Like most of the rest of you, I adore the Russians, with Crime and Punishment being my favorite.
Tale of Two Cities.
For American literature I'd go with anything by Hemingway.
Love feminist works. Too many to name.
For less weighty reading, I love mid-twentieth-century sci fi. But that's a different thread.
SIEQ, I agree. Potter has certain merits, but lacks the kind of literary innovation that distinguishes true masterful literature from just unusually well-written fiction.
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