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Goodreads' 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Start working your way through this list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime, as voted on and ranked by users of Goodreads, the largest book recommendation site on the web.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
3
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
4
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
6
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
7
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
8
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
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9
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
10
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
11
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
12
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
13
Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
14
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
15
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
16
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
17
The Help
The Help
18
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
19
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
20
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
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21
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
22
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
23
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
24
Night
Night
25
Hamlet
Hamlet
26
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
27
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
28
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
29
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
30
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
31
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
32
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
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33
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
34
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
35
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
36
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
37
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
38
The Giver
The Giver
39
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
40
MacBeth
MacBeth
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