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60 Books You Need to Read Before You Die

A list from Good Housekeeping, 60 books you should read before you die. Pretty self-explanatory. How many have you read?
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
1
Toni Morrison
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
2
Joan Didion
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
4
Frank McCourt
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
5
Anne Frank
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
6
Judy Blume
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
8
Jessi Klein
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
9
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
10
Ta-Nehisi Coates
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
11
Bill Bryson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
12
Maya Angelou
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
13
J. K. Rowling
Hidden Figures (Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
14
Shetterly
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
15
Roz Chast
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety (Jimmy Carter)
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
16
Jimmy Carter
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
17
Joseph Heller
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
19
Shonda Rhimes
The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill Of
The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill Of
20
Complete Stories (Dorothy Parker)
Complete Stories
21
Dorothy Parker
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir (John McCain)
Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
23
John McCain
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
24
Hunter S. Thompson
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
25
Cheryl Strayed
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
26
Betty Friedan
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
27
Marilynne Robinson
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives (Gretchen Rubin)
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
28
Gretchen Rubin
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
30
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
31
Rebecca Skloot
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
32
Carrie Fisher
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
33
Stephen Hawking
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
34
Allie Brosh
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
35
Jhumpa Lahiri
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
36
Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
37
Charlotte Bronte
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
38
Patti Smith
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
39
Brene Brown
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
40
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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