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I've been attempting quite a few list challenges in the 'book' section lately and noticed that quite a few novels pop up in multiple lists. I've compiled a list of 250 books that seem to be on lots of 'to be read', 'must read' & 'well read' lists. Any books in a series, I've counted as one entry. This is the ultimate well-read list.
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The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
161
Nicholas Sparks
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
162
W. Somerset Maugham
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
163
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
164
Ernest Hemingway
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
165
Jack Kerouac
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
166
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
167
Ken Kesey
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
168
Gabriel García Márquez
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
169
William Shakespeare
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
170
Diana Gabaldon
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
171
S.E. Hinton
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
172
John Green
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
173
John Milton
The Pearl (John Steinbec)
The Pearl
174
John Steinbec
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
175
Stephen Chbosky
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
176
Jane Austen
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
177
J.M. Barrie
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
178
Oscar Wilde
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
179
Ken Follett
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
180
Susanna Clarke
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
181
Albert Camus
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
182
James Joyce
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
183
John Irving
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
184
Jane Austen
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
185
William Goldman
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
186
Ernest Cline
Rebecca (Daphne Dumaurier)
Rebecca
187
Daphne Dumaurier
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
188
Daniel Defoe
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
189
William Shakespeare
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
190
Emma Donoghue
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
191
Scarlet Letter
Scarlet Letter
192
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
193
Sue Townsend
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
194
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
195
Donna Tartt
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
196
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Shack (William Paul Young)
The Shack
197
William Paul Young
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
198
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Sherlock Holmes (Series) (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes (Series)
199
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
200
Stephen King
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