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From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books

Everybody wants to be well read. This list contains many classics that everyone should read to become more knowledgeable. I have only read a few of these books. These 100 books are according to Jeff O'Neal.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
3
Edith Wharton
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
6
Philip Roth
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
7
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
9
Ayn Rand
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
11
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
12
Anonymous
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
15
Junot Díaz
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
16
Jack London
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
17
Voltaire
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
18
Geoffrey Chaucer
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
19
Ian Fleming
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
20
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
22
E.B. White
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
23
David Mitchell
Collected Poems by Emily Dickinson
Collected Poems by Emily Dickinson
24
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
25
Edgar Allen Poe
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor (Flannery O'Connor)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
26
Flannery O'Connor
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
27
Jonathan Franzen
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
28
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
29
Dan Brown
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
30
Arthur Miller
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
31
Miguel De Cervantes
Dream of Red Chamber
Dream of Red Chamber
32
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
33
Frank Herbert
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
34
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
36
John Green
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
37
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
39
George R.R. Martin
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
40
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