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Everyone Lies About Reading These Books — How Many Have You Actually Read?

"These are 20 books that people commonly lie about reading. Now's the time to be honest, y'all — which of these have you actually read and which ones did you hastily google right before English class? Sorry, but reading Sparknotes or watching the movie doesn't ~technically~ count as having read the book. Let's see how your answers compare to everyone else's" -Buzzfeed
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
3
Mary Shelley
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
4
William Shakespeare
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
7
Louisa May Alcott
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
8
Herman Melville
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
9
Charlotte Bronte
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
10
Homer
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
11
S. E. Hinton
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
12
John Steinbeck
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
13
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
14
William Golding
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
15
William Shakespeare
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
16
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
17
Ernest Hemingway
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
18
George Orwell
Tom Swayer (Mark Twain)
Tom Swayer
19
Mark Twain
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