Great books that hung on in my head

Here's a great list of books that I've read at various times in my life -- some recently and others a long time ago. They are as varied as the years have been, but they share the commonality of being particularly memorable to me. Some I've loved without reservation, some not so much but still they've hung on. Recently I published the list on Facebook and I couldn't let it die there. Here it comes.

John Updike's Rabbit books

The Color of Water

A Marvelous Work of Staggering Genius

The Book of Mormon

Taylor Hartman's Color Code

Confederacy of Dunces

To Kill a Mockingbird

Of Mice and Men

Tess of the D'Ubervilles

Silas Marner

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey

Year of Magical Thinking

Angela's Ashes

A Prayer for Owen Meany

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

The Chosen

All the Pretty Horses

The World According to Garp

I know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Great Gatsby

Shipping News

Gone With the Wind

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Poisonwood Bible