Published on 20/11/16
Twelve fiction books written by American writers to read before you go to uni - "to impress your peers with how cultured and well-rounded you are"- Ms Kedie
	- The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
 
	- The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
 
	- Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
 
	- Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
 
	- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
 
	- The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
 
	- In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
 
	- The Color Purple - Alice Walker
 
	- The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Attwood
 
	- We Need to Talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
 
	- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
 
	-  Room - Emma Donoghue
 
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See the email from Ms Kedie for more info on the books and their film adaptations