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100 Books You Must Read Starter List - Page 2

A starter 100 Books You Must Read list. Nothing that you won't find on a lot of lists, so you might as well kick things off with this list.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
41
Mary Shelley
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
42
John Green
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
43
Stieg Larsson
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
44
John Steinbeck
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
45
Truman Capote
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
46
J.K. Rowling
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
47
Betty Smith
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
48
Alice Walker
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
49
Joseph Heller
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
50
Stephen King
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
51
Richard Adams
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
52
Orson Scott Card
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
53
Lewis Carroll
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
54
Leo Tolstoy
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
55
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
56
Arthur Golden
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
57
Daphne Du Maurier
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
58
Ernest Hemingway
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
59
William Goldman
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
60
Charles Dickens
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
61
George R.R. Martin
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
62
Yann Martel
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
63
Ken Follett
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
64
Roald Dahl
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
65
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
66
Victor Hugo
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
67
Bram Stoker
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
68
Suzanne Collins
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
69
Edgar Allen Poe
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
70
Sue Monk Kidd
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
71
Sara Gruen
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
72
Pearl S. Buck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
73
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
74
Barbara Kingsolver
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
75
Audrey Niffenegger
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
76
John Irving
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
77
Rebecca Skloot
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
78
Agatha Christie
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
79
Colleen McCullough
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
80
Jeannette Walls
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