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161 Essential Books to Read - Page 2

This list contains 161 books for me to read as soon as possible. Includes classics, recent releases, and books to read just for fun.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
41
Alexandre Dumas
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
42
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
43
Mark Twain
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
44
Michelle Obama
Pax (Sara Pennypacker)
Pax
45
Sara Pennypacker
Promised Land (Barack Obams)
Promised Land
46
Barack Obams
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
47
Toni Morrison
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
48
Bill Bryson
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
49
Stephen Hawking
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
50
Oscar Wilde
H.P. Lovecraft Cthulu Mythos Tales (H.P. Lovecraft)
H.P. Lovecraft Cthulu Mythos Tales
51
H.P. Lovecraft
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
52
Anne Frank
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
53
Aldous Huxley
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel (Margaret Atwood & Renée Nault)
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
54
Margaret Atwood & Renée Nault
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
55
Mark Haddon
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
56
Kurt Vonnegut
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
57
Ransom Riggs
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
58
Jeannette Walls
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book (Johanna Basford)
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book
59
Johanna Basford
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
60
Andy Weir
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
61
Lauren Weisberger
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
62
Mitch Albom
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
63
Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
64
Neil Gaiman
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
65
Laura Hillenbrand
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
66
John Steinbeck
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
67
Frank Herbert
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
68
Donna Tartt
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
69
Victor Hugo
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
70
Malcom Gladwell
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
71
Kingsolver, Barbara
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
72
Marissa Meyer
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
73
Erin Morgenstern
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
74
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
75
Gregory Maguire
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
76
Anthony Burgess
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
77
Mitch Albom
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
78
Sylvia Plath
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
79
Gail Honeyman
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
80
Delia Owens
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