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An Alternative 101 Books to Read in Your Lifetime

A bit of a twist on the usual classics, with some lesser known novels, plays and poems. Maybe you'll discover some new book here that will bring you joy?
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
5
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
7
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
Laline Paull
8
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
9
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
10
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
11
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name) (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name)
Lawrence Hill
12
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka
13
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
14
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
15
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
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The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
17
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
18
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
19
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
Adrienne Rich
20
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
Tara Westover
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The English Patient
The English Patient
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Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
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Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
24
Feminist Queer Crip (Alison Kafer)
Feminist Queer Crip
Alison Kafer
25
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
Ntozake Shange
26
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
Alison Bechdel
27
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
Jewelle Gomez
28
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
29
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
30
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
31
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
32
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
33
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
JD Vance
34
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
35
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
36
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
37
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering
38
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh
39
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
40
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
Cornelia Funke
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