Books I Read At University/College

These are the books you had to read for University or College - this includes Postgraduate and Grad School, Tertiary schools (not Primary, Secondary or High Schools). If you have more than 100, choose your favourite 100, or the books you read entirely.
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3.52 avg rating — 235,474 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 2,275,948 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 71,314 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 295,269 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 343,134 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 1,975,242 ratings
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8

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3.43 avg rating — 549,016 ratings
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9

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4.06 avg rating — 600,801 ratings
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10

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3.89 avg rating — 998,995 ratings
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11

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4.29 avg rating — 4,677,560 ratings
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12

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3.78 avg rating — 200,113 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 1,427,466 ratings
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14

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3.83 avg rating — 1,323,816 ratings
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15

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3.94 avg rating — 570,834 ratings
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16

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3.89 avg rating — 430,171 ratings
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17

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3.50 avg rating — 340,004 ratings
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18

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3.93 avg rating — 5,777,355 ratings
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19

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3.93 avg rating — 498,654 ratings
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20

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3.78 avg rating — 223,604 ratings
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21

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3.83 avg rating — 1,165,465 ratings
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22

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3.76 avg rating — 75,667 ratings
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23

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3.84 avg rating — 218,427 ratings
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24

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3.44 avg rating — 905,497 ratings
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25

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3.85 avg rating — 179,006 ratings
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26

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3.59 avg rating — 254,238 ratings
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27

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3.91 avg rating — 233,893 ratings
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28

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3.38 avg rating — 173,701 ratings
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29

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3.77 avg rating — 160,206 ratings
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30

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3.72 avg rating — 233,265 ratings
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31

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3.85 avg rating — 442,806 ratings
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32

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3.92 avg rating — 240,370 ratings
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33

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3.55 avg rating — 72,584 ratings
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34

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3.96 avg rating — 192,467 ratings
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35

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3.83 avg rating — 647,165 ratings
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36

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3.90 avg rating — 1,360,955 ratings
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36

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3.68 avg rating — 326,812 ratings
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38

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3.64 avg rating — 161,867 ratings
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39

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4.15 avg rating — 2,349,433 ratings
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40

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4.39 avg rating — 368,115 ratings
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41

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3.87 avg rating — 140,813 ratings
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42

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4.04 avg rating — 92,337 ratings
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43

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3.77 avg rating — 201,826 ratings
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44

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4.11 avg rating — 115,199 ratings
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45

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3.78 avg rating — 346,261 ratings
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46

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4.03 avg rating — 201,990 ratings
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47

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3.76 avg rating — 296,421 ratings
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48

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4.13 avg rating — 1,806,695 ratings
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49

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4.05 avg rating — 958,295 ratings
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50

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4.10 avg rating — 1,459,601 ratings
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51

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3.84 avg rating — 171,596 ratings
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52

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4.14 avg rating — 209,667 ratings
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53

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3.60 avg rating — 18,152 ratings
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54

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3.85 avg rating — 84,567 ratings
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55

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3.81 avg rating — 209,372 ratings
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56

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3.97 avg rating — 480,457 ratings
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57

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3.70 avg rating — 3,138,212 ratings
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58

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3.95 avg rating — 12,964 ratings
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59

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3.61 avg rating — 454,792 ratings
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60

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4.43 avg rating — 156,631 ratings
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61

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3.74 avg rating — 141,661 ratings
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62

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3.78 avg rating — 8,846 ratings
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63

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3.91 avg rating — 57,537 ratings
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63

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4.03 avg rating — 1,026,992 ratings
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65

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3.99 avg rating — 70,005 ratings
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66

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3.95 avg rating — 85,075 ratings
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67

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3.88 avg rating — 1,000,691 ratings
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68

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4.06 avg rating — 26,153 ratings
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69

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4.47 avg rating — 11,148,506 ratings
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70

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4.50 avg rating — 1,094,769 ratings
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71

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3.71 avg rating — 366,874 ratings
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72

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4.05 avg rating — 1,172,725 ratings
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72

