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Books to Read Within the Next 5 Years

Some of the books I want to read by the end of 2025, i.e. within the span of 5 years and 3 months. They include mostly what I'd consider (modern) classics, however, there also are some newer releases I haven't yet gotten around to read.
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The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
1
Charles Darwin
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Stephen Hawking)
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
2
Stephen Hawking
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
3
Azar Nafisi
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
Faust II (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust II
5
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Morgenlandfahrt (Hermann Hesse)
Morgenlandfahrt
6
Hermann Hesse
Homo Faber (Max Frisch)
Homo Faber
7
Max Frisch
Fabian: Die Geschichte Eines Moralisten (Erich Kästner)
Fabian: Die Geschichte Eines Moralisten
8
Erich Kästner
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
9
Franz Kafka
Das Genie (Klaus Cäsar Zehrer)
Das Genie
10
Klaus Cäsar Zehrer
Der Besuch Der Alten Dame (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)
Der Besuch Der Alten Dame
11
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Nighttrain to Lissabon (Pascal Mercier)
Nighttrain to Lissabon
12
Pascal Mercier
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
13
Patrick Suskind
Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
14
Friedrich Nietzsche
Momo (Michael Ende)
Momo
15
Michael Ende
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
16
A.A. Milne
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
17
Mark Twain
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
18
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
19
Markus Zusak
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
20
Stephen Chbosky
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
21
Angie Thomas
The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time
The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time
22
Und Nietzsche Weinte (Irvin D. Yalom)
Und Nietzsche Weinte
23
Irvin D. Yalom
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
24
Oscar Wilde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror (Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Mighall (Editor))
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
25
Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Mighall (Editor)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
26
James Baldwin
Mademoiselle De Maupin (Mademoiselle De Maupin)
Mademoiselle De Maupin
27
Mademoiselle De Maupin
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
28
Toni Morrison
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
29
Harper Lee
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
30
Aldous Huxley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
31
George Orwell
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
32
George Orwell
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
33
Kiran Desai
Journey to the West (Anthony C. Yu)
Journey to the West
34
Anthony C. Yu
Thousand Character Classic (Unknown)
Thousand Character Classic
35
Unknown
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
36
Dai Sijie
Love in a Fallen City and Other Stories by Eileen Zhang
Love in a Fallen City and Other Stories by Eileen Zhang
37
The Piano Teacher (Janice Y. K. Lee)
The Piano Teacher
38
Janice Y. K. Lee
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
39
Amy Tan
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
40
Kevin Kwan
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