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The Ultimate List of Classic & Popular Works of Literature So You Can Be Well-Read Before You Die - Page 8

This is a fine collection of books that also happens to be a concise and updated version of my humungous list "The BBC Believes That Only 6 People Are Bold Enough to Do This Book Challenge". The latter was intended to be a comprehensive collection of books with which to compile challenges for you. However it proved to be too unwieldy and slow in practice. So I have carefully distilled the most popular and acclaimed books to create this "compact" version, which is reduced by nearly two thirds.
Alphabetical by title, so as to be useful to me. I welcome your suggestions regarding books to be included in a future version of this list. Or any other comments.
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Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
281
James A. Michener
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
282
Leslie Marmon Silko
Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Chains
283
Laurie Halse Anderson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
284
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
285
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
286
E.B. White
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
287
Stendhal
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
288
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
289
Anton Chekov
A Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
A Chess Story
290
Stefan Zweig
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
291
Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
A Child Called 'It' (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called 'It'
292
Dave Pelzer
The Child in Time (Ian McEwan)
The Child in Time
293
Ian McEwan
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
294
Arthur C. Clarke
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
295
Frank Herbert
China Rich Girlfriend (Kevin Kwan)
China Rich Girlfriend
296
Kevin Kwan
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
297
Joanne Harris
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
298
Robert Cormier
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
299
Chuck Palahniuk
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
300
Chaim Potok
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
301
Stephen King
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
302
Charles Dickens
Chronicle of Death Foretold (Gabriel García Márquez)
Chronicle of Death Foretold
303
Gabriel García Márquez
Chronicles of Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia Series
304
C.S. Lewis
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
305
John Wyndham
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
306
John Irving
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
307
Laurie Lee
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
308
Marissa Meyer
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
309
Madeline Miller
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
310
Dave Eggers
Cities of the Plain (Cormac McCarthy)
Cities of the Plain
311
Cormac McCarthy
The City and the Stars (Arthur C. Clarke)
The City and the Stars
312
Arthur C. Clarke
City of Ashes (Cassandra Clare)
City of Ashes
313
Cassandra Clare
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
314
Cassandra Clare
City of Fallen Angels (Cassandra Clare)
City of Fallen Angels
315
Cassandra Clare
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
316
Elizabeth Gilbert
City of Glass (Cassandra Clare)
City of Glass
317
Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire (Cassandra Clare)
City of Heavenly Fire
318
Cassandra Clare
City of Lost Souls (Cassandra Clare)
City of Lost Souls
319
Cassandra Clare
Civilization and Its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)
Civilization and Its Discontents
320
Sigmund Freud
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