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The Pretentious Bibliophile List

This list is not meant to demean the quality of these books or to offend anyone who's read them. But let's be honest, if you've ever met or considered yourself a well read bibliophile you've probably read these or at least have them on your radar. And if you want to seem pretentious around book nerds, these are the books for you.
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
1
Leo Tolstoy
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Raisin in the Sun
Raisin in the Sun
3
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
4
John Steinbeck
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
5
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
6
William Shakespeare
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
7
Edgar Allan Poe
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
9
Edgar Allan Poe
The Three Musketeers (Alexander Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
10
Alexander Dumas
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
11
Harper Lee
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
12
Margaret Atwood
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare; E.D. Mowat and Werstine)
Julius Caesar
13
William Shakespeare; E.D. Mowat and Werstine
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
14
William Golding
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
15
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
16
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
17
Miguel De Cervantes
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
18
Herman Melville
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
19
Charlotte Bronte
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
20
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
22
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
23
George Orwell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
24
Vladimir Nabokov
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
25
Louisa May Alcott
Schindlers List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindlers List
26
Thomas Keneally
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
27
Bret Easton Ellis
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
28
Jk Rowling
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
29
Diana Gabaldon
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
30
Lewis, C.S.
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
31
George R.R. Martin
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
32
Homer
Amadeus
Amadeus
33
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
34
Anthony Burgess
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
35
Charles Dickens
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
36
Ernest Hemingway
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
37
Jack London
Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
Hugo Cabret
38
Brian Selznick
Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
39
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
40
Mark Twain
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