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Goodreads' 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime - Page 2

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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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
41
Mark Twain
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
42
J.K. Rowling
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
43
Mary Shelley
Holy Bible (Anonymous)
Holy Bible
44
Anonymous
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
45
Stieg Larsson
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
46
Alexandre Dumas
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
47
John Green
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
48
Alice Walker
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
49
John Steinbeck
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
50
Betty Smith
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
51
Joseph Heller
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
52
Truman Capote
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
53
Stephen King
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
54
Lewis Carroll
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
55
Richard Adams
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
56
Leo Tolstoy
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
57
Orson Scott Card
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
58
Charles Dickens
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
59
Daphne Du Maurier
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
60
Arthur Golden
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
61
Arthur Conan Doyle
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
62
J.K. Rowling
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
63
Ernest Hemingway
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
64
George R.R. Martin
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
65
William Goldman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
66
Roald Dahl
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
67
Yann Martel
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
68
Ken Follett
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
69
Victor Hugo
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
70
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
71
Bram Stoker
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
72
J.K. Rowling
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
73
Suzanne Collins
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
74
Sara Gruen
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
75
Edgar Allan Poe
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
76
Sue Monk Kidd
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
77
Diana Gabaldon
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
78
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
79
Barbara Kingsolver
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
80
Pearl S. Buck
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