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The Ultimate List of Books to Read Before Your Ultimate Death - Page 3

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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Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
81
Charles Frazier
The Complete Fairy Tales (Charles Perrault)
The Complete Fairy Tales
82
Charles Perrault
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
83
Charlotte Brontë
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
84
Charlotte Brontë
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
85
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
86
Chinua Achebe
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos, Trans. Douglas Parmée)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
87
Choderlos De Laclos, Trans. Douglas Parmée
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
88
Christina Stead
Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
89
Christopher Marlowe
Tamburlaine (Christopher Marlowe)
Tamburlaine
90
Christopher Marlowe
Parnassus on Wheels (Christopher Morley)
Parnassus on Wheels
91
Christopher Morley
Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
Hour of the Star
92
Clarice Lispector
Tristes Tropiques (Claude Lévi-Strauss)
Tristes Tropiques
93
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Lyrical Ballads (William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Lyrical Ballads
94
William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
95
Colson Whitehead
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
96
Confucius
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
97
Cormac McCarthy
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
98
Cormac McCarthy
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
99
D.H. Lawrence
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
100
Daniel Defoe
The Divine Comedy (Dante (Tr. J.G. Nichols))
The Divine Comedy
101
Dante (Tr. J.G. Nichols)
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
102
Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op
103
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
104
Dashiell Hammett
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
105
Dave Eggers
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
106
David Foster Wallace
Zeitoun (Dave Eggers)
Zeitoun
107
Dave Eