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1001 Books Before 40

According to Goodreads, my bookcases and memory, these are books I read before my 40th birthday. Some books forgotten, some overlooked, some grouped for neatness. Have you read them? Can you list 1001 Books Before 40?
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13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
1
Jay Asher
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
3
Arthur C. Clarke
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
4
John Buchan
48 (James Herbert)
48
5
James Herbert
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
6
Nick Hornby
The Absolute Sandman One (Neil Gaiman)
The Absolute Sandman One
7
Neil Gaiman
The Absolute Sandman Vol 2 (Neil Gaiman)
The Absolute Sandman Vol 2
8
Neil Gaiman
The Absolutist (John Boyne)
The Absolutist
9
John Boyne
The Acid House
The Acid House
10
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
11
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
12
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Afterlife of Holly Chase (Cynthia Hand)
The Afterlife of Holly Chase
13
Cynthia Hand
Afterlight (Alex Scarrow)
Afterlight
14
Alex Scarrow
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (M.C. Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
15
M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (M.C.Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
16
M.C.Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (M.C. Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
17
M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (M.C. Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
18
M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (M.C. Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
19
M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (M.C.Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
20
M.C.Beaton
The Age of Consent (George Monbiot)
The Age of Consent
21
George Monbiot
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
22
Anne Brontë
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
23
Margaret Atwood
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
24
Lewis Carroll
All the Best People (Sonja Yoerg)
All the Best People
25
Sonja Yoerg
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
26
Anthony Doerr
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
27
Cormac McCarthy
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
28
Veronica Roth
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
29
Philip Pullman
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
30
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
31
Bret Easton Ellis
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
32
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
33
Jay Anson
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
34
Jo Walton
An Inspector Calls (J.B. Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
35
J.B. Priestley
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
36
Iain Pears
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
37
Neil Gaiman
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
38
Neal Stephenson
And Then I Met Margaret (Rob White)
And Then I Met Margaret
39
Rob White
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
40
Agatha Christie
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