Best Books Syllabus (updated)
I’d love it if someone, whose tastes are similar to my own, would give me a syllabus of decent books to read, to save me the trouble of having to sample and discard so many. With that in mind, I’ve decided to list my favorite books for those of you who may also be struggling. This list is as unpretentious as I could make it. Many books that I respect but that didn’t agree with me (Joyce’s Ulysses for instance), didn’t make this list. The following books are simply my favorite