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Lithub's 100 Books to Read Before You Die - Page 2

Prepare yourself for some frightening news: you have, according to LitHub, only a finite amount of time left in your life to read. The average American, for instance, reads 12 books a year. Assuming that you're over 25 years old, that would mean that you only have approximately 700 books — max — in your future.
Are you suddenly feeling the tightening coil of mortality? Great. If you're now wondering where you should start, we've got you covered. Here are 100 books to read before you die.
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
42
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
43
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm
44
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
45
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
46
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
47
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
48
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
49
Here's to You, Jesusa! (Elena Poniatowska)
Here's to You, Jesusa!
Elena Poniatowska
50
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
51
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
52
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
Louis Sachar
53
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch
Julio Cortázar
54
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
55
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
56
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
57
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
58
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo
59
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
60
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S.Lewis
61
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
62
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
63
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
64
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
65
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
66
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
67
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
68
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
69
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
70
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
71
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
72
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
73
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
74
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
75
One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
76
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
E.M. Forster
77
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
Juan Rulfo
78
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
79
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
80
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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