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Books to Read to Be a Critical Thinker

A collection of books that are good to have under your belt and help form understandings of the world around you.
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
1
George Orwell
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2
Philip K. Dick
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
3
John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
5
Charlotte Bronte
The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop
6
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
7
Frederick Douglass
"William Wilson" (Edgar Allan Poe)
"William Wilson"
8
Edgar Allan Poe
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
10
Chinua Achebe
Foe
Foe
11
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
12
Robert Louis Stevenson
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
13
Jane Austen
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
14
Primo Levi
The Complete Works of Primo Levi (Primo Levi)
The Complete Works of Primo Levi
15
Primo Levi
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
16
Edward W. Said
Republic (Plato)
Republic
17
Plato
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
18
Douglas Adams
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
19
W.G. Sebald
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
20
Alan Hollinghurst
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
21
J.G. Ballard
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
22
J. M. Coetzee
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
23
Sylvia Plath
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
24
Octavia Butler
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
25
Ursula K Le Guin
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
26
Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
27
J.K. Rowling
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
28
Isaac Asimov
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
29
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
30
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Return of the King
31
J.R.R. Tolkein
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
32
George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
33
George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords
34
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
35
Umberto Eco
Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King
36
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
37
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
38
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
39
William Shakespeare
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
40
Alfred Döblin
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