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Penguin Random House: 22 Books to Read Before You Die

...actually 21...but I title them as I see them...
"You've probably already heard of most of the books on this list because they're acclaimed and beloved by so many. Add these classics, nonfiction, and young adult books to your to-read list!" - penguinrandomhouse.com
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
1
Donna Tartt
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
2
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
3
Toni Morrison
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
4
Tommy Orange
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
6
George Saunders
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
7
Kazuo Ishiguro
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
8
Chinua Achebe
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
9
Ruth Ozeki
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
10
Alice Munro
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
11
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
12
Sue Monk Kidd
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
13
Anthony Marra
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
14
Brit Bennett
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
15
Jhumpa Lahiri
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
16
Emily St John Mandel
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
17
Zadie Smith
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
18
Colson Whitehead
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
19
Julia Alvarez
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
20
Amy Tan
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
21
Arundhati Roy
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