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Top 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Novels/Plays/Short story collections that spark the imagination. Mostly fantasy, magical realism, absurdism, historical fiction, and sci-fi.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1
Betty Smith
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
2
J.K. Rowling
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
3
David Mitchell
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
4
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
5
Michael Ende
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
6
Junot Diaz
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
7
J.M. Barrie
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
8
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
Abarat
Abarat
9
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
10
Erin Morgenstern
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
11
Norton Juster
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
12
Suzanne Collins
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
13
Diana Wynne Jones
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
14
Louis Sachar
The Tent
The Tent
15
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
16
Nick Hornby
A Midsummer's Night Dream (Shakespeare)
A Midsummer's Night Dream
17
Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice
18
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
20
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
21
Ken Follett
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
22
Robert Jordan
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
23
Tom Stoppard
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
24
Louisa May Alcott
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
25
Stephen Chbosky
The Skin of Our Teeth (Thornton Wilder)
The Skin of Our Teeth
26
Thornton Wilder
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
27
George Orwell
Inheritance Cycle Series (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance Cycle Series
28
Christopher Paolini
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
29
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
30
William Shakespeare
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
31
Khaled Hosseini
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
32
Roald Dahl
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
33
Khaled Hosseini
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
34
Alice Walker
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wyrd Museum Series (Robin Jarvis)
The Wyrd Museum Series
36
Robin Jarvis
Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
37
Mitch Albom
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
38
Jeffrey Eugenides
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
39
Jonathan Safran Foer
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
40
Thornton Wilder
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