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Books You Should Read Before Turning 30

These are the books I've had on my to-read list for years. I am 27 now and hope to read all of them by the time I turn 30. Wish me luck!
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Outsider in the White House (Bernie Sanders)
Outsider in the White House
1
Bernie Sanders
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
2
John Irving
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
3
Neil Gaiman
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
4
Anthony Doerr
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
5
Michael Pollan
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
6
Markus Zusak
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
7
Kristin Cashore
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
8
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
9
Charles Dickens
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
10
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
11
Emma Donoghue
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
12
Cassandra Clare
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
13
Erik Larson
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
14
Libba Bray
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
15
Susanna Clarke
Dark Money (Mayer)
Dark Money
16
Mayer
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
17
William Faulkner
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
18
William Faulkner
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
19
Mark Haddon
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
20
Carl Sagan
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
21
Alexander Dumas
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
22
Alexandre Dumas
The Circle - Dave Eggers
The Circle - Dave Eggers
23
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
24
Miguel De Cervantes
New York Trilogy
New York Trilogy
25
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
26
Jeffrey Eugenides
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
27
Howard Zinn
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
28
Ken Follett
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
29
Richard Wright
Lost
Lost
30
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
31
Gabriel García Márquez
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
32
Homer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
33
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
34
Rainbow Rowell
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
35
Rebecca Skloot
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
36
Rainbow Rowell
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
37
Brian Selznick
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
38
Haruki Murakami
Windup Bird Chronicle
Windup Bird Chronicle
39
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
40
Sherman Alexie
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