Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
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1984 by George OrwellDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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