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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
1
George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
5
Jorge Luis Borges
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Aesop--Fables
Aesop--Fables
7
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
8
Lewis Carroll
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
9
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
10
L.M. Montgomery
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
11
William Faulkner
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
12
Toni Morrison
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
15
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
16
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
17
J.D. Salinger
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
18
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E.B. White
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
20
Jack London
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
21
Anthony Burgess
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
22
Wodehouse
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
23
Edgar Allan Poe
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
25
Neil Gaiman
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
26
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
27
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
28
Mark Haddon
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
29
Carlos Fuentes
Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman
30
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
31
Anne Frank
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
32
Dante Alighieri
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
33
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
34
Bram Stoker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
35
Jane Austen
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
36
Ray Bradbury
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
37
Mary Shelley
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
38
Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
39
Philip Pullman
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
40
Margaret Wise Brown
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