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800+ Books to Read in a Lifetime TBR - Page 19

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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The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
721
T. S. Eliot
The Ice Palace (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Ice Palace
722
Tarjei Vesaas
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
723
Tayari Jones
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
724
Tayeb Salih
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief
725
Teju Cole
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
726
Tennesee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
727
Tennessee Williams
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
728
Tennessee Williams
The Terror of History (Teofilo Ruiz)
The Terror of History
729
Teofilo Ruiz
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
730
Theodore Dreiser
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
731
Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
732
Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
733
Thomas Hardy
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
734
Thomas Hardy
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Thomas Hughes)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
735
Thomas Hughes
The Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson)
The Declaration of Independence
736
Thomas Jefferson
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
737
Thomas Keneally
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
738
Thomas Mann
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
739
Thornton Wilder
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
740
Thornton Wilder
Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen)
Tell Me a Riddle
741
Tillie Olsen
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
742
Tim Winton
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
743
Tim Winton
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
744
Tom Stoppard
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
745
Tom Stoppard
The Invention of Love (Tom Stoppard)
The Invention of Love
746
Tom Stoppard
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
747
Toni Morrison
God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
748
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
749
Toni Morrison
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
750
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
751
Toni Morrison
Common People (Tony Birch)
Common People
752
Tony Birch
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf
753
Tr. Seamus Heaney
Gilgamesh (Tr. Stephen Mitchell)
Gilgamesh
754
Tr. Stephen Mitchell
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
755
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
756
Truman Capote
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
757
Umberto Eco
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
758
Upton Sinclair
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
759
V.S. Naipaul
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
760
V.S. Naipaul
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