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A Book Lover's List of Influential Books

These are some books I love from all different genres. I'm very partial to sci-fi and that is definitely in evidence on this list. Everybody read!
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
2
Arthur C. Clarke
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3
Stuart Turton
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
4
Judith Viorst
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
5
Caleb Carr
Amelia Peabody Emerson (Books by Elizabeth Peters)
Amelia Peabody Emerson (Books by Elizabeth Peters)
6
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
7
Neil Gaiman
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
8
Ann Leckie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
9
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
10
George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
11
L.M. Montgomery
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
12
Koushun Takami
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
13
Robin McKinley
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
14
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
16
Nnedi Okorafor
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
17
Anna Sewell
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
18
Walter Farley
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
19
Robin McKinley
Borrower of the Night (Elizabeth Peters)
Borrower of the Night
20
Elizabeth Peters
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
21
Aldous Huxley
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
22
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
23
Jack London
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
24
Voltaire
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
25
Charles Dickens
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
26
Madeline Miller
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
27
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Dark Is Rising Series
The Dark Is Rising Series
28
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Jill Twiss)
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
29
Jill Twiss
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
30
Anne Frank
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
31
Bram Stoker
The Dresden Files (Jim Butcher)
The Dresden Files
32
Jim Butcher
Edgar Allen Poe: Complete Poems (Edgar Allen Poe)
Edgar Allen Poe: Complete Poems
33
Edgar Allen Poe
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
34
Gail Honeyman
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
35
Edith Wharton
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
The Expanse Series
36
James S.A. Corey
Fablehaven (Brandon Mull)
Fablehaven
37
Brandon Mull
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
38
Ray Bradbury
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
39
N. K. Jemisin
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
40
Fannie Flagg
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