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Reading Challenge: 108 Great Books That Will Affect Your Mind Forever

Certain books will stay with you forever. This list is filled with literary gems that will forever creep into your thinking process or beliefs.
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
1
Markus Zusak
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
2
L. Frank Baum
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
3
Diana Gabaldon
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
4
Richard Adams
Sky Burial (Xinran)
Sky Burial
5
Xinran
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
7
Gillian Flynn
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
8
J.K. Rowling
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9
Dave Eggers
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
10
Audrey Niffenegger
The Best of James Herriot (James Herriot)
The Best of James Herriot
11
James Herriot
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
12
Sylvia Plath
Ishmael (Daniel Quinn)
Ishmael
13
Daniel Quinn
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
14
Suzanne Collins
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
16
Barbara Kingsolver
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
17
Jon Krakauer
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
18
Khaled Hosseini
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
19
Steven D. Levitt
The Book of Killowen (Erin Hart)
The Book of Killowen
20
Erin Hart
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
21
Kenneth Grahame
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
22
Yann Martel
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
23
Kathryn Stockett
The Legacy of Luna (Julia Butterfly Hill)
The Legacy of Luna
24
Julia Butterfly Hill
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
26
Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
27
Steig Larsson
The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption (Jim Gorant)
The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption
28
Jim Gorant
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
29
Emily Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
30
Charlotte Brontë
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
31
J.D. Salinger
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
32
Malcolm Gladwell
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
33
Jon Krakauer
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
34
Charles Dickens
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
35
Ernest Hemingway
Appointment at the Ends of the World (William Karesh)
Appointment at the Ends of the World
36
William Karesh
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
37
William Golding
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
38
Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
39
Ken Kesey
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
40
Oscar Wilde
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