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Goodreads "Books That Make You Think"

"This is a list of books that leave you in a daze engrossed in thought while and/or after you finish reading them." (Goodreads). The works are from a multitude of genres, both fiction and non-fiction (and, unsurprisingly, include the Harry Potter series yet again).
As is often the case with lists ranked in descending order by votes, the choices become increasingly interesting the further one sinks into the challenge. To be included: 1000+ ratings on Goodreads & at least two votes.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
3
Aldous Huxley
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
5
Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
7
Hermann Hesse
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
9
Yann Martel
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
10
Suzanne Collins
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
11
Lois Lowry
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
12
Oscar Wilde
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
14
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
15
John Steinbeck
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
16
Khaled Hosseini
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
17
Anthony Burgess
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
19
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
20
William Shakespeare
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
21
Franz Kafka
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
22
Charles Dickens
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
23
Erich Maria Remarque
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
24
Bill Bryson
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
25
Richard Adams
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
26
Ayn Rand
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
27
John Steinbeck
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
28
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
29
J.K. Rowling
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
30
Samuel Beckett
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
31
Charlotte Brontë
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Naomi Klein)
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
32
Naomi Klein
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
33
John Steinbeck
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
34
Cormac McCarthy
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
35
Viktor E. Frankl
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance
36
Robert M. Pirsig
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
37
William Shakespeare
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
38
H.G. Wells
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
39
Franz Kafka
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)
The Man Without Qualities
40
Robert Musil
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