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Actually Good Books to Read

These are classics, informational, deeply moving, feel-good, wholesome, or world-changing books that I hope you all enjoy!
This is by no means a comprehensive list so feel free to comment your favorites or recommendations if they don't appear on this list!
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Jordan B Peterson)
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
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Jordan B Peterson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
3
Haruki Murakami
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
4
Arthur C. Clarke
2010
2010
5
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
6
Yuval Noah Harari
438 Days (Jonathan Franklin)
438 Days
7
Jonathan Franklin
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
8
Stephen Covey
Acid for the Children (Flea)
Acid for the Children
9
Flea
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
10
Melvyn Bragg
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
11
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
12
Mark Twain
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
13
Virgil
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
14
Aesop
After Rain (William Trevor)
After Rain
15
William Trevor
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
16
Edith Wharton
The Age of Reason (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Age of Reason
17
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
18
Paulo Coelho
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
19
Lewis Carroll
All About Love (Bell Hooks)
All About Love
20
Bell Hooks
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
21
James Herriot
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
22
Anthony Doerr
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
23
Erich Maria Remarque
All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs (Elie Wiesel)
All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs
24
Elie Wiesel
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
25
Neil Gaiman
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
26
Philip Roth
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
27
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
28
Confucius
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
29
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
30
Agatha Christie
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
31
Frank McCourt
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
32
Dan Brown
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
33
George Orwell
Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation
34
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
35
Anne Frank
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
36
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
37
Leo Tolstoy
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
38
Ayn Rand
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
39
Sophocles
Apology (Plato)
Apology
40
Plato
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