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Newseptemberr's 50 Must-Read Books

There are many great books in the world, but these are the fifty that I have read (so far) that I would recommend to everyone.
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
2
Victor Hugo
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
4
Daphne Du Maurier
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
6
Markus Zusak
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
7
Sally Rooney
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
8
Agatha Christie
Hangsaman (Jackson)
Hangsaman
9
Jackson
Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
Jellicoe Road
10
Melina Marchetta
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
11
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
12
Liane Moriarty
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
13
Toni Morrison
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
14
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
15
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
16
Bram Stoker
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
17
Suzanne Collins
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
18
S.E. Hinton
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
19
Cornelia Funke
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
20
Chanel Miller
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
21
William Shakespeare
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Bronte
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
23
Charles Dickens
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
24
Bruce Springsteen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
25
Zora Neale Hurston
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
26
Virginia Woolf
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
27
William Golding
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
28
Ray Bradbury
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
29
Harper Lee
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
30
Malala Yousafzai
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
31
Celeste Ng
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
32
R. F. Kuang
Pageboy (Elliot Page)
Pageboy
33
Elliot Page
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
34
Malinda Lo
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
35
R. F. Kuang
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
36
Ursula K. Le Guin
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
37
Angeline Boulley
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
38
Bill Watterson
Ace of Spades (Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé)
Ace of Spades
39
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
40
Aiden Thomas
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