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4.10 avg rating — 41,673 ratings
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74

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3.83 avg rating — 84,591 ratings
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75

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3.87 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
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76

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4.02 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
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77

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3.85 avg rating — 52,508 ratings
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78

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4.19 avg rating — 10,319 ratings
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79

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3.97 avg rating — 191,580 ratings
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79

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4.06 avg rating — 255,772 ratings
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81

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4.20 avg rating — 5,287,282 ratings
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81

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3.80 avg rating — 861,754 ratings
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83

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4.15 avg rating — 180,602 ratings
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84

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3.58 avg rating — 17,185 ratings
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85

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3.80 avg rating — 32,714 ratings
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85

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3.75 avg rating — 115,155 ratings
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87

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3.74 avg rating — 178,942 ratings
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88

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4.19 avg rating — 78,165 ratings
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89

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3.74 avg rating — 58,332 ratings
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90

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4.18 avg rating — 817 ratings
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91

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3.66 avg rating — 42,534 ratings
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92

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4.16 avg rating — 48,918 ratings
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93

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3.90 avg rating — 129,208 ratings
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94

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4.19 avg rating — 79,934 ratings
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94

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3.01 avg rating — 16,487 ratings
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96

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4.13 avg rating — 209,055 ratings
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97

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4.01 avg rating — 26,546 ratings
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98

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3.74 avg rating — 9,008 ratings
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99

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3.86 avg rating — 3,764 ratings
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100

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4.10 avg rating — 641,809 ratings
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1,009 books · 140 voters · list created October 30th, 2011 by Penny (votes) .
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Penny 813 books
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Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 3384 books
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MBP 7547 books
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Saskia 2228 books
10 friends
Th[E]pic Reader 141 books
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Rebecca 3178 books
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Suzanne 8822 books
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guiltlessreader 1571 books
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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Lol, I recognize nine of these books! The funny thing is, I'm a Sophomore in High School:D


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I had more than a few of these in high school - I went to rather old-fashioned schools, though...


message 3: by LindaJ^ (new)

LindaJ^ I read some of these in high school (all the Shakespeare), but none in college. Some I read while I was in high school/college; not because they were assigned but because they fit my interests at the time. Many are classics I have more recently challenged myself to read. Others I have never heard of!


message 4: by Penny (new)

Penny The novels I read were because I was doing English Literature papers. Women's fiction, Modern (20th century) Fiction, Romantic Literature, Renaissance Literature etc etc. And later on, some were for my 3 Writing diplomas - Diploma in Creative Writing, Advanced Diploma in Creative Writing (Novel) and Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing (Novel). We looked at very eclectic ranges of work from popular fiction to what is often termed 'classic'. I didn't enjoy them all but I'm glad I can say I've read them!


message 5: by Echord (last edited Apr 06, 2018 04:09PM) (new)

Echord I've read a number of these, but most of them weren't in college. I read most of them either before or after my college years (mostly before). lol


message 6: by Penny (new)

Penny Echord wrote: "I've read a number of these, but most of them weren't in college. I read most of them either before or after my college years (mostly before). lol"

Lucky, or perhaps unlucky (in some cases) you!


message 7: by Echord (new)

Echord Lucky, or perhaps unlucky (in some cases) you! "

Mostly lucky since I liked a good chunk of them, though there's def a few standout exceptions that I absolutely hated. lol


message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

deleted user wrote: "Lol, I recognize nine of these books! The funny thing is, I'm a Sophomore in High School:D"

I also had to read many of these in high school. I can't imagine being asked to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in college.


message 9: by Penny (new)

Penny Sometimes a book is set at University level to show as a 'what not to do' when it comes to writing. You read a book and then you pick it apart...


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads That is certainly the case in grad school (I'm thinking of a historiography course in particular).


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I could only envision reading Harry Potter in grad school if one were doing a specialization in children's literature.


message 12: by [deleted user] (new)

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "I could only envision reading Harry Potter in grad school if one were doing a specialization in children's literature."

That makes sense.


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