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I recently turned 25 and realized that there\u00a0are a lot of things that I don\u2019t know about that I would like to know more about. One of them is fiction. I rarely, rarely read fiction. Part of the reason is that I feel guilty reading fiction, like I am cheating on my non-fiction partner. I say to myself, \u201cIf I am going to be reading, I should be reading non-fiction.\u201d However, like any good 19th c. Mormon knows, there is enough of me to go around. So I am looking for you all to set me up by recommending a few books in each of the following categories:
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\n1. Mormon Literature. I really have only read The Backslider<\/i>, which I loved. Are there other \u201cclassics\u201d or future classics out there?<\/p>\n

2. Latin American Literature. I haven\u2019t really read anything here.<\/p>\n

3. Indian Literature. I know that there have been a ton of highly acclaimed novels coming out of India and Indian diaspora in recent years, but I don\u2019t really know where to start.<\/p>\n

4. African American Literature. I haven\u2019t even read Beloved<\/i> even though I bought it many years ago. It\u2019s that bad. <\/p>\n

I\u2019d also take open suggestions either for other categories of literature or other novels that are particularly good. Please explain your choices to help me figure out what I want to start with!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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