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Goodreads 2020 Update: Books You Need to Read to Be Considered Well-Read - Page 6

"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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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
201
L. Frank Baum
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
202
Graham Greene
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
203
Edgar Allan Poe
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
204
Thomas Pynchon
The Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
The Nicomachean Ethics
205
Aristotle
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
206
E.M. Forster
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
207
Edgar Allan Poe
Gösta Berling's Saga (Selma Lagerlöf)
Gösta Berling's Saga
208
Selma Lagerlöf
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
209
Voltaire
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
210
Johann Wyss
Decamerone (Giovanni Boccaccio)
Decamerone
211
Giovanni Boccaccio
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
212
Nevil Shute
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
213
Marjane Satrapi
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
214
Henry Fielding
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
215
Corrie Ten Boom
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
216
James Joyce
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
217
Nicholas Sparks
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
218
Laurence Sterne
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
219
Thomas Hardy
The New Testament (Various)
The New Testament
220
Various
Shōgun : The Epic Novel of Japan (James Clavell)
Shōgun : The Epic Novel of Japan
221
James Clavell
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
222
Isabel Allende
Existentialism and Human Emotions (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Existentialism and Human Emotions
223
Jean-Paul Sartre
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
224
W Somerset Maugham
The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley)
The Water Babies
225
Charles Kingsley
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
226
Arthur Miller
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
227
Lao-Tzu
The Epic of Gilgamesh (N.K. Sandars Translator)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
228
N.K. Sandars Translator
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
229
Agatha Christie
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
230
Upton Sinclair
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
231
Terry Pratchett
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
232
Anthony Doerr
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
233
C.S. Lewis
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
234
Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
235
William Faulkner
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
236
Shel Silverstein
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
237
Flann O'Brien
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
238
D.H. Lawrence
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
239
Robert Penn Warren
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
240
Edith Wharton
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