1,000 Famous Books You Should Read

Here is a list of 1,000 famous and popular books. I do not mean to say these are the best 1,000 books ever, as I have not read many of these. These are just 1,000 famous books that are frequently talked about. So, how many have you read? Have you read all 1,000? If you have… that is impressive and we are going to need to see some proof. Enjoy!

(I have come to realize that "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner is on here twice. If you have read it, lucky for you, we are running a read one, get two deal now.)

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....And Ladies of the Club (Helen Hooven Santmeyer)

....And Ladies of the Club

1

Helen Hooven Santmeyer

11/22/63 (Stephen King)

11/22/63

2

Stephen King

12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)

12 Years a Slave

3

Solomon Northrup

The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)

The 120 Days of Sodom

4

Marquis De Sade

1984 (George Orwell)

1984

5

George Orwell

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

6

Jules Verne

2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)

2001: A Space Odyssey

7

Arthur C. Clarke

2666 (Roberto Bolano)

2666

8

Roberto Bolano

A (Andy Warhol)

A

9

Andy Warhol

The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)

The ABC Murders

10

Agatha Christie

Abe Lincoln Grows Up (Carl Sandburg)

Abe Lincoln Grows Up

11

Carl Sandburg

The Abolition of Man (C.S. Lewis)

The Abolition of Man

12

C.S. Lewis

Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)

Absalom, Absalom!

13

William Faulkner

Across Five Aprils (Irene Hunt)

Across Five Aprils

14

Irene Hunt

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (John Steinbeck)

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

15

John Steinbeck

Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)

Ada or Ardor

16

Vladimir Nabokov

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

17

Mark Twain

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

18

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

19

Mark Twain

The Aeneid (Virgil)

The Aeneid

20

Virgil

Aesop's Fables (Aesop)

Aesop's Fables

21

Aesop

Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)

Against the Day

22

Thomas Pynchon

The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)

The Age of Innocence

23

Edith Wharton

Agnes Grey (Anne Bronte)

Agnes Grey

24

Anne Bronte

The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

The Alchemist

25

Paulo Coelho

The Aleph (Jorge Luis Borges)

The Aleph

26

Jorge Luis Borges

Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)

Alexander Hamilton

27

Ron Chernow

The Alexiad (Anna Comnena)

The Alexiad

28

Anna Comnena

Alice Through the Looking-Glass (L. Carroll)

Alice Through the Looking-Glass

29

L. Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

30

Lewis Carroll

All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)

All the King's Men

31

Robert Penn Warren

All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)

All's Well That Ends Well

32

William Shakespeare

The Ambassadors (Henry James)

The Ambassadors

33

Henry James

American Gods (Neil Gaiman)

American Gods

34

Neil Gaiman

American Pastoral (Philip Roth)

American Pastoral

35

Philip Roth

American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)

American Psycho

36

Bret Easton Ellis

Amy Foster (Joseph Conrad)

Amy Foster

37

Joseph Conrad

An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)

An Artist of the Floating World

38

Kazuo Ishiguro

Analects of Confucius

Analects of Confucius

39

Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)

Anansi Boys

40

Neil Gaiman

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