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Books You Have GOT to Read

A list of books that either tell a story that needs to be heard, delivers philosophical insight, or has a moral standpoint
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If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
Primo Levi
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Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
Edward W. Said
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
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Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo)
Warhorse
Michael Morpurgo
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkein
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
10
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs
12
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
Douglas Adams
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The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
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Atomised
Atomised
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Push (Sapphire)
Push
Sapphire
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
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Danny, Champion of the World
Danny, Champion of the World
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
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The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
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Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
Sophocles
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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The River Between
The River Between
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Decolonising the Mind (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonising the Mind
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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Allen Steele (Coyote)
Allen Steele
Coyote
35
We
We
36
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
Robert Graves
37
... Not So Quiet (Helen Zenna Smith)
... Not So Quiet
Helen Zenna Smith
38
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
39
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
40
Plain Tales From the Hills
Plain Tales From the Hills
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