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Classic Novels You Should Read in a Lifetime

Every reader challenges the barriers of what kind of books to read. Here I've compiled my list of classic novels read in my life time. Most of my books have come from the Library, but I do possess a 2,000 volume library. I've made a lifetime just reading books. My favorites have been the classics.
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Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
1
Toni Morrison
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2
Philip K. Dick
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
3
Anthony Hope
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
4
Carl Sagan
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
5
Graham Greene
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot
6
Honore De Balzac
Eugenie Grandet (Honoré De Balzac)
Eugenie Grandet
7
Honoré De Balzac
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
8
Katherine Anne Porter
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
9
James Baldwin
The Oxbow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Oxbow Incident
10
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
11
Betty Smith
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
12
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
13
John Steinbeck
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
14
Thomas Hardy
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
15
H.P. Lovecraft
The Colour Out of Space (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Colour Out of Space
16
H.P. Lovecraft
Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
17
D. H. Lawrence
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
18
Victor Hugo
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
19
Jean Rhys
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
20
E.M. Forster
Great Russian Short Stories (Various)
Great Russian Short Stories
21
Various
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
22
Gaston Leroux
Flowering Judas and Other Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
Flowering Judas and Other Stories
23
Katherine Anne Porter
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
24
Rebecca West
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
25
Italo Calvino
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
26
Orson Scott Card
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
27
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
28
Carson McCullers
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
29
James Baldwin
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
30
James Joyce
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
31
Hunter S. Thompson
Demian (Hermann Hesse)
Demian
32
Hermann Hesse
Goodbye Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye Mr. Chips
33
James Hilton
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
34
Edith Wharton
Hop-Frog (Edgar Allan Poe)
Hop-Frog
35
Edgar Allan Poe
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
36
James Baldwin
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
37
Markus Zusak
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
38
Shirley Jackson
The Captain's Daughter (Alexander Pushkin)
The Captain's Daughter
39
Alexander Pushkin
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
40
Robert James Waller
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