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Books Every Lit Nerd Should Read

Books have the power to inspire our imagination, transport us to faraway worlds, and make us think and feel deeply. Luckily, bibliophiles of all ages have a wealth of excellent fiction and nonfiction books to choose from. In honor of Read a Book Day, we've gathered up 40 books every book lover should read—from classic novels to contemporary bestsellers.
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Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
1
Hermann Hesse
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
2
Virgil
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
3
Viktor Frankl
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
5
Henry David Thoreau
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6
Milan Kundera
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
Saving Fish From Drowning
Saving Fish From Drowning
8
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
9
Norton Juster
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
10
Lao-Tzu
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
11
Joyce Carol Oates
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
12
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
13
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
14
Roald Dahl
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
15
Gabriel García Márquez
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
16
Maya Angelou
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
17
Robert M Pirsig
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
18
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
20
Ernest Hemingway
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
21
Ellen Raskin
The Happiness Project (Gretchen Rubin)
The Happiness Project
22
Gretchen Rubin
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
23
Louisa May Alcott
The Art of Happiness (14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler)
The Art of Happiness
24
14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
The Devil Finds Work (James Baldwin)
The Devil Finds Work
25
James Baldwin
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
26
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
27
Stephen King
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
28
J.K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
29
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
30
Charlotte Brontë
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
31
Daphne Du Maurier
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
32
Charles Dickens
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
33
Margaret Mitchell
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
34
Michael Crichton
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
35
Emily Brontë
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
36
Marie Lu
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
37
Marissa Meyer
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
38
John Green
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
39
Malala Yousafzai
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
40
Tommy Orange
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