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Christina C.’s Ten Favorite Books

Top Ten List Contributor

desolation angels

1. Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac
Ahhhh Ti Jean…in my eyes you’re best

2. Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Zany and great

3. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
One of those life books you can always refer back to

4. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The first to open my eyes to a whole new world

5. The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
It just keeps you hooked

6. The First Third by Neal Cassady
Oh the man behind the curtain….how interesting

7. Kerouac: A Biography by Ann Charters
very informative, exactly what you’re kind of wondering while reading his books

8. Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg by Carolyn Cassady
A woman’s point of view of some very interesting men

9. SMUT (aka Trashy Romances) by certain authors
Always have to have a no brainer here and there

10. The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey by Linda Greenlaw
Living in Downeast Maine…Fishing is a part of life

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Author: Top Ten List Contributor Tags: iu, top ten Category: On Literature, Your Top Ten Books May 18, 2013

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