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MiloFinch's "Books That Made Me Want to Write"

These are the books that made me want to major in English/Creative Writng, and seriously pursue a career in that field. They are in no particular order as they all hold a certain place in my heart, all equally. I read most of them in highschool and first year of college.

1. The Fuck-Up
by Arthur Nersesian
 
2. post office: A Novel
by Charles Bukowski
 
3. Still Life with Woodpecker
by Tom Robbins
 
4. New York Trilogy (Green Integer)
by Paul Auster
 
5. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
 
6. The Rum Diary
by Hunter S. Thompson
 
7. Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)
by Neal Stephenson
 
8. The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
 
9. East of Eden (Oprah's Book Club)
by John Steinbeck
 
10. The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
11. The Tao of Pooh (The Wisdom of Pooh)
by Benjamin Hoff
 
12. Lonesome Dove: A Novel (Simon & Schuster Classics)
by Larry McMurtry
 
13.
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Wonder Boys
by Michael Chabon
 
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Created by MiloFinch on Jul 11, 2007.