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Goodreads 2020 Update: Books You Need to Read to Be Considered Well-Read - Page 4

"Contemporary or classic novels, plays, poem and short story anthologies, that any serious reader should read at least once in his or her life." (Goodreads)
This challenge is perhaps a tad less "anglocentric" than the "BBC's 100 Best Books" challenge posted a few hours ago. But it might be interesting to compare this user-voted list vs that from an authoritative source like the BBC.
This is the state of the list in July 2020. Some duplicates have been removed.
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Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
121
Robert Louis Stevenson
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
122
Arthur Golden
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
123
E.M. Forster
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
124
Orson Scott Card
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
125
Frank Herbert
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
126
Edward Albee
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
127
John Steinbeck
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
128
Ernest J. Gaines
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
129
Truman Capote
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
130
Aesop
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
131
Kathryn Stockett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
132
Markus Zusak
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
133
George Eliot
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
134
Carson McCullers
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
135
Jack Kerouac
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
136
Henrik Ibsen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
137
Stephen Chbosky
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
138
Daphne Du Maurier
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
139
Arthur Miller
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
140
Tennessee Williams
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
141
Edgar Allan Poe
The Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories
142
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
143
Mark Twain
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
144
Jules Verne
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
145
Jonathan Swift
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
146
Ernest Hemingway
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
147
Stephenie Meyer
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
148
Charles Dickens
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
149
Anne Brontë
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
150
John Green
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
151
John Knowles
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
152
Ken Follett
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
153
Sara Gruen
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
154
L.M. Montgomery
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
155
Peter Shaffer
Gulliver's Travels / a Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels / a Modest Proposal
156
Jonathan Swift
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass/USA)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
157
Frederick Douglass/USA
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
158
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
159
Shirley Jackson
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
160
Yann Martel
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