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Top 50 Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once (Goodreads)

I only did the top 50 that were on this list. I have not read all of them myself.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2
J.K. Rowling
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
5
Anne Frank
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
7
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
8
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
9
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
11
J.R.R.Tolkien
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
13
William Shakespeare
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
14
C.S. Lewis
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
17
Suzanne Collins
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
18
Shel Silverstein
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
19
Markus Zusak
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20
J.K. Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
21
Lois Lowry
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
22
Khaled Hosseini
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
23
E.B. White
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
24
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
25
Louisa May Alcott
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
26
Lewis Carroll
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
27
John Steinbeck
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
28
Emily Bronte
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
30
Elie Wiesel
Holy Bible (Anonymous)
Holy Bible
31
Anonymous
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
32
Mark Twain
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
33
J.K. Rowling
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
34
Oscar Wilde
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
35
William Shakespeare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
36
Douglas Adams
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
37
J.K. Rowling
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
38
Aldous Huxley
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
39
Victor Hugo
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
40
J.K. Rowling
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