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300 Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once

These titles crop up again and again on lists and in popular culture. Do yourself a favor and check them out...at least once.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
3
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
4
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
5
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
6
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
8
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
9
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
10
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
11
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
12
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
13
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
14
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis
15
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
16
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
17
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
Suzanne Collins
18
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
19
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
20
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
21
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
22
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
23
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
24
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
25
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
26
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
27
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
28
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
29
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
30
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
31
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
33
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
34
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
35
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
36
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
37
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
38
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
39
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
40
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
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