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Monika's 250 Books to Read by 40 - Page 3

With a little over 5 years to go, I decided that it was a good idea to make a list of 250 books I want to have under my belt when I'm 40 (in the year of 2023). Some are books I want to read again and the rest are what popped into my head at 34. Should be a little of everything and all my from my shelves. Hopefully ListChallenges is still around then.
(Knowing myself right I'll probably end up reading every book but the ones on this list.)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
82
Girl Meets Boy
Girl Meets Boy
83
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
84
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
85
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (Jose Saramago)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Jose Saramago
86
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
Doris Lessing
87
The Great Sea (David Abulafia)
The Great Sea
David Abulafia
88
Haiene
Haiene
89
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
90
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
91
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
Javier Marías
92
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
Foer
93
The Heretic
The Heretic
94
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
Esther Freud
95
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell
96
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
97
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
James Kelman
98
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
Knut Hamsun
99
I'll Sell You a Dog (Juan Pablo Villalobos)
I'll Sell You a Dog
Juan Pablo Villalobos
100
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
101
In the Forest
In the Forest
102
In a Free State (V. S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
V. S. Naipaul
103
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
104
Inheritance From Mother (Minae Mizumura)
Inheritance From Mother
Minae Mizumura
105
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
106
Islands
Islands
107
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
Ernest Hemingway
108
Janice Galloway the Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Janice Galloway the Trick Is to Keep Breathing
109
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
Toni Morrison
110
Jerusalem: The Biography (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Jerusalem: The Biography
Simon Sebag Montefiore
111
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
112
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
113
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
William S Burroughs
114
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
Patti Smith
115
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig
116
Kokoro - Natsume Soseki
Kokoro - Natsume Soseki
117
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset
118
Land of Love and Drowning
Land of Love and Drowning
119
Liberty (Jakob Ejersbo)
Liberty
Jakob Ejersbo
120
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
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