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Catching Up on (Mostly) Classics

I've always been an indiscriminate reader from a variety of genres. When I first began using the list challenges site I realized that tendency had steered me away from many books of substance.
I was woefully lacking in what according to most lists presented here are considered classics.
I'm not sure all of these qualify, but they have appeared on one or several classics challenges.
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You've probably read most of these?

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Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
Alan Moore
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
4
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
6
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
7
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
8
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
9
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
10
The Qu'ran (Tarif Khalidi (Translator))
The Qu'ran
Tarif Khalidi (Translator)
11
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
12
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
13
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
14
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
15
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
16
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
17
Shakespeare's Sonnets (William Shakespeare)
Shakespeare's Sonnets
William Shakespeare
18
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset
19
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
20
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
21
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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The Sea Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea Wolf
Jack London
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
25
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
27
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
29
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
30
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
Alan Moore
31
King James Bible
King James Bible
32
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
33
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
34
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
35
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
36
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John Le Carré
37
The Book of Mormon: Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez)
The Book of Mormon: Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez
38
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
39
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
Stephen King
40
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
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