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400 Books to Read Before You Die

Four-hundred fantastic books to at least read once in your life. These books are worth your time!
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
1
Chinua Achebe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
3
Richard Adams
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
4
Louisa May Alcott
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5
Sherman Alexie
Infidel: My Life (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel: My Life
6
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (Nujood Ali)
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
7
Nujood Ali
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
8
Dante Alighieri
The Complete Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Fairy Tales
9
Hans Christian Andersen
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
10
Laurie Halse Anderson
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
11
V.C. Andrews
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
12
Maya Angelou
The Arabian Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights
13
Anonymous
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
14
Anonymous
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
15
Anonymous
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
16
Jay Asher
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
17
Iaac Asimov
The Yacoubian Building (Alaa Al Aswany)
The Yacoubian Building
18
Alaa Al Aswany
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
19
Kate Atkinson
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
20
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
21
Margaret Atwood
City of God (St. Augustine)
City of God
22
St. Augustine
Confessions (St. Augustine)
Confessions
23
St. Augustine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
24
Jane Austen
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
25
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
26
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
27
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
28
Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride & Prejudice
29
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
30
Jane Austen
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
31
Christina Baker Kline
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
32
Honoré De Balzac
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
33
J.M. Barrie
The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire)
The Flowers of Evil
34
Charles Baudelaire
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
35
L. Frank Baum
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
36
Peter S. Beagle
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
37
Ishmael Beah
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
38
Simone De Beauvoir
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
39
Peter Benchley
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
40
William Peter Blatty
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