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45 Books You Should Have Read

45 books to be read in order to develope your literary depth. Mostly fiction, a few non-fiction - all great pieces of literature.
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
1
Kate Chopin
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
2
Chinua Achebe
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
4
Jostein Gaarder
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
6
Virginia Woolf
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8
J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
10
Jane Austen
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
11
Virginia Woolf
S.C.U.M. Manifesto (Valerie Solanas)
S.C.U.M. Manifesto
12
Valerie Solanas
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
13
Rupi Kaur
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
14
Bernhard Schlink
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
15
J.K. Rowling
Egalia's Daughters (Gerd Brantenberg)
Egalia's Daughters
16
Gerd Brantenberg
The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)
The Edible Woman
17
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
18
J.K. Rowling
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
19
Eve Ensler
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
20
Virginia Woolf
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
21
Mark Haddon
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
22
Douglas Adams
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
23
Nicole Krauss
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
24
J.K. Rowling
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
25
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
26
Haruki Murakami
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
27
Virginia Woolf
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
28
J.K. Rowling
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
29
Helen Fielding
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
30
Sylvia Plath
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
31
J.K. Rowling
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years
32
Virginia Woolf
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
33
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
34
Arthur Miller
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
35
J.K.Rowling
The Sun and Her Flowers (Rupi Kaur)
The Sun and Her Flowers
36
Rupi Kaur
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson
37
Emily Dickinson
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
38
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
39
J.K. Rowling
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
40
Roald Dahl
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