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The Bibliophile's 1001 Books to Read Before You Die - Page 3

This is a list that I've been wanting to make for some time, but I haven't had the time to do so. It's a special list to me, as I remember getting the original 1001 Books to Read Before You Die book for my birthday nearly twenty years ago, and it inspired me greatly. For perhaps too long I would only read books that were in that 1001 Books edition, and I came to realise that I was neglecting the wonderful new books being published. So I've found a nice balance between the original 1001 Books edition and 21st century literature. I also had different opinions regarding some books either in or not in the original edition. So, this is my list of 1001 Books To Read Before You Die, and it's the most important and personal list I've published to date.
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The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
81
Alessandro Manzoni
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
82
Raymond Chandler
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
Big Sur
83
Jack Kerouac
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
84
Heinrich Böll
Billy Bathgate (E.L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
85
E.L. Doctorow
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
86
Herman Melville
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
87
Keith Waterhouse
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
88
Ben Fountain
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
89
Sebastian Faulks
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
90
James Ellroy
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
91
S.A. Cosby
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
92
Charles Dickens
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
93
Margaret Atwood
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
94
Jose Saramago
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
95
Joyce Carol Oates
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
96
Kathy Acker
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
97
Cormac McCarthy
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
98
Angela Carter
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
99
Toni Morrison
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
100
Tom Wolfe
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
101
Françoise Sagan
The Book of Daniel (E.L. Doctorow)
The Book of Daniel
102
E.L. Doctorow
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
103
Fernando Pessoa
The Book of Evidence (John Banville)
The Book of Evidence
104
John Banville
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
105
Paul Auster
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
106
Milan Kundera
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
107
Markus Zusak
Bouvard and Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert)
Bouvard and Pécuchet
108
Gustave Flaubert
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
109
Eliza Clark
The Boys From Brazil (Ira Levin)
The Boys From Brazil
110
Ira Levin
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
111
Edmund White
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
112
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
113
Kurt Vonnegut
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
114
Anne Tyler
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
115
Monica Ali
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
116
Evelyn Waugh
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
117
Thornton Wilder
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
118
Ivo Andrić
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
119
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
120
Junot Diaz
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