The Best Summer Reads of All Time

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Entertaining does not have to be synonymous with trash. Some on this list are serious, some are funny, and some will keep you up all night. But all are unforgettable.

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Published Jun. 15 2018 10:57PM EDT

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Decades ago, some dolt at a publishing company decided that summer should be the time for light reading, and for some inexplicable reason, the whole industry went along with this notion.

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The Best Summer Reads of All Time

Entertaining does not have to be synonymous with trash. Some on this list are serious, some are funny, and some will keep you up all night. But all are unforgettable.

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The Best Summer Reads of All Time

Entertaining does not have to be synonymous with trash. Some on this list are serious, some are funny, and some will keep you up all night. But all are unforgettable.

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