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Reedsy's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Did you know the average American only reads 12 books a year? If you're 25 or older, that means you probably only have about 700 books (max) in your future — so you gotta make 'em count! If you're wondering where to start, we've got you covered. Here are 100 books that you have to read at least once in your lifetime.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
3
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
4
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
5
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
6
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
7
Aesop--Fables
Aesop--Fables
8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
9
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
10
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
11
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
12
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
13
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
14
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
15
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
16
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
17
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
18
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
19
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
20
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
21
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
22
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
23
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
24
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
25
Coraline
Coraline
26
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
27
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
28
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
29
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
30
Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman
31
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
32
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
33
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
34
Dracula
Dracula
35
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma (Jane Austen)
36
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
37
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
38
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
39
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
40
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
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