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A Bucket of Books (414 Novels, Books, Plays, Sports Stories and Science Fiction Classics to Read in Your Lifetime) - Page 10

I tried to get something from every genre and only included the first few books for series. List was created by taking 15 best of lists. I then added 2 years of recommended books from The Week and Guardian and added my favorites to the list--if they weren't already there.
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
361
Albert Camus
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
362
Philip Pullman
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
363
Ernest Hemingway
The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
364
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
365
Murasaki Shikibu
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
366
William Shakespeare
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
367
Tim O'Brien
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brien)
The Third Policeman
368
Flann O'Brien
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
369
David Mitchell
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
370
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
371
Tea Obreht
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
372
H.G. Wells
The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
373
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
374
William Shakespeare
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
375
Franz Kafka
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
376
Henry James
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
377
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
378
Milan Kundera
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
379
Jeffrey Eugenides
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
380
H.G. Wells
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
381
Haruki Murakami
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
382
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
383
Zora Neale Hurston
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
384
Chinua Achebe
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
385
Lewis Carroll
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
386
John Le Carré
'Tis
'Tis
387
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
388
Harper Lee
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
389
Virginia Woolf
Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott)
Traveling Mercies
390
Anne Lamott
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
391
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
392
Laurence Sterne
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
393
Henry Miller
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
394
James Joyce
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
395
Laura Hillenbrand
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
396
Alan Moore
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
397
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
398
Evelyn Waugh
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
399
Henry David Thoreau
War (Sebastian Junger)
War
400
Sebastian Junger
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