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| An overview of literature and genre fiction recommended by /lit/.
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| =Literature=
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| ==By country==
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| ===Fantasy===
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| |colspan=6|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4> | | |colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;" align="center"| |
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| |colspan=6 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series''' | | |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Literature by origin|Literature by origin]]'''</h3>[[File:Ulysses235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Literature by origin]] |
| | |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Literature by type|Literature by type]]'''</h3>[[File:Menwithoutwomen235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Literature by type]] |
| | |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Genre fiction|Genre fiction]]'''</h3>[[File:Lotr1sted235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Genre fiction]] |
| | |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Non-fiction|Non-fiction]]'''</h3>[[File:Kritik235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Non-fiction]] |
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small> | | |colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| Completely new to reading and feeling overwhelmed? [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/e/e2/1365475090228.jpg Check out the /lit/ starter kit.] [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/3/3f/Start_with_the_greeks.jpg Or maybe you'd like to start with the Greeks?] [[Poetry|Alternatively if you're looking to get into poetry, you can start here.]] |
| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
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| |colspan=6 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations''' | | |colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| A general collection of recommended reading charts can be found [[Charts|here]] and [[:Category:Charts|here]]. Charts for specific authors can be found [[Recommended_Reading_Charts_(by_Author)|here]]. |
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
| | |colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| Still need help finding ebooks? [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/2/2e/1373256590041.png Try out some of these.] |
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
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| |rowspan=1 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
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| |colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential works'''
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|A Doll's House]]''<br/>(1879)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|Growth of the Soil]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|Hunger]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|The Wild Duck]]''<br/>(1884)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Wreath]]''<br/>(1920)<br/>by Sigrid Undset</small>
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| |colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
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| |colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
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| |colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
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| |rowspan=2 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
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| =Genre fiction=
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| ==By genre==
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| ===Fantasy===
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| {|{{Prettytable}}
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| |colspan=6|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4>
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| |colspan=6 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series'''
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
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| |style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
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| |colspan=6 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
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| |rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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| |colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
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| |rowspan=1 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
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| | |colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| Omissions? Errors? Comments? [[Talk:Recommended Reading/sub|Let us know]]! |
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