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Books by 42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything - Page 8

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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The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
281
Sadegh Hedayat
The Blood of Others (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Blood of Others
282
Simone De Beauvoir
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
283
Angela Carter
The Book of Gaza (Atef Abu Saif)
The Book of Gaza
284
Atef Abu Saif
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
285
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
286
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
287
Oscar Wilde
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
288
Franz Kafka
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
289
John Wyndham
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx)
The Communist Manifesto
290
Karl Marx
The Companions (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Companions
291
Sheri S. Tepper
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carre)
The Constant Gardener
292
John Le Carre
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
293
Alexandre Dumas
The Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
The Cremation of Sam McGee
294
Robert W. Service
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (Vijay Prashad)
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World
295
Vijay Prashad
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
296
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years (Chingiz Aitmatov)
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years
297
Chingiz Aitmatov
The Deal of a Lifetime (Fredrik Backman)
The Deal of a Lifetime
298
Fredrik Backman
The Death of the Liberal Class (Chris Hedges)
The Death of the Liberal Class
299
Chris Hedges
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
300
Yukito Ayatsuji
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
301
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
302
Magda Szabó
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
303
J.G. Ballard
The Eighth Life (Nino Haratischwili)
The Eighth Life
304
Nino Haratischwili
The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
The Emperor
305
Ryszard Kapuściński
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
306
Albert Camus
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
307
Joanna Russ
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
308
N. K. Jemisin
The First Man (Albert Camus)
The First Man
309
Albert Camus
The First Wife (Paulina Chiziane)
The First Wife
310
Paulina Chiziane
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
311
Wharton
The Girl Who Couldn't Remember (& Nancy Drew Series)
The Girl Who Couldn't Remember
312
& Nancy Drew Series
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
313
Lois Lowry
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
314
Shel Silverstein
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
315
Hermann Hesse
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
316
Emily St. John Mandel
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
317
Arundhati Roy
The Golden Pot and Other Tales (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
The Golden Pot and Other Tales
318
E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Golden Spruce (John Vaillant)
The Golden Spruce
319
John Vaillant
The Great Railway Bazar (Paul Theroux)
The Great Railway Bazar
320
Paul Theroux
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