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Amazon's 100 Books to Read in Your Lifetime

So many books, so little time. With this in mind, the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. We had a few goals when we started out: We wanted the list to cover all stages of a life (which is why you'll find children's books in here), and we didn't want the list to feel like homework. Of course, no such list can be comprehensive – our lives, we hope, are long and varied – but we talked and argued and sifted and argued some more and came up with a list, our list, of favorites. What do you think? How did we do?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
3
Anne Frank
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
5
J.K. Rowling
Lord of the Ring Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Ring Trilogy
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E.B. White
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
9
Louisa May Alcott
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
13
Margaret Mitchell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
16
Mark Twain
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
17
Kathryn Stockett
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
20
Suzanne Collins
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
21
Markus Zusak
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
22
William Golding
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
23
Khaled Hosseini
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
24
Elie Wiesel
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
25
William Shakespeare
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
26
Charles Dickens
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
27
Madeleine L'engle
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
28
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
29
Charles Dickens
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
30
John Steinbeck
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
31
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
32
William Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
33
Margaret Atwood
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
34
Aldous Huxley
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
35
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
36
Shel Silverstein
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
37
Emily Brontë
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
38
Lois Lowry
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
39
L.M. Montgomery
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
40
William Shakespeare
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