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80 Must Read Books

How many of these books have you read?
Some will be classics and others will one day be classics. Some will not be so well known and may remain so. All of them are worth reading!
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Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
Vladimir Nabokov
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The French Executioner (C.C. Humphreys)
The French Executioner
C.C. Humphreys
3
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
4
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
Michael Faber
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
6
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
7
Slammerkin (Emma Donoghue)
Slammerkin
Emma Donoghue
8
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
9
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
10
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
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The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
12
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
13
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
M R Carey
14
The Bees
The Bees
15
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
Stephen King
16
Waiting for Doggo (Mark Mills)
Waiting for Doggo
Mark Mills
17
The Devil in the Marshalsea (Hodgson Antonia)
The Devil in the Marshalsea
Hodgson Antonia
18
Conversations With Spirits (E.O. Higgins)
Conversations With Spirits
E.O. Higgins
19
The Palace of Curiosities (Rosie Garland)
The Palace of Curiosities
Rosie Garland
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Daughters of the Witching Hill
Daughters of the Witching Hill
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Needful Things (Stephen King)
Needful Things
Stephen King
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Company of Liars (Karen Maitland)
Company of Liars
Karen Maitland
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)
The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton
26
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion
27
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson
28
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
William Shakespeare
29
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
30
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
31
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
32
Pure
Pure
33
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
Mudbound
Hillary Jordan
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
35
The Somnambulist (Essie Fox)
The Somnambulist
Essie Fox
36
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
37
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
Michel Faber
38
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
39
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
40
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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