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25 Books Every Book Lover Should Read

"Books have the power to inspire our imagination, transport us to faraway worlds, and make us think and feel deeply. Luckily, bibliophiles of all ages have a wealth of excellent fiction and nonfiction books to choose from. Here, we've gathered up 25 books every book lover should read—from classic novels to contemporary bestsellers" -mentalfloss
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Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
1
Hermann Hesse
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
2
Virgil
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
3
Viktor Frankl
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
5
Henry David Thoreau
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6
Milan Kundera
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
Saving Fish From Drowning (Amy Tan)
Saving Fish From Drowning
8
Amy Tan
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
9
Norton Juster
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
10
Lao-Tzu
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
11
Joyce Carol Oates
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
12
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr., Maira Kalman and E.B. White)
The Elements of Style
13
William Strunk Jr., Maira Kalman and E.B. White
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
14
Roald Dahl
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
15
Gabriel García Marquez
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
16
Maya Angelou
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
17
Robert M. Pirsig
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
20
Ernest Hemingway
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
21
Ellen Raskin
The Happiness Project (Gretchen Rubin)
The Happiness Project
22
Gretchen Rubin
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
23
Louisa May Alcott
Sleepingk Dreaming, and Dying (Dalai Lama (14th))
Sleepingk Dreaming, and Dying
24
Dalai Lama (14th)
The Devil Finds Work (James Baldwin)
The Devil Finds Work
25
James Baldwin
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