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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 16

Most lists of "essential books" are flawed in some manner. They are either too short ("top 50 books for men", or too old (no books from the last 50 years). Other book lists fail to include essays, plays, rock and roll memoirs, science books, and science fiction. Other lists fall short in providing a true world view. I tried to get a solid sampling from every genre and almost 100 countries. This list was created by taking the best of 15 lists. I then added several years of recommended books from the The Week, and foreign language recommended books. I then added my favorites to the list if they were not already there. Enjoy!
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
601
Marilynne Robinson
The Ginger Man (J.P. Donleavy)
The Ginger Man
602
J.P. Donleavy
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
603
James Baldwin
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
604
Paula Hawkins
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
605
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
606
Stieg Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
607
Stieg Larsson
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
608
Tracy Chevalier
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
609
Susanna Kaysen
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
610
Bernardine Evaristo
Girlfriend in a Coma (Douglas Coupland)
Girlfriend in a Coma
611
Douglas Coupland
Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
Giving Up the Ghost
612
Hilary Mantel
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
613
Hermann Hesse
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
614
Jeannette Walls
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
615
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
616
Tennessee Williams
The Gnostic Gospels (Elaine Pagels)
The Gnostic Gospels
617
Elaine Pagels
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
618
James Baldwin
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
619
Kurt Vonnegut
God Emperor of Dune (Frank Herbert)
God Emperor of Dune
620
Frank Herbert
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
621
Arundhati Roy
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
622
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
623
Mario Puzo
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
624
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
God's Politics
God's Politics
625
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
626
Isaac Asimov
Goethe's Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Goethe's Faust
627
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
628
Philip Pullman
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
629
Doris Lessing
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
630
Donna Tartt
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
631
Ian Fleming
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
632
Helene Wecker
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
633
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
634
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
635
Pearl S. Buck
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
636
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
637
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
638
Ford Madox Ford
A Good Walk Spoiled (By John Feinstein)
A Good Walk Spoiled
639
By John Feinstein
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
640
Robert Graves
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