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Books Every Human Being Should Read

Books have played an important role in my life and honestly have helped shape my opinions and ideas about the world (not to mention my writing style!), and I think it'll be a good idea for me, both as a human and as an English major, to read some truly amazing books. The problem is, which books? And why?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
2
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
8
J.D. Salinger
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
9
John Green
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
10
Suzanne Collins
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
11
George Orwell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
14
Joseph Heller
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
15
Alice Walker
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
16
Leo Tolstoy
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
17
William Golding
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
18
William Shakespeare
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
19
L.M. Montgomery
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
20
Kurt Vonnegut
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
21
Charles Dickens
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
22
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
23
Emily Bronte
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
24
William Shakespeare
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
25
Vladimir Nabokov
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
26
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
27
John Steinbeck
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
28
Joseph Conrad
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
29
Albert Camus
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
30
E.B. White
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
31
Daphne Du Maurier
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
32
Ray Bradbury
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
33
Veronica Roth
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
34
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
35
J.K. Rowling
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
36
Alice Sebold
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
37
Douglas Adams
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
38
Mark Haddon
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
39
Markus Zusak
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
40
Charles Dickens
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