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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 21

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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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
801
Gabriel García Márquez
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
802
Matt Ruff
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
803
Alice Sebold
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
804
Henry Green
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
805
Kinglsey Amis
Luka and the Fire of Life (Salman Rushdie)
Luka and the Fire of Life
806
Salman Rushdie
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
807
Eleanor Catton
Luminarium (Alex Shakar)
Luminarium
808
Alex Shakar
Lysistrata (Aristophenes)
Lysistrata
809
Aristophenes
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
810
Patti Smith
MacBeth (Jo Nesbø)
MacBeth
811
Jo Nesbø
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
812
William Shakespeare
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
813
Gustave Flaubert
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
814
Thomas Mann
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
815
John Fowles
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
816
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
817
Sinclair Lewis
Maine (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Maine
818
J. Courtney Sullivan
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
819
Helen Simonson
Make Me No Grave: A Weird West Novel (Hayley Stone)
Make Me No Grave: A Weird West Novel
820
Hayley Stone
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
821
Richard Rhodes
Malcolm X (Manning Marable)
Malcolm X
822
Manning Marable
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
823
Samuel Beckett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
824
Dashiell Hammett
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos)
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
825
Oscar Hijuelos
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s (Isaac Asimov)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s
826
Isaac Asimov
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
827
Fredrik Backman
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
828
Philip K. Dick
The Man in the Sharkskin Suit (Lagnado)
The Man in the Sharkskin Suit
829
Lagnado
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
830
Christina Stead
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
831
Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
832
G.K. Chesterton
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
833
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
834
Viktor Frankl
Mao II (Don Delillo)
Mao II
835
Don Delillo
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
836
E. L. Doctorow
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (William Blake)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
837
William Blake
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
838
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
839
Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
840
Ray Bradbury
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