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100 Best Must-Read Books of All Time

Shortform have researched and ranked the best must-read books in the world, based on recommendations from world experts, sales data, and millions of reader ratings.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
3
Markus Zusak
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
4
Viktor E. Frankl
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
5
John Green
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
6
Suzanne Collins
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
7
Yuval Noah Harari
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
8
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
9
J.K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
10
Jane Austen
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
12
Dale Carnegie
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
13
Daniel Kahneman
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
15
Paulo Coelho
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
16
Stephen Chbosky
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
17
Aldous Huxley
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
18
Gillian Flynn
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
19
Khaled Hosseini
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
20
Stephen King
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
22
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
23
William Golding
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
24
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
26
Veronica Roth
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
27
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
28
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
29
Charlotte Bronte
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
30
Stieg Larsson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
31
Margaret Atwood
The Elephant Tree (R. D. Ronald)
The Elephant Tree
32
R. D. Ronald
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
33
Gillian Flynn
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
34
Tara Westover
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
35
Patrick Rothfuss
The Zombie Room (R.D Ronald)
The Zombie Room
36
R.D Ronald
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
37
Paula Hawkins
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
38
J.K.Rowling
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
39
Anthony Doerr
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
40
Suzanne Collins
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