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Books to Read Before I'm 30

This is just a simple list of 115 classics that I want to read before I'm 30. A good list of high school books for novel projects I guess. idk this is more personal that public, but use it if you'd like
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
1
Chinua Achebe
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
3
Agatha Christie
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
4
Junot Diaz
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
5
Gustave Flaubert
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6
Douglas Adams
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
7
Jane Austen
Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
Last of the Mohicans
8
James Fenimore Cooper
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
9
Charles Dickens
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
10
Jonathan Safran Foer
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
11
James Agee
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
12
Ray Bradbury
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
13
Dante
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
14
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
15
Ken Follett
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
16
Sherman Alexie
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
17
Charlotte Bronte
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
18
Miguel De Cervantes
The Worst Hard Time
The Worst Hard Time
19
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
20
Neil Gaiman
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
21
Dorothy Allison
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Bronte
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
23
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Zeitoun (Dave Eggers)
Zeitoun
24
Dave Eggers
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
25
Ernest J. Gaines
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
26
Julia Alvarez
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
27
Bill Bryson
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
28
Daniel Defoe
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
29
Barbara Ehrenreich
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
30
Malcolm Gladwell
Undaunted Courage
Undaunted Courage
31
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
32
Michael Chabon
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
33
Anita Diamant
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
34
Ralph Ellison
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
35
William Golding
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
36
Maya Angelou
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
37
Geoffrey Chaucer
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
38
Jared Diamond
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
39
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
40
John Green
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