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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Road by Cormac McCarthy House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Prayer For Owen Meany by Irving John Life of Pi by Yann Martel The God Equation by Michio Kaku Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Princess Bride by William Goldman A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
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19860 Classics and the Western Canon — 4974 members — last activity Aug 13, 2026 11:24PM
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
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Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Horror, Manga, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, and Thriller


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