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Books to Read Instead of Buying New Ones

my own list to motivate me to read the books on my bookshelf rather than going out and buying more, increasing the massive pile
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
2
Leo Tolstoy
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
3
Margaret Atwood
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde With the Merry Men & Other Stories (R. L. Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde With the Merry Men & Other Stories
4
R. L. Stevenson
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
5
Anthony Doerr
All the Money in the World (John Pearson)
All the Money in the World
6
John Pearson
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
7
Hans Fallada
American Psycho (Bret Easton-Ellis)
American Psycho
8
Bret Easton-Ellis
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
9
Stephen Ambrose
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Gray
11
Ruta Sepetys
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
12
Liane Moriarty
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
13
John Howard Griffin
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
14
Angela Carter
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
15
Markus Zusak
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
Truman Capote
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
17
Stephen King
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
18
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
19
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
20
J.D. Salinger
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
21
Chaim Potok
A Clockwork Orange .. 1962 (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange .. 1962
22
Anthony Burgess
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
23
Alice Walker
Confident Women (Tori Telfer)
Confident Women
24
Tori Telfer
Daughter (Jane Shemilt)
Daughter
25
Jane Shemilt
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
26
Arthur Miller
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
27
Stephen King
Doctor Sleep (Stephen King)
Doctor Sleep
28
Stephen King
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
29
John Steinbeck
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
30
Jane Austen
Everybody Sees the Ants
Everybody Sees the Ants
31
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
32
Hallie Rubenhold
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
33
Mary Shelley
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
34
J.D. Salinger
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
35
Fannie Flagg
Furious Hours (Casey Cep)
Furious Hours
36
Casey Cep
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
37
Susanna Kaysen
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
38
Harper Lee
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
39
Donna Tartt
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
40
Gillian Flynn
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