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400 Books to Read by 40

I'm turning 32 soon. Here is a list of books to aim to finish over the next 8 years (and I'm sure there will be thousands more published that I want to read too)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos (Judy Batalion)
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
2
Judy Batalion
The Crime and the Silence: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime ­Jedwabne (Anna Bikont)
The Crime and the Silence: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime ­Jedwabne
3
Anna Bikont
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
4
Ian McEwan
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
5
Charlotte Brontë
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
6
Nicole Krauss
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
7
Alex Michaelides
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook
8
Matthew Quick
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
This Is Where I Leave You
9
Jonathan Tropper
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
10
Rebecca Skloot
Love on the Brain (Ali Hazelwood)
Love on the Brain
11
Ali Hazelwood
Love, Theoretically (Ali Hazelwood)
Love, Theoretically
12
Ali Hazelwood
Sandy Hook (Elizabeth Williamson)
Sandy Hook
13
Elizabeth Williamson
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
14
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
15
Matt Haig
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
16
Gabrielle Zevin
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
17
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
18
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto Is Back (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Carrie Soto Is Back
19
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Shark Heart (Emily Habeck)
Shark Heart
20
Emily Habeck
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
21
Douglas Stuart
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
22
Hanya Yanagihara
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
23
Min Jin Lee
Reminders of Him (Colleen Hoover)
Reminders of Him
24
Colleen Hoover
Regretting You (Colleen Hoover)
Regretting You
25
Colleen Hoover
Heart Bones (Colleen Hoover)
Heart Bones
26
Colleen Hoover
The Winners (Fredrik Backman)
The Winners
27
Fredrik Backman
Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
Still Alice
28
Lisa Genova
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
29
Ursula Hegi
Moonwalking With Einstein (Joshua Foer)
Moonwalking With Einstein
30
Joshua Foer
Dawn (Elie Wiesel)
Dawn
31
Elie Wiesel
Day (Eliel Wiesel)
Day
32
Eliel Wiesel
Lovely Green Eyes (Arnost Lustig)
Lovely Green Eyes
33
Arnost Lustig
We Are the Brennans (Tracey Lange)
We Are the Brennans
34
Tracey Lange
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
35
Emily Bronte
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
36
Margaret Mitchell
Happy Place (Emily Henry)
Happy Place
37
Emily Henry
Things You Save in a Fire (Katherine Center)
Things You Save in a Fire
38
Katherine Center
What You Wish for (Katherine Center)
What You Wish For
39
Katherine Center
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
40
Sally Rooney
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