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45 Classic Books Everyone Should Read According to Alot.com

actually 44... (shrug - after recheck)
"Thanks to years of assigned readings in tedious school classes, many people avoid classic literature like the plague after they've grown up. If you fit this description, it's time to see what you've been missing! These 45 classic books are bound to enlighten, entertain, and leave you sounding incredibly well-read at your next dinner party." - living.alot.com
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The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
1
Suzanne Collins
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
3
John Steinbeck
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
4
Toni Morrison
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
5
Bret Easton Ellis
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
6
Homer
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
7
Maya Angelou
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
8
Jane Austen
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
9
Herman Melville
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
10
Zora Neale Hurston
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
11
Paulo Coelho
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
12
Alice Sebold
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
13
Khaled Hosseini
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
14
John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
16
Virginia Woolf
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
17
Mary Shelley
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
18
Nathaniel Hawthorne
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
19
Harper Lee
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
20
George Orwell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
22
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
23
Sylvia Plath
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
24
Jane Austen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
25
Louisa May Alcott
The Awakening (Chopin, Kate)
The Awakening
26
Chopin, Kate
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
27
Homer
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
28
Emily Brontë
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
29
Truman Capote
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
30
Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
31
Charlotte Bronte
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
32
Frank McCourt
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
33
Aldous Huxley
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
34
Charles Dickens
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
35
Margaret Atwood
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
36
C.S Lewis
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
37
Willa Cather
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
38
Alice Walker
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
39
Leo Tolstoy
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
40
Tennessee Williams
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