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100 Most Popular Books You Should've Read by Now

Every well read or a literary scholar has read or at the least heard of the following classic works of literature. How many have you read?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
10
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling - 2000)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling - 2000
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R Tolkein
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Chronicles of Narnia (C S Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
C S Lewis
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Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
15
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott,
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adam)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adam
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Mary Shelley
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
26
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
27
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
28
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
33
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
34
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
36
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez, Tr. Gregory Rabassa)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez, Tr. Gregory Rabassa
37
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
38
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkein
39
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
40
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
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