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A Bucket of Books (414 Novels, Books, Plays, Sports Stories and Science Fiction Classics to Read in Your Lifetime) - Page 6

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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Short Stories and Other Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Short Stories and Other Works of Edgar Allan Poe
201
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
202
Jane Austen
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
203
John Updike
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
204
John Updike
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
205
John Updike
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
206
Ernest Cline
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
207
Daphne Du Maurier
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
208
Thomas Harris
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
209
William Shakespeare
The Rights of Man
The Rights of Man
210
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
211
Daniel Defoe
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
212
William Shakespeare
Room: A Novel
Room: A Novel
213
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
214
Stephen King
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
215
Evelyn Waugh
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
216
Laura Hillenbrand
Second Foundation
Second Foundation
217
See a Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die (Henry Rollins)
See a Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die
218
Henry Rollins
Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs
Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs
219
Shelley's Poetry and Prose (Percey Shelley)
Shelley's Poetry and Prose
220
Percey Shelley
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
221
Hermann Hesse
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
222
Rachel Carson
Paul Murray: Skippy Dies
Paul Murray: Skippy Dies
223
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
224
Kurt Vonnegut
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
225
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
226
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
227
Neal Stephenson
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
228
Toni Morrison
Songs of Innocence and of Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
229
William Blake
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
230
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
231
Lusitania (Speaker for the Dead)
Lusitania (Speaker for the Dead)
232
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
233
Mary Roach
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
234
Ann Patchett
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
235
Walter Isaacson
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
236
Mary Roach
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
237
Robert A. Heinlein
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
238
Gary Shteyngart
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
239
William Shakespeare
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
240
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