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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 36

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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Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
1401
Glennon Doyle
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
1402
Alan Moore
Valley of the Dolls (Jacquelin Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
1403
Jacquelin Susann
Van Gogh: The Life (Steven Naifeh)
Van Gogh: The Life
1404
Steven Naifeh
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
1405
Brit Bennett
Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
1406
William Thackeray
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
1407
Margery Williams
Video Night in Kathmandu (Pico Iyer)
Video Night in Kathmandu
1408
Pico Iyer
Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History
1409
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
1410
Evelyn Waugh
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
1411
Jeffrey Eugenides
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
1412
Jennifer Egan
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
1413
Svetlana Alexievich
A Void (Georges Perec)
A Void
1414
Georges Perec
The Volcano Lover (Susan Sontag)
The Volcano Lover
1415
Susan Sontag
Vortex (Robert Charles Wilson)
Vortex
1416
Robert Charles Wilson
A Voyage to Arcturus (David Lindsay)
A Voyage to Arcturus
1417
David Lindsay
W or the Memory of Childhood (Georges Perec)
W or the Memory of Childhood
1418
Georges Perec
Waiting (Ha Jin)
Waiting
1419
Ha Jin
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
1420
J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
1421
Samuel Beckett
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
1422
Terry McMillan
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
1423
Henry David Thoreau
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
1424
Bill Bryson
Walking the Bible (Bruce Feiler)
Walking the Bible
1425
Bruce Feiler
War (Sebastian Junger)
War
1426
Sebastian Junger
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
1427
Leo Tolstoy
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
1428
H. G. Wells
War Trash (Ha Jin)
War Trash
1429
Ha Jin
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
1430
Isabel Wilkerson
The Wars (Timothy Findley)
The Wars
1431
Timothy Findley
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
1432
Ron Chernow
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
1433
David Hackett Fischer
The Waste Land and Other Poems (T.S. Eliot)
The Waste Land and Other Poems
1434
T.S. Eliot
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
1435
Alan Moore
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
1436
Sara Gruen
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
1437
Richard Adams
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
1438
Samuel Butler
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
1439
Justin Torres
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
1440
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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