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Books by 42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything - Page 4

By the time I am 42 I would like to have read all of the following books. Perhaps it is a bit optimistic (I would have to read about 100 books this year to hit the target...) But you never know. . .
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Halloween Party (Agatha Christie)
Halloween Party
121
Agatha Christie
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Hamlet
122
Shakespeare
Hangwoman (K.R. Meera)
Hangwoman
123
K.R. Meera
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
124
Haruki Murakami
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
125
Louise Fitzhugh
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
126
Gary Paulsen
Havana Fever (Leonardo Padura)
Havana Fever
127
Leonardo Padura
Hawaii's Story (Queen Lili'uokalani)
Hawaii's Story
128
Queen Lili'uokalani
Heckedy Peg (Audrey Wood)
Heckedy Peg
129
Audrey Wood
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
130
George Orwell
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
131
Yaa Gyasi
Homelessness (Jack Layton)
Homelessness
132
Jack Layton
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
133
Dr. Seuss
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney)
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
134
Walter Rodney
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
135
Dr. Seuss
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
136
Maya Angelou
I Served the King of England (Bohumil Hrabal)
I Served the King of England
137
Bohumil Hrabal
I, Rigoberta Menchu (Rigoberta Menchu)
I, Rigoberta Menchu
138
Rigoberta Menchu
Iceland's Bell (Halldór Laxness)
Iceland's Bell
139
Halldór Laxness
Identity (Milan Kundera)
Identity
140
Milan Kundera
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
141
James Baldwin
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance (Angela Y. Davis)
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
142
Angela Y. Davis
Ignorance (Milan Kundera)
Ignorance
143
Milan Kundera
Imaginary Friend (Stephen Chbosky)
Imaginary Friend
144
Stephen Chbosky
Immortality (Milan Kundera)
Immortality
145
Milan Kundera
Imperium (Ryszard Kapuściński)
Imperium
146
Ryszard Kapuściński
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
147
Truman Capote
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
148
Julia Alvarez
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
149
Harriet Jacobs
Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Seicho Matsumoto)
Inspector Imanishi Investigates
150
Seicho Matsumoto
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
151
Anne Rice
Iran Awakening (Shirin Ebadi)
Iran Awakening
152
Shirin Ebadi
Israel on the Brink (Ilan Pappé)
Israel on the Brink
153
Ilan Pappé
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
154
Sinclair Lewis
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
155
Roald Dahl
Jamilia (Chingiz Aitmatov)
Jamilia
156
Chingiz Aitmatov
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
157
Richard Bach
Kairos (Jenny Erpenbeck)
Kairos
158
Jenny Erpenbeck
Kashmir: The Case for Freedom (Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, Etc...)
Kashmir: The Case for Freedom
159
Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, Etc...
Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday)
Lady Sings the Blues
160
Billie Holiday
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