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1001 Novels to Read

This list contains an array of books from award-winning to popular. Other qualities books in this list contain are how impactful or controversial they are and falling into the category of regular 'ole classics as well as modern classics. Books in this list range from all genres. Apologies if I missed a book that should have been added to this list.
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The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
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Kobo Abe
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
2
Elizabeth Acevedo
A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
3
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
4
Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
5
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
6
Chinua Achebe
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
7
André Aciman
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
8
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
9
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
10
Richard Adams
Stay With Me (Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀)
Stay With Me
11
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
12
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
13
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
The Oresteia
14
Aeschylus
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
15
Aesop
Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
Love, Rosie
16
Cecelia Ahern
P.S. I Love You (Cecelia Ahern)
P.S. I Love You
17
Cecelia Ahern
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
18
Ama Ata Aidoo
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
19
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
20
Alaa Al Aswany
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
21
Mitch Albom
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
22
Mitch Albom
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
23
Louisa May Alcott
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
24
Naomi Alderman
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
25
Michelle Alexander
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
26
Sherman Alexie
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (Nujood Ali)
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
27
Nujood Ali
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
28
Dante Alighieri
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
29
Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
30
Isabel Allende
How the García Girls Lost Their Accent (Julia Alvarez)
How the García Girls Lost Their Accent
31
Julia Alvarez
#GIRLBOSS (Sophia Amoruso)
#GIRLBOSS
32
Sophia Amoruso
The Complete Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Fairy Tales
33
Hans Christian Andersen
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
34
Laurie Halse Anderson
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
35
M.T. Anderson
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
36
V.C. Andrews
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
37
Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
38
Maya Angelou
The Arabian Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights
39
Anonymous
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
40
Anonymous
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