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100 Classic Books Everyone Should Read

A selection of challenging and rewarding classics to be considered well-read. List is in no particular order of preference!
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
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In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
9
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
10
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
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The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
12
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
13
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
14
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
15
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
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Stoner (Williams)
Stoner (Williams)
19
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
20
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal (Émile Zola)
21
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
22
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
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Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden (Jack London)
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Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
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Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
27
Life and Fate (Vassily Grossman)
Life and Fate (Vassily Grossman)
28
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
29
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
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Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
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Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
39
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
40
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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