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Best Books to Read Before You Die

"This is a list of best books that you can find in every bookstore under the 'best books to read' category.
If you are an avid reader, then you must read these books in your lifetime from the great writers of all times.
The only thing left is to decide in which order you are going to read these books. So without further ado, let's start looking at the list of great books to read at least once in your lifetime." -vowelor
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
1
James Joyce
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R.Tolkien
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
4
John Steinbeck
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
5
V.S. Naipaul
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
6
Yann Martel
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
7
Audrey Niffenegger
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
8
Suzanne Collins
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
9
Leo Tolstoy
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
10
Herman Melville
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
12
Joseph Heller
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
13
Khalid Hosseini
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
14
Markus Zusak
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
15
Vladimir Nabokov
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
17
Maya Angelou
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
18
Miguel De Cervantes
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
19
Anthony Doerr
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade (Kurt Vonnegut & Ryan North & Albert Monteys)
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade
20
Kurt Vonnegut & Ryan North & Albert Monteys
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
21
Alice Walker
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
22
Salman Rushdie
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
23
Haruki Murakami
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
24
Kazuo Ishiguro
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
25
Gabriel García Marquez
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
26
Virginia Woolf
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
27
Stephen Hawking
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
28
Sylvia Plath
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
29
Alice Sebold
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
30
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
31
Louisa May Alcott
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
32
Ray Bradbury
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
33
Emily Bronte
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
34
William Golding
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
35
Jane Austen
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
36
William Shakespeare
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
37
Anne Frank
Holy Bible (Anonymous)
Holy Bible
38
Anonymous
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
39
J.D. Salinger
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
40
E.M. Forster
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