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Monika's 500 Books Before 50

A list of the books I hope to get through before 2034. A list of books I own, books I need to get my hands on and books to reread. Setting myself up for failure, I know.
Edit: I forgot East of Eden by John Steinbeck (favourite book of all time), so it's 501 and not 500.
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak)
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
1
Elif Shafak
1491 (Charles C. Mann)
1491
2
Charles C. Mann
1919 (John Dos Passos)
1919
3
John Dos Passos
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
4
Haruki Murakami
The 42nd Parallel (John Dos Passos)
The 42nd Parallel
5
John Dos Passos
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
6
Helene Hanff
The Acceptance World (Anthony Powell)
The Acceptance World
7
Anthony Powell
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
8
Sarah Waters
African Europeans: An Untold History (Olivette Otele)
African Europeans: An Untold History
9
Olivette Otele
After the People Lights Have Gone off (Stephen Graham Jones)
After the People Lights Have Gone Off
10
Stephen Graham Jones
The Age of Shiva (Manil Suri)
The Age of Shiva
11
Manil Suri
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
12
Anne Brontë
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
13
Lewis Carroll
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
All About H. Hatterr
14
G.V. Desani
All the Lovers in the Night (Mieko Kawakami)
All the Lovers in the Night
15
Mieko Kawakami
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
16
Michael Chabon
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
17
Philip Roth
America Fantastica (Tim O'Brien)
America Fantastica
18
Tim O'Brien
An African in Greenland (Tété-Michel Kpomassie)
An African in Greenland
19
Tété-Michel Kpomassie
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
20
Theodore Dreiser
An Inventory of Losses (Judith Schalansky)
An Inventory of Losses
21
Judith Schalansky
An Obedient Father (Akhil Sharma)
An Obedient Father
22
Akhil Sharma
An Unofficial Rose (Iris Murdoch)
An Unofficial Rose
23
Iris Murdoch
The Anarchy (William Dalrymple)
The Anarchy
24
William Dalrymple
Animalia (Jean-Baptiste Del Amo)
Animalia
25
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
26
Leo Tolstoy
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
27
John O'Hara
The Arctic Curry Club (Dani Redd)
The Arctic Curry Club
28
Dani Redd
At Casanova's Chinese Restaurant
At Casanova's Chinese Restaurant
29
At Lady Molly's (Anthony Powell)
At Lady Molly's
30
Anthony Powell
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
31
W.G. Sebald
The Avenue of Giants (Marc Dugain)
The Avenue of Giants
32
Marc Dugain
Azadi (Arundhati Roy)
Azadi
33
Arundhati Roy
Baise-Moi (Virginie Despentes)
Baise-Moi
34
Virginie Despentes
Balthazar (Lawrence Durrell)
Balthazar
35
Lawrence Durrell
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
36
Koushun Takami
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
37
Alex Garland
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
38
Sally Rooney
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
39
Ann Patchett
The Bell (Iris Murdoch)
The Bell
40
Iris Murdoch
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