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Amazon's 100 Books to Read in Your Lifetime - UK Edition

Although there is a little crossover between the American and UK lists, about three quarters of the titles differ. Surprisingly, some classic British books are only on the US list, and a few American classics appear only on the British version.
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
1
William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
3
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
5
Markus Zusak
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
6
Michael Rosen
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
7
Stephen Hawking
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
8
Kazuo Ishiguro
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
9
Steven D. Levitt
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
10
Oliver Sacks
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
11
Mary Shelley
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
12
Ian McEwan
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
13
Neil Gaiman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
14
John Boyne
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
15
Truman Capote
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
16
Emily Bronte
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
17
Donna Tartt
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
18
Jane Austen
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
19
Beatrix Potter
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
20
John Steinbeck
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
21
Daphne Du Maurier
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
22
Vladimir Nabokov
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
23
Malorie Blackman
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
24
Joseph Heller
Bad Science
Bad Science
25
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
26
Charles Dickens
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
27
Stephen King
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
28
Oscar Wilde
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
29
Ernest Hemingway
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
30
Haruki Murakami
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
31
Thomas Hardy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
32
Philip K. Dick
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
33
Douglas Adams
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
34
Cormac McCarthy
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
35
Terry Pratchett
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
36
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
37
Bret Easton Ellis
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
38
Sue Townsend
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
39
Graham Greene
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
40
Hunter S. Thompson
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