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The 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

These are the books that I hope to have read before I die. Some I have already read, some are still on my to read pile. The list is predominantly fiction as that is what I love reading.
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1001 Arabian Nights
1001 Arabian Nights
1
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
2
Solomon Northrup
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classics Illustrated)
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
4
Classics Illustrated
22 Britannia Road
22 Britannia Road
5
37°2 Le Matin (Philippe Djian)
37°2 Le Matin
6
Philippe Djian
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
7
John Buchan
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
8
Helene Hanff
84K (Claire North)
84K
9
Claire North
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
10
Nick Hornby
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
11
William Faulkner
Absolute Beginners (Colin Macinnes)
Absolute Beginners
12
Colin Macinnes
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
13
Ali Smith
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
14
Anne Tyler
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
15
George Eliot
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--Huckleberry "Huck" Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--Huckleberry "Huck" Finn
16
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tin Tin
The Adventures of Tin Tin
17
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
18
Aesop
After London; Or, Wild England
After London; Or, Wild England
19
After You'd Gone (Maggie O'farrell)
After You'd Gone
20
Maggie O'farrell
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
21
Edith Wharton
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
22
Anne Brontë
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
23
Margaret Atwood
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
24
Lewis Carroll
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
25
Caleb Carr
Alison Pick: Far to Go
Alison Pick: Far to Go
26
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
27
Anthony Doerr
All That I Am (Anna Funder)
All That I Am
28
Anna Funder
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
29
Bret Easton Ellis
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
30
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Amongst Women
Amongst Women
31
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam
32
Ian McEwan
An Ice-Cream War
An Ice-Cream War
33
An Imaginary Life
An Imaginary Life
34
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
35
River Solomon
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
36
Neil Gaiman
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
37
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays
38
Agatha Christie
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
39
Michael Crichton
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
40
Frank McCourt
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