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Goodreads 2020 Update: Books You Need to Read to Be Considered Well-Read - Page 7

"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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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
241
James Baldwin
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
242
Anne Rice
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
243
Richard Wright
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
244
Mario Puzo
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
245
Stephen Crane
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
246
Walter Farley
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
247
Beatrix Potter
Independent People (Halldor Laxness)
Independent People
248
Halldor Laxness
Every Day (David Levithan)
Every Day
249
David Levithan
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
250
David Foster Wallace
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
251
Beatrix Potter
Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
252
Nietzsche
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
253
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
254
Knut Hamsun
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
255
Neil Gaiman
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
256
Murasaki Shikibu
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
257
Kurt Vonnegut
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
258
James Ellroy
Typee (Herman Melville)
Typee
259
Herman Melville
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
On the Banks of Plum Creek
260
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
261
William March
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
262
Edith Wharton
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
263
Jodi Picoult
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
264
C.S. Lewis
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
265
Margaret Atwood
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
266
Saul Bellow
Cymbeline (William Shakespeare)
Cymbeline
267
William Shakespeare
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
268
Stephenie Meyer
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow
269
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
270
Daphne Du Maurier
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