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800+ Books to Read in a Lifetime TBR - Page 12

I believe this challenge makes a quality mid-size lifetime TBR. It consists of the better books I have already read and can recommend, along with some of the more "essential" books on my personal TBRs. I have added a few dozen extra works by contemporary authors to round out the challenge.
The challenge could be reduced in size somewhat by omitting categories you might not enjoy eg. modern foreign language fiction, children's works etc.
Message to other book list publishers only: PLEASE do NOT put spaces between initials in an author's name when creating a new icon.
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Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
441
John Williams
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
442
John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
443
John Wyndham
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
444
Jonathan Franzen
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
445
Jonathan Swift
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
446
Jorge Luis Borges
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
447
Jorge Luis Borges
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
448
Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
449
Joseph Conrad
Youth (Joseph Conrad)
Youth
450
Joseph Conrad
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
451
Joseph Heller
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
452
Jostein Gaarder
Down the Rabbit Hole (Juan Pablo Villalobos)
Down the Rabbit Hole
453
Juan Pablo Villalobos
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
454
Juan Rulfo
The Burning Plain (Juan Rulfo)
The Burning Plain
455
Juan Rulfo
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
456
Judith Viorst
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
457
Judy Blume
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
458
Jules Verne
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
459
Jules Verne
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
460
Julia Phillips
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot
461
Julian Barnes
Talking It Over (Julian Barnes)
Talking It Over
462
Julian Barnes
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
463
Julian Barnes
In Praise of Shadows (Junichiro Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows
464
Junichiro Tanizaki
Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
465
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
466
Kahlil Gibran
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
467
Kamel Daoud
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
468
Kate Chopin
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
469
Kate Grenville
A Pale View of Hills (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Pale View of Hills
470
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
471
Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
472
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
473
Kazuo Ishiguro
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
474
Ken Kesey
Wake in Fright (Kenneth Cook)
Wake in Fright
475
Kenneth Cook
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
476
Kenneth Grahame
Benediction (Kent Haruf)
Benediction
477
Kent Haruf
Eventide (Kent Haruf)
Eventide
478
Kent Haruf
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
479
Kent Haruf
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
480
Kent Haruf
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