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100 Best Must-Read Books of All Time - Page 2

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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
41
Lois Lowry
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
42
Khaled Hosseini
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
43
Kathryn Stockett
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
44
Vladimir Nabokov
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
45
George R.R. Martin
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
46
Alexandre Dumas
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
47
Joseph Heller
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
48
Leo Tolstoy
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
49
J. K. Rowling
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
50
Thomas Harris
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
51
Oscar Wilde
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
52
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
53
Douglas Adams
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
54
Orson Scott Card
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
55
Margaret Mitchell
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
56
Dennis Lehane
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
57
Emily Bronte
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
58
Agatha Christie
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
59
John Green
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
60
Louisa May Alcott
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
61
Leigh Bardugo
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
62
Mark Manson
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
63
Leo Tolstoy
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
64
Frank Herbert
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
65
Kurt Vonnegut
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
66
Marissa Meyer
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
67
Thomas Harris
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
68
Anthony Burgess
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
69
A.J. Finn
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
70
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
71
J.K. Rowling
Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
Throne of Glass
72
Sarah J. Maas
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
73
Gillian Flynn
Mistress Suffragette (Diana Forbes)
Mistress Suffragette
74
Diana Forbes
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
75
J.K. Rowling
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
76
Suzanne Collins
Ready Player Oner (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player Oner
77
Ernest Cline
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
78
Jay Asher
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
79
Angie Thomas
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
80
S.J. Watson
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