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Books on Your First Step to Being Well-Read - Page 3

These are among the most basic books to read that will jump-start your journey to being very well-read, or at least basically well-read. Many of these are found on grade school through Intro English college reading lists. (And they appear over and over again in numerous book lists on this website!) This list covers a wide range of reading levels, genres, time periods, etc. Some can be read in one sitting, some will take quite a few days. None of them are particularly difficult to read. I hope you enjoy the journey!
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
81
Mark Twain
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
82
Virgil
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
83
Paulo Coelho
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
84
Confucius
The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece (Apollonius of Rhodes)
The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
85
Apollonius of Rhodes
The Art of War (Sun-Tzu)
The Art of War
86
Sun-Tzu
The Berenstain Bears
The Berenstain Bears
87
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
88
Anonymous
The Call of Cthulhu & Other Weird Stories (H.P Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu & Other Weird Stories
89
H.P Lovecraft
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
90
Jack London
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
91
Dr. Seuss
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
92
J.D. Salinger
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
93
Alice Walker
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
94
Arthur Miller
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
95
Dan Brown
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
96
Erik Larson
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
97
Anne Frank
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
98
Anonymous
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
99
Mitch Albom
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
100
O. Henry
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
101
Paula Hawkins
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
102
Lois Lowry
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
103
Shel Silverstein
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
104
Jeannette Walls
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
105
Pearl S. Buck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
106
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
107
Margaret Atwood
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
108
Shirley Jackson
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
109
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
110
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
111
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
112
Homer
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
113
Khaled Hosseini
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
114
Peter S. Beagle
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
115
Washington Irving
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
116
Lewis, C.S.
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
117
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
118
Franz Kafka
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
119
Frederick Douglass
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
120
Homer
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