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Monika's 250 Books to Read by 40 - Page 3

With a little over 5 years to go, I decided that it was a good idea to make a list of 250 books I want to have under my belt when I'm 40 (in the year of 2023). Some are books I want to read again and the rest are what popped into my head at 34. Should be a little of everything and all my from my shelves. Hopefully ListChallenges is still around then.
(Knowing myself right I'll probably end up reading every book but the ones on this list.)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
81
James Baldwin
Girl Meets Boy
Girl Meets Boy
82
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
83
James Baldwin
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
84
Donna Tartt
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (Jose Saramago)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
85
Jose Saramago
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
86
Doris Lessing
The Great Sea (David Abulafia)
The Great Sea
87
David Abulafia
Haiene
Haiene
88
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
89
Angie Thomas
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
90
Graham Greene
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
91
Javier Marías
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
92
Foer
The Heretic
The Heretic
93
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
94
Esther Freud
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
95
George Orwell
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
96
Edith Wharton
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
97
James Kelman
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
98
Knut Hamsun
I'll Sell You a Dog (Juan Pablo Villalobos)
I'll Sell You a Dog
99
Juan Pablo Villalobos
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
100
Rebecca Skloot
In the Forest
In the Forest
101
In a Free State (V. S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
102
V. S. Naipaul
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
103
David Foster Wallace
Inheritance From Mother (Minae Mizumura)
Inheritance From Mother
104
Minae Mizumura
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
105
Ralph Ellison
Islands
Islands
106
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
107
Ernest Hemingway
Janice Galloway the Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Janice Galloway the Trick Is to Keep Breathing
108
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
109
Toni Morrison
Jerusalem: The Biography (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Jerusalem: The Biography
110
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
111
Susanna Clarke
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
112
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
113
William S Burroughs
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
114
Patti Smith
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
115
Manuel Puig
Kokoro - Natsume Soseki
Kokoro - Natsume Soseki
116
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
117
Sigrid Undset
Land of Love and Drowning
Land of Love and Drowning
118
Liberty (Jakob Ejersbo)
Liberty
119
Jakob Ejersbo
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
120
Laura Esquivel
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