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Books to Put on the Bookshelf

Fifty of the most interesting and compelling books to read and keep on your bookshelf to read again and again.
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100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
1
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
2
Barbara Kingsolver
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
3
Madeleine L'engle
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
4
Leo Tolstoy
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
5
Ernest Hemingway
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
6
Jane Austen
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
7
Yann Martel
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
8
Emma Donoghue
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
9
Khaled Hosseini
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
10
John Boyne
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
11
Dave Pelzer
My Sisters Keeper (Jodie Picoult)
My Sisters Keeper
12
Jodie Picoult
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
13
Gabriel García Márquez
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
14
Maya Angelou
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
15
Victor Hugo
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
16
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
17
Charlotte Bronte
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
18
Cheryl Strayed
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
19
Garth Stein
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
20
Ernest Hemingway
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
21
Alexandre Dumas
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
22
Anthony Doerr
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
23
Markus Zusak
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
24
M.L. Stedman
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
The Shell Collector
25
Anthony Doerr
About Grace
About Grace
26
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
27
Hanya Yanagihara
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
28
Andy Weir
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
29
Paula Hawkins
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
30
Kent Haruf
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins
31
Kate Atkinson
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
32
Khaled Hosseini
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
33
John Green
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
34
Mark Haddon
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
35
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
36
Jane Austen
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
37
Elie Wiesel
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
38
Cameron Jace
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
39
Cornelia Funke
Inkspell (Cornelia Funke)
Inkspell
40
Cornelia Funke
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