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Reedsy's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime - Page 2

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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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
41
Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
42
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
43
The Brothers Grimm
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
44
Jonathan Swift
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
45
William Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
46
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
47
Jk Rowling
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
48
Joseph Conrad
Here's to You, Jesusa!
Here's to You, Jesusa!
49
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
50
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
51
J.R.R. Tolkien
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
52
Louis Sachar
Hopscotch (Julio Cortazar)
Hopscotch
53
Julio Cortazar
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
54
Homer
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
55
Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
56
Charlotte Bronte
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
57
Jules Verne
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
58
Victor Hugo
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
59
Yann Martel
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
60
C.S. Lewis
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
61
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
62
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
63
Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
64
Tolkien
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
65
Gabriel García Márquez
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
66
Gustave Flaubert
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
67
Franz Kafka
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
68
Herman Melville
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
69
Virginia Woolf
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
70
Agatha Christie
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
71
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
72
Ernest Hemingway
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
73
Charles Dickens
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
74
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Arabian Nights (Mary Zimmerman)
Arabian Nights
75
Mary Zimmerman
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
76
E.M. Forster
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
77
Juan Rulfo
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
78
Norton Juster
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
79
Astrid Lindgren
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
80
Jane Austen
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