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In an Attempt to Be Well-Read

I haven't read all of these, and of the ones I have read, I don't think they're all good books. In fact, I would argue that several aren't good (or, alternatively, aren't interesting, which is even worse). But to me, this is a solid foundation for being "well-read."
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
2
Haruki Murakami
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
3
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
5
Ron Chernow
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7
Erich Maria Remarque
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
8
Anthony Doerr
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
9
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho
American Psycho
10
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
11
Agatha Christie
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
12
Michael Crichton
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
13
Frank McCourt
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
15
Leo Tolstoy
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
16
Jules Verne
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
17
Garth Stein
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
18
William Faulkner
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
19
Kate Chopin
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
20
Barbara Kingsolver
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
22
Sylvia Plath
The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest
23
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
24
Liane Moriarty
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
25
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
26
John Boyne
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
27
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
28
Truman Capote
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
29
Stephen Hawking
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
30
Voltaire
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
31
Stephen King
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
32
Kurt Vonnegut
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
33
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
34
J.D. Salinger
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
35
C.S. Lewis
The Circle - Dave Eggers
The Circle - Dave Eggers
36
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
37
Anthony Burgess
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
38
John Fowles
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
39
Alice Walker
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
40
Dave Cullen
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