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Iconic Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once

I recommend these great books to everyone, regardless of age or gender.
The writers of these books understood a little piece of the world and were able to put it into words.
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I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
1
Malala Yousafzai
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
2
Mary Shelley
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
3
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
4
Mikhail Bulgakov
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
6
Patrick Suskind
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
7
Helen Fielding
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
8
Louisa May Alcott
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
9
Amy Poehler
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
10
Victor Hugo
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
11
Leo Tolstoy
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
12
Stephen Hawking
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
13
Kathryn Stockett
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
14
Anne Rice
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
15
J. K. Rowling
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
16
Betty Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
17
Maya Angelou
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
Pretty Little Liars (Sara Shepard)
Pretty Little Liars
19
Sara Shepard
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
20
Elizabeth Gilbert
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
21
Cheryl Strayed
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
We Are Okay (Nina Lacour)
We Are Okay
23
Nina Lacour
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
24
Diana Wynne Jones
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
25
L.M. Montgomery
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
26
Thomas Mann
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
27
Toni Morrison
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
28
Virginia Woolf
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
29
Virginia Woolf
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30
Douglas Adams
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
31
Kate Chopin
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
32
Margot Lee Shetterly
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
33
Charlotte Brontë
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
34
Agatha Christie
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
35
Michael Ende
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
36
Margaret Mitchell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
37
Vladimir Nabokov
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
38
Franz Kafka
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
39
Gabriel García Márquez
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
40
Helen Keller
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