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Goodreads 2020 Update: Books You Need to Read to Be Considered Well-Read - Page 5

"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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Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
161
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
162
Willa Cather
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
163
Jeffrey Eugenides
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
164
Ernest Hemingway
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
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Dante Alighieri
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
166
Jon Krakauer
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
167
Joseph Conrad
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
168
Esther Forbes
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
169
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
170
Washington Irving
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
171
Gabriel García Márquez
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
172
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
173
Jostein Gaarder
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
174
Thomas Hardy
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
175
Stephen King
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
176
Haruki Murakami
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
177
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
178
George R.R. Martin
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
179
Margaret Atwood
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
180
Anton Chekhov
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (John Milton)
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
181
John Milton
Narcissus and Goldmund (Hermann Hesse)
Narcissus and Goldmund
182
Hermann Hesse
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
183
Jane Austen
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
184
William Shakespeare
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
185
Norton Juster
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
186
Mitch Albom
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
187
Ovid
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
188
E.M. Forster
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales
189
Hans Christian Anderson
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
190
Michael Crichton
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
191
H.G. Wells
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
192
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Axion Esti (Odysseus Elytis)
The Axion Esti
193
Odysseus Elytis
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
194
Edith Wharton
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Just So Stories
195
Rudyard Kipling
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
196
Marcus Aurelius
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
197
Martin Cruz Smith
Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
198
D. H. Lawrence
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
199
William Shakespeare
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
200
Haruki Murakami
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