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Amazon's 100 Books to Read in Your Lifetime

So many books, so little time. With this in mind, the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. We had a few goals when we started out: We wanted the list to cover all stages of a life (which is why you'll find children's books in here), and we didn't want the list to feel like homework. Of course, no such list can be comprehensive – our lives, we hope, are long and varied – but we talked and argued and sifted and argued some more and came up with a list, our list, of favorites. What do you think? How did we do?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
3
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
4
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
6
Lord of the Ring Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Ring Trilogy
J.R.R. Tolkien
7
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
8
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
9
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
10
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
11
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
12
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
13
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
14
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
15
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
16
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
17
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
18
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
19
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
20
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
21
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
22
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
23
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
24
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
25
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
26
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
27
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
28
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
29
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
30
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
31
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
32
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
33
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
34
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
35
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
36
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
37
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
38
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
39
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
40
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
William Shakespeare
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