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Epic Reads of a Lifetime

This is a list of books that one should read in a lifetime. It covers remarkable works. How many have you read?
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
1
Paulo Coelho
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
3
Yann Martel
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
4
John Green
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
6
Herman Melville
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
7
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
9
Dan Brown
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
10
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
11
Margaret Atwood
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
12
Suzanne Collins
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
13
Anthony Burgess
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
14
Alexandre Dumas
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
15
Ernest Hemingway
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
16
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
17
Jk Rowling
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
18
Agatha Christie
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E.B. White
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
20
Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
21
Jane Austen
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
22
Miguel De Cervantes
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
23
Stieg Larsson
Alice in the Wonderland
Alice in the Wonderland
24
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
25
Charles Dickens
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
26
Khaled Hosseini
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
27
Cormac McCarthy
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
28
Lois Lowry
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
29
Bram Stoker
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
30
L.M. Montgomery
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
31
Philip Pullman
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
32
Markus Zusak
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
Phantom Tollbooth (Juster, Norton)
Phantom Tollbooth
34
Juster, Norton
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
35
Audrey Niffenegger
Sherlock Holmes (Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
36
Doyle
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
37
Salman Rushdie
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
38
J.R.R. Tolkien
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
39
Ray Bradbury
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
40
Chinua Achebe
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