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35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime

I know you've seen a lot of "stuff you gotta read before you die" and "omg death comes for us all read these books because your life is but vapour in the breadth of eternity" lists. But THIS one! This one, I SWEAR, is the real deal. These are the books you REALLY should read before you die.
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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 and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3
J.K. Rowling
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
7
Anne Frank
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
10
Louisa May Alcott
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Seven Fallen Feathers (Tanya Talaga)
Seven Fallen Feathers
13
Tanya Talaga
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
16
E.B. White
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
17
C.S. Lewis
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
19
William Golding
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
20
Khaled Hosseini
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
21
John Steinbeck
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
22
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
23
William Shakespeare
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
24
Charles Dickens
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
25
Sylvia Plath
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
26
Douglas Adams
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
27
Emily Brontë
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
29
Lewis Carroll
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
30
Mary Shelley
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
31
Arundhati Roy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
32
Mark Twain
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
33
Kurt Vonnegut
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
34
Suzanne Collins
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
35
Jane Austen
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