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A Harvard Student's 100 Favorite Books

A collection of 100 of my favorite books, organized roughly by genre (to include children's, historical fiction, classics, poetry, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction of various types, and comics).
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
1
Tamora Pierce
Wild Magic (Tamora Pierce)
Wild Magic
2
Tamora Pierce
First Test (Tamora Pierce)
First Test
3
Tamora Pierce
Tricksters Choice
Tricksters Choice
4
The Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Thief
5
Megan Whalen Turner
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
6
J.K. Rowling
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
7
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Girl Who Circumnavigated
The Girl Who Circumnavigated
8
Wise Child (Monica Furlong)
Wise Child
9
Monica Furlong
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
10
Sharon Kay Penman
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
11
Nicola Griffith
The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
12
Dorothy Dunnett
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
13
Robert Graves
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
14
Sei Shonagon
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
15
Euripides
The Ink Dark Moon
The Ink Dark Moon
16
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
17
Sappho
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
18
Aeschylus
Gilgamesh (Tr. Stephen Mitchell)
Gilgamesh
19
Tr. Stephen Mitchell
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Simon Armitage (Translator))
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
20
Simon Armitage (Translator)
Beowulf: A New Translation (Maria Dahvana Headley)
Beowulf: A New Translation
21
Maria Dahvana Headley
The Bakkhai (Anne Carson)
The Bakkhai
22
Anne Carson
Memorial (Alice Oswald)
Memorial
23
Alice Oswald
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
24
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
25
Homer
Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) (Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku, Namiki Senryu)
Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
26
Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku, Namiki Senryu
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
27
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
28
William Shakespeare
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
29
Jane Austen
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
30
Arthur Miller
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
31
Kate Chopin
Shah of Shahs (Ryszard Kapuściński)
Shah of Shahs
32
Ryszard Kapuściński
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men
33
Reginald Rose
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
34
Italo Calvino
Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ueda Akinari)
Tales of Moonlight and Rain
35
Ueda Akinari
Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker
36
Dorothy Parker
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay (Edna St.Vincent Millay)
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay
37
Edna St.Vincent Millay
Ghost Wall (Sarah Moss)
Ghost Wall
38
Sarah Moss
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
39
Amal El-Mohtar
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
40
Arkady Martine
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