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The Top 20 Must Read Books of All Time

"Once upon a time, reading was pretty much the only entertainment option. But in the modern day, with almost endless distractions, you've got to be picky about your reading list. While everyone agrees there are must-read books, no one can agree on exactly which books make the top of the list, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. While we believe all of these books are "must-reads," a comprehensive list would be impossibly huge, so some great books on your list might not be here. If you're trying to read some of the best books of all time, start with this list of must-read books and crack open a masterpiece." - bookbub
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
2
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
3
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
5
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
6
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
7
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
8
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
9
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
10
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
11
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
12
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
13
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
14
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
15
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
16
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
17
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
18
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
19
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
20
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
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