Must Reads?

My attempt to create a list of the books that always seem to be on 'Must Read' lists all across the internet.

All books in alphabetical order of author.

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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)

Things Fall Apart

1

Chinua Achebe

Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)

Call Me by Your Name

2

André Aciman

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

3

Douglas Adams

Watership Down (Richard Adams)

Watership Down

4

Richard Adams

Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Americanah

5

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Half of a Yellow Sun

6

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)

The White Tiger

7

Aravind Adiga

The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

8

Mitch Albom

Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)

Tuesdays With Morrie

9

Mitch Albom

Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)

Little Women

10

Louisa May Alcott

The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)

The Divine Comedy

11

Dante Alighieri

Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)

Band of Brothers

12

Stephen Ambrose

Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)

Lucky Jim

13

Kingsley Amis

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

14

Maya Angelou

Foundation (Iaac Asimov)

Foundation

15

Iaac Asimov

Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)

Life After Life

16

Kate Atkinson

The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)

The Handmaid's Tale

17

Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)

Oryx and Crake

18

Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)

The Blind Assassin

19

Margaret Atwood

The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)

The Clan of the Cave Bear

20

Jean Auel

Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)

Meditations

21

Marcus Aurelius

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

Pride and Prejudice

22

Jane Austen

Emma (Jane Austen)

Emma

23

Jane Austen

Persuasion (Jane Austen)

Persuasion

24

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)

Northanger Abbey

25

Jane Austen

Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)

Go Tell It on the Mountain

26

James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)

If Beale Street Could Talk

27

James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)

Notes of a Native Son

28

James Baldwin

Crash (J.G. Ballard)

Crash

29

J.G. Ballard

The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)

The Sense of an Ending

30

Julian Barnes

Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)

Peter Pan

31

J. M. Barrie

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

32

L. Frank Baum

Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)

Waiting for Godot

33

Samuel Beckett

Molloy (Samuel Beckett)

Molloy

34

Samuel Beckett

The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)

The Vanishing Half

35

Brit Bennett

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

36

John Berendt

All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)

All the President's Men

37

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

Out of Africa (Karen Blixen)

Out of Africa

38

Karen Blixen

Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)

Noughts and Crosses

39

Malorie Blackman

The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)

The Decameron

40

Giovanni Boccaccio

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