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An Alternative 101 Books to Read in Your Lifetime

A bit of a twist on the usual classics, with some lesser known novels, plays and poems. Maybe you'll discover some new book here that will bring you joy?
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
2
Neil Gaiman
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
3
Jeff Vandermeer
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
4
Ian McEwan
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
5
Kate Chopin
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
6
Roxane Gay
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
7
Laline Paull
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
9
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
10
Nnedi Okorafor
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name) (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name)
11
Lawrence Hill
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
12
Julie Otsuka
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
13
John Irving
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
14
Claudia Rankine
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
15
Charles Frazier
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
16
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
17
Langston Hughes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
18
Bram Stoker
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
19
Adrienne Rich
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
20
Tara Westover
The English Patient
The English Patient
21
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
22
Edith Wharton
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
23
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Feminist Queer Crip (Alison Kafer)
Feminist Queer Crip
24
Alison Kafer
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
25
Ntozake Shange
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
26
Alison Bechdel
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
27
Jewelle Gomez
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
28
James Baldwin
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
29
Tennessee Williams
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
30
Philip Pullman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
31
Margaret Atwood
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
32
Carson McCullers
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
33
JD Vance
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
34
Philip Pullman
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
35
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
36
Michael Cunningham
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering
37
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
38
Allie Brosh
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
39
Rebecca Skloot
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
40
Cornelia Funke
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