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An Eclectic List of 100 Books Everyone Should Read

This is an eclectic list of 100 books that have improved my life. The genres are (obviously) mixed, but heavy on literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry and classics.
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
1
Charles Dickens
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2
Stephen Chbosky
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
3
Oscar Wilde
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
4
Truman Capote
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
5
Donna Tartt
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
6
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
7
Sally Rooney
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
8
Andrew Sean Greer
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
9
Azar Nafisi
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
10
Ray Bradbury
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
12
Sally Rooney
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
13
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
14
Zadie Smith
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
15
Ali Smith
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
16
James Baldwin
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
17
Milan Kundera
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
18
Dolly Alderton
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
19
John Carreyrou
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
20
James Baldwin
Three Women (Lisa Taddeo)
Three Women
21
Lisa Taddeo
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
22
Curtis Sittenfeld
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
23
Stephanie Danler
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
24
Albert Camus
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
25
Karen Joy Fowler
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
26
Andre Aciman
Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Ocean Vuong)
Night Sky With Exit Wounds
27
Ocean Vuong
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
28
Italo Calvino
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
29
Junot Díaz
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
30
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
31
Carrie Brownstein
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
32
Nella Larsen
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
33
Tomasz Jedrowski
On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder)
On Tyranny
34
Timothy Snyder
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
35
Bryan Washington
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
36
James Baldwin
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
37
George Orwell
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels
38
Ágota Kristóf
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
39
Philippe Besson
Notes on Nationalism (George Orwell)
Notes on Nationalism
40
George Orwell
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