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The 50 Best Books I've Ever Read

Pretty much what it says in the title. I love these books. All are listed in order from greatest to least.
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
1
Cormac McCarthy
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
2
William Shakespeare
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
3
Herman Melville
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
4
William Shakespeare
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
5
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Shadows Linger (Glen Cook)
Shadows Linger
6
Glen Cook
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
7
John Fante
Hornblower and the Hotspur (C. S. Forester)
Hornblower and the Hotspur
8
C. S. Forester
Citizens - Simon Schama
Citizens - Simon Schama
9
The Great Hunt (Robert Jordan)
The Great Hunt
10
Robert Jordan
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
12
William Shakespeare
The Invisibles
The Invisibles
13
VALIS
VALIS
14
Eugene Onegin (Aleksandr Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
15
Aleksandr Pushkin
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
16
Flannery O'Connor
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
17
Mary Shelley
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
18
William Shakespeare
Hombre (Elmore Leonard)
Hombre
19
Elmore Leonard
The Big Blow (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Big Blow
20
Joe R. Lansdale
Soldiers Live (Glenn Cook)
Soldiers Live
21
Glenn Cook
Tales of Belkin (Alexander Pushkin)
Tales of Belkin
22
Alexander Pushkin
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
23
Arthur C. Clarke
Flying Colours (C. S. Forester)
Flying Colours
24
C. S. Forester
Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan
25
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
26
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
27
Philip K. Dick
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
28
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
29
William Shakespeare
The White Rose (Glenn Cook)
The White Rose
30
Glenn Cook
1408 (Stephen King)
1408
31
Stephen King
Hell's Angels (Hunter S. Thompson)
Hell's Angels
32
Hunter S. Thompson
Henry IV, Part 1 (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part 1
33
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 2 (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part 2
34
William Shakespeare
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
35
William Shakespeare
Day of Chaos (John Wagner, Michael Carroll)
Day of Chaos
36
John Wagner, Michael Carroll
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
37
Ron Hansen
The Town (Chuck Hogan)
The Town
38
Chuck Hogan
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
39
Joe Haldeman
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
40
Graham Greene
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