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Ellen’s to-read shelf

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Naked by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

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2026 Reading Challenge

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Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, and Travel

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