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500 Books to Read

A personal to read list that I put together. Ranging from non-fiction to literary fiction to sci-fi and true crime.
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The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
1
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
2
Chinua Achebe
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
3
André Aciman
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
5
Richard Adams
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
6
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
7
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
8
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
9
James Agee
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
10
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
11
Louisa May Alcott
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
12
Alexander
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
13
Sherman Alexie
Infidel
Infidel
14
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
15
Dante Alighieri
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
16
Isabel Allende
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea
17
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
18
Isabel Allende
Skellig (David Almond)
Skellig
19
David Almond
Undaunted Courage
Undaunted Courage
20
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
21
Martin Amis
The Bridge on the Drina
The Bridge on the Drina
22
The Heart of a Woman
The Heart of a Woman
23
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
24
Maya Angelou
Highly Sensitive Person (Elaine Aron)
Highly Sensitive Person
25
Elaine Aron
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
26
Iaac Asimov
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
27
Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin (Canada)
The Blind Assassin (Canada)
28
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
29
Margaret Atwood
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
30
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
31
Jane Austen
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
32
Fredrik Backman
Holy Blood Holy Grail
Holy Blood Holy Grail
33
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
34
James Baldwin
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
35
J.G. Ballard
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
36
Iain Banks
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
37
Julian Barnes
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
38
John M. Barry
Death's Acre (William Bass)
Death's Acre
39
William Bass
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
40
John Berendt
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