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Books You Should Definitely Read Before You're 21

These are a list of books that through my experience, seem to have helped those who have read them, either academically/spiritually/psychologically. Also, some of them are so big, its good to have them under your belt!
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Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
1
Jane Austen
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
2
Frank Herbert
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
3
J.D. Salinger
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
4
David Levithan
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
6
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
7
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8
J.K. Rowling
Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Chamber of Secrets
9
J.K. Rowling
Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Prisoner of Azkaban
10
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
11
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
12
J.K. Rowling
Half Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Half Blood Prince
13
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
14
J.K. Rowling
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
15
George R.R. Martin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
17
Charlotte Bronte
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
18
Chinua Achebe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
19
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
20
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
21
Richard Adams
The Help (Mississippi)
The Help
22
Mississippi
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
23
John Wyndham
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
24
Emily Brontë
Deenie (Judy Blume)
Deenie
25
Judy Blume
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
26
Philip Pullman
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
27
Roald Dahl
George's Marvellous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvellous Medicine
28
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
29
Roald Dahl
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
30
Yann Martel
It (Stephen King)
It
31
Stephen King
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
32
Sylvia Plath
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
33
Scott Westerfeld
The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop
34
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
35
Charles Dickens
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
36
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
37
William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
38
William Shakespeare
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
39
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
40
William Shakespeare
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