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The Ultimate List of Books to Read Before Your Ultimate Death

To affirm my hyperbole-free list title, I offer you this list of classics both traditional and modern.
Most are derived from the highest ranking books on the fiction and non-fiction lists at thegreatestbooks.org and I've enjoyed reading many myself. Of the remaining books, most are my personal favourites or perhaps even your personal favourites. Or are books that I wish to read over the longer term.
NOTE:
--- I haven't included any acknowledged classics that I nevertheless disliked.
--- 10 of these books also appear on the adjacent "Classics Yasza Doesn't Want to Read" challenge. Who do you believe?
--- This is a certified J.K.R.-free challenge.
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
A.S. Byatt
2
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh
A.A. Milne
3
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
4
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
Aeschylus
5
Fables (Aesop)
Fables
Aesop
6
The Holy Qur'an
The Holy Qur'an
7
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
8
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
9
Dark Star (Alan Furst)
Dark Star
Alan Furst
10
The Polish Officer (Alan Furst)
The Polish Officer
Alan Furst
11
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
12
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Albert Einstein)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Albert Einstein
13
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
14
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
Albert Camus
15
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
Albert Camus
16
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus
17
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold
18
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
19
The Rape of the Lock (Alexander Pope)
The Rape of the Lock
Alexander Pope
20
Eugene Onegin (Alexander Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
Alexander Pushkin
21
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
22
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
23
In the First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
In the First Circle
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
24
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
25
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
26
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
27
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories
Alice Munro
28
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
29
Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl and Other Poems
Allen Ginsberg
30
Fear and Trembling (Amélie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
Amélie Nothomb
31
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola
32
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
Andrea Levy
33
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
34
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
35
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
Anna Kavan
36
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
37
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Anne Tyler
38
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
39
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
Anonymous
40
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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