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A Bucket List of Books (1,500 Novels, Biographies, Essays, Memoirs, Plays, Science, Science Fiction and Sports Books). Updated to 2021 - Page 11

Most lists of "essential books" are flawed in some manner. They are either too short ("top 50 books for men", or too old (no books from the last 50 years). Other book lists fail to include essays, plays, rock and roll memoirs, science books, and science fiction. Other lists fall short in providing a true world view. I tried to get a solid sampling from every genre and from most countries. This list was created by taking the best of 15 lists. I then added several years of recommended books from the The Week, and foreign language recommended books. I then added my favorites to the list if they were not already there. Enjoy!
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Everything I Don't Remember (Jonas Hassen Khemiri)
Everything I Don't Remember
401
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
402
Jonathan Safran Foer
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
403
Barbara Pym
The Exception (Christian Jungersen)
The Exception
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Christian Jungersen
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
405
Norman Mailer
Exit West (Mohsin Hamid)
Exit West
406
Mohsin Hamid
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
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William Peter Blatty
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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Jonathan Safran Foer
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
409
Pat Barker
Eyes on the Prize (Juan Williams)
Eyes on the Prize
410
Juan Williams
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
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Ray Bradbury
Faithful Place (Tana French)
Faithful Place
412
Tana French
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
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John Cheever
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
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Ken Follett
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
415
Dan Simmons
A False Spring (PAT JORDAN)
A False Spring
416
PAT JORDAN
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
417
Kevin Wilson
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
418
Thomas Hardy
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
419
Ernest Hemingway
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
420
Raymond Chandler
Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation
421
Eric Schlosser
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding (Robert Hughes)
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
422
Robert Hughes
Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev)
Fathers and Sons
423
Ivan Turgenev
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
424
John Green
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
425
Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
426
Hunter S. Thompson
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows
427
George R.R. Martin
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
428
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
The Fellowship of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Rings
429
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
430
Germaine Greer
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
431
Betty Friedan
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
432
August Wilson
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby)
Fever Pitch
433
Nick Hornby
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
434
Jorge Luis Borges
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
435
N. K. Jemisin
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
436
Chuck Palahniuk
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
437
Rohinton Mistry
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
438
Sarah Waters
The Finkler Question (Howard Jacobson)
The Finkler Question
439
Howard Jacobson
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
440
James Baldwin
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