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Books You're SUPPOSED to Read

Books that make you well-read, both old and new classics. These are books that most people consider to be important books and people are impressed when you've read a lot of them
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Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
1
J. K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
6
Gillian Flynn
Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
Da Vinci Code
7
Dan Brown
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
8
George R.R. Martin
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
9
George Orwell
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
10
Chinua Achebe
Twilight Saga (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight Saga
11
Stephenie Meyer
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
12
Rick Riordan
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
13
Stieg Larsson
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series
14
C.S. Lewis
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
Charlotte's Web (1952)
Charlotte's Web
16
1952
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
17
Suzanne Collins
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
18
Douglas Adams
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
19
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
20
Eoin Colfer
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
21
Meg Cabot
Anne Frank (Ann Kramer)
Anne Frank
22
Ann Kramer
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
23
Veronica Roth
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
24
Lewis Carroll
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
25
Christopher Paolini
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
26
Elizabeth Gilbert
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, the Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, the Amber Spyglass
27
Philip Pullman
Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)
Think and Grow Rich
28
Napoleon Hill
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
29
Harper Lee
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
30
Yuval Noah Harari
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog
31
Phil Knight
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
32
Anita Diamant
Pollyanna (Eleanor H. Porter)
Pollyanna
33
Eleanor H. Porter
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
34
Malala Yousafzai
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
35
Paulo Coelho
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
36
Ernest Hemingway
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
37
Art Spiegelman
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
38
Stephen King
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
39
J.D. Salinger
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
40
Stephen King
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