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150 Books to Read Before 50

These are the 150 books I would like to read before I am 50. It is a mixture of classics, literary fiction, murder mystery and translated fiction (with a few non - fiction).
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150 Books to read before 50

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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose
Alison Weir
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Mongrel (Hanako Footman)
Mongrel
Hanako Footman
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Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)
Betty
Tiffany Mcdaniel
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Vanishing Acts (Jodi Picoult)
Vanishing Acts
Jodi Picoult
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
Stephen King
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Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
9
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji
10
Strange Sally Diamond (Liz Nugent)
Strange Sally Diamond
Liz Nugent
11
Green Dot (Madeleine Gray)
Green Dot
Madeleine Gray
12
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
13
The Berlin Letters (Katherine Reay)
The Berlin Letters
Katherine Reay
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Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
15
Foster (Claire Keegan)
Foster
Claire Keegan
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Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90 (Katja Hoyer)
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90
Katja Hoyer
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The Mill House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Mill House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji
18
The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
19
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
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Dead Eleven (Jimmy Juliano)
Dead Eleven
Jimmy Juliano
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Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
22
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
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The Last Housewife (Ashley Winstead)
The Last Housewife
Ashley Winstead
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura
25
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
Jane Austen
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
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Ms Ice Sandwich (Mieko Kawakami)
Ms Ice Sandwich
Mieko Kawakami
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
Jodi Picoult
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13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (Mona Awad)
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
Mona Awad
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Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown (Alison Weir)
Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown
Alison Weir
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Me (Elton John)
Me
Elton John
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Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
Stars in Your Eyes
Kacen Callender
34
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles) (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles)
Elizabeth Jane Howard
35
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
36
The Divided Self
The Divided Self
37
Yolk (Mary H.K. Choi)
Yolk
Mary H.K. Choi
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Earthlings (Sayata Murata)
Earthlings
Sayata Murata
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The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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