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22 Books You Pretend You've Read - But Actually Haven't

Most people lie and say they’ve read these classic books to seem smarter, according to a survey in The Guardian.
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations
2
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
3
The Bible
The Bible
4
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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5
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
6
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
7
Lolita
Lolita
8
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
9
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
10
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
11
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
12
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
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13
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
14
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
15
Ulysses
Ulysses
16
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
17
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
18
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
19
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
20
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
21
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
22
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
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