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800+ Books to Read in a Lifetime TBR - Page 2

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 Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
41
Alice Sebold
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
42
Alice Walker
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
43
Alistair MacLean
Fear and Trembling (Amelie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
44
Amelie Nothomb
Hygiene and the Assassin (Amelie Nothomb)
Hygiene and the Assassin
45
Amelie Nothomb
Loving Sabotage (Amelie Nothomb)
Loving Sabotage
46
Amelie Nothomb
The Character of Rain (Amelie Nothomb)
The Character of Rain
47
Amelie Nothomb
The Life of Hunger (Amelie Nothomb)
The Life of Hunger
48
Amelie Nothomb
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
49
Amy Tan
Man's Fate (André Malraux)
Man's Fate
50
André Malraux
Such Small Hands (Andres Barba)
Such Small Hands
51
Andres Barba
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
52
Andrew Sean Greer
The 13-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths)
The 13-Storey Treehouse
53
Andy Griffiths
The 26-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths)
The 26-Storey Treehouse
54
Andy Griffiths
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
55
Ann Patchett
Truth & Beauty (Ann Patchett)
Truth & Beauty
56
Ann Patchett
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
57
Anne Brontë
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
58
Anne Frank
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
59
Anne Tyler
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
60
Annie Proux
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
61
Anonymous
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
62
Anthony Burgess
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
63
Anthony Trollope
The Warden (Anthony Trollope)
The Warden
64
Anthony Trollope
Night Flight (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Night Flight
65
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
66
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Ivanov (Anton Chekhov)
Ivanov
67
Anton Chekhov
Selected Stories (Anton Chekhov)
Selected Stories
68
Anton Chekhov
Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
Three Sisters
69
Anton Chekhov
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
70
Anton Chekhov
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
71
Anton Chekov
The Seagull (Anton Chekov)
The Seagull
72
Anton Chekov
Birds (Aristophanes)
Birds
73
Aristophanes
Clouds (Aristophanes)
Clouds
74
Aristophanes
Frogs (Aristophanes)
Frogs
75
Aristophanes
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
76
Aristophanes
The Knights (Aristophanes)
The Knights
77
Aristophanes
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
78
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
79
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
80
Arthur Conan Doyle
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