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Books Everyone Says They've Read (But Actually Haven't) - Page 4

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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
121
Vladimir Nabokov
Long Way Gone
Long Way Gone
122
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
123
J.R.R.Tolkien
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
124
William Shakespeare
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
125
Gustave Flaubert
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
126
Ray Bradbury
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
127
Arthur Golden
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
128
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
129
Franz Kafka
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
130
Jeffrey Eugenides
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
131
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
132
Suzanne Collins
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
133
Agatha Christie
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
134
William S. Burroughs
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
135
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
136
Homer
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
137
Sophocles
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
138
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
139
Ernest Hemingway
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
140
Charles Dickens
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
141
Michael Pollan
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
142
Charles Darwin
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
143
Jack Kerouac
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
144
T.H. White
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
145
Diana Gabaldon
The Pale King
The Pale King
146
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
147
Toni Morrison
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
148
John Milton
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
149
John Steinbeck
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
150
Oscar Wilde
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
151
John Bunyan
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
152
Ken Follett
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
153
Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
154
Jane Austen
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
155
Niccolò Machiavelli
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
156
Susan Cain
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
157
Azar Nafisi
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
158
Stephen Crane
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
159
Plato
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
160
Cormac McCarthy
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