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800+ Books to Read in a Lifetime TBR - Page 4

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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Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
121
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
122
Chinua Achebe
Mischief (Chris Wilson)
Mischief
123
Chris Wilson
Storm Boy (Colin Thiele)
Storm Boy
124
Colin Thiele
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
125
Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
126
Colson Whitehead
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
127
Cormac McCarthy
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
128
Cormac McCarthy
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
129
Cormac McCarthy
Ellen's Lion (Crockett Johnson)
Ellen's Lion
130
Crockett Johnson
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
131
Crockett Johnson
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
132
D. H. Lawrence
Shyness & Dignity (Dag Solstad)
Shyness & Dignity
133
Dag Solstad
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
134
Daniel Defoe
Measuring the World (Daniel Kehlmann)
Measuring the World
135
Daniel Kehlmann
Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
Inferno
136
Dante Alighieri
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
137
Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
138
Daphne Du Maurier
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
139
Daphne Du Maurier
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
140
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
141
Dashiell Hammett
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
142
Dava Sobel
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
143
Dave Eggers
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
144
David Bodanis
Harland's Half Acre (David Malouf)
Harland's Half Acre
145
David Malouf
Johnno (David Malouf)
Johnno
146
David Malouf
Ransom (David Malouf)
Ransom
147
David Malouf
Reader's Block (David Markson)
Reader's Block
148
David Markson
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
149
David Nicholls
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
150
Denis Johnson
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
151
Denis Johnson
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
152
Dino Buzzati
Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
153
Don Delillo
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
154
Don Delillo
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
155
Donna Tartt
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
156
Dorothy Allison
Blinky Bill (Dorothy Wall)
Blinky Bill
157
Dorothy Wall
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
158
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
159
Douglas Adams
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity (Douglas Murray)
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
160
Douglas Murray
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