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150 Books to Read Before 50

These are the 150 books I would like to read before I am 50. It is a mixture of classics, literary fiction, murder mystery and translated fiction (with a few non - fiction).
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150 Books to read before 50

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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
1
Jane Austen
Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose
2
Alison Weir
Mongrel (Hanako Footman)
Mongrel
3
Hanako Footman
Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)
Betty
4
Tiffany Mcdaniel
Vanishing Acts (Jodi Picoult)
Vanishing Acts
5
Jodi Picoult
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
7
Stephen King
Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart
8
Michelle Zauner
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
9
Yukito Ayatsuji
Strange Sally Diamond (Liz Nugent)
Strange Sally Diamond
10
Liz Nugent
Green Dot (Madeleine Gray)
Green Dot
11
Madeleine Gray
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
12
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Berlin Letters (Katherine Reay)
The Berlin Letters
13
Katherine Reay
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
14
Mieko Kawakami
Foster (Claire Keegan)
Foster
15
Claire Keegan
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90 (Katja Hoyer)
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90
16
Katja Hoyer
The Mill House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Mill House Murders
17
Yukito Ayatsuji
The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)
The Love Hypothesis
18
Ali Hazelwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
19
Margaret Atwood
Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
Dead Eleven
20
Jimmy Juliano
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
21
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
22
Kathryn Stockett
The Last Housewife (Ashley Winstead)
The Last Housewife
23
Ashley Winstead
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
24
Mizuki Tsujimura
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
25
Jane Austen
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
26
Patrick Suskind
Ms Ice Sandwich (Mieko Kawakami)
Ms Ice Sandwich
27
Mieko Kawakami
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories
28
Robert Louis Stevenson
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
29
Jodi Picoult
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (Mona Awad)
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
30
Mona Awad
Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown (Alison Weir)
Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown
31
Alison Weir
Me (Elton John)
Me
32
Elton John
Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
Stars in Your Eyes
33
Kacen Callender
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles) (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles)
34
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
35
Jane Austen
The Divided Self
The Divided Self
36
Yolk (Mary H.K. Choi)
Yolk
37
Mary H.K. Choi
Earthlings (Sayata Murata)
Earthlings
38
Sayata Murata
The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary
39
Agatha Christie
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
40
John Steinbeck
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