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Willow's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime to Be Well Read

Here are 100 books that I challenge myself to read to become a well rounded reader. This list is based on my own reading goals and what I consider to be important in literature.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
2
Charles Dickens
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3
Betty Smith
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
4
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
5
Anonymous
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7
Erich Maria Remarque
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
8
Anthony Doerr
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
9
George Orwell
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
10
Anne Frank
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
12
Anonymous
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
13
Anna Sewell
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
14
Isabel Allende
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Phillip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
15
Phillip K. Dick
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
16
Bram Stoker
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
17
Anne McCaffrey
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
18
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
19
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
20
Ray Bradbury
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
21
Daniel Keyes
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
22
Mary Shelley
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
23
J.K. Rowling
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
24
Maya Angelou
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
25
Robert Graves
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
26
Truman Capote
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
27
Harriet Jacobs
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
28
Anne Rice
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
29
Scott O'Dell
It (Stephen King)
It
30
Stephen King
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
31
Charlotte Bronte
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
32
Jules Verne
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
33
Sir Thomas Malory
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
34
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
35
Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
36
William Golding
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
37
Arthur Golden
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
38
Agatha Christie
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
39
Elie Wiesel
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
40
Willa Cather
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