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A 20-Year Attempt at Being Well-Read

All the notable books I've read in my 20 years on Earth. The goal is to be as well-read as I can be. I still have far to go, but this is the progress I've accomplished so far.
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
2
Mitch Albom
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
3
Khaled Hosseini
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
7
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
8
Margaret Atwood
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
9
Frank McCourt
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
10
Julia Alvarez
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
11
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
12
Baroness Orczy
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
13
D.H. Lawrence
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
14
Tim O'Brien
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
15
Malcolm Gladwell
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
16
Oscar Wilde
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
17
Audrey Niffenegger
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
18
Albert Camus
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
19
Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
20
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
21
Kate Chopin
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
22
H.G. Wells
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
23
Elizabeth Gilbert
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
24
Leo Tolstoy
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
25
John Steinbeck
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
26
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
27
J.D. Salinger
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
28
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
29
Mary Roach
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
30
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
31
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
32
Alice Walker
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
33
Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev)
Fathers and Sons
34
Ivan Turgenev
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
35
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
36
Gustave Flaubert
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
37
Jane Austen
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
38
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
39
Charlotte Bronte
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
40
George Orwell
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