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300 Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once

These titles crop up again and again on lists and in popular culture. Do yourself a favor and check them out...at least once.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
3
J.K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
7
Anne Frank
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
8
J.D. Salinger
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
9
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
11
Charlotte Brontë
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
12
J.R.R.Tolkien
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
13
William Shakespeare
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
14
C.S. Lewis
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
17
Suzanne Collins
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
18
Markus Zusak
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
19
Lois Lowry
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
20
Khaled Hosseini
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
21
E.B. White
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
22
Lewis Carroll
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
23
Louisa May Alcott
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
24
John Steinbeck
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
25
Emily Brontë
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
26
Elie Wiesel
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
27
Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
28
Mark Twain
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
29
Oscar Wilde
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
30
William Shakespeare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
31
Douglas Adams
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
32
Aldous Huxley
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
33
Victor Hugo
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
34
Arthur Golden
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
35
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
36
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
37
Paulo Coelho
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
38
Charles Dickens
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
39
Alice Walker
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
40
Kathryn Stockett
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