness, A Tale of Two Cities, Of Mice and Men, Murder in the Cathedral.


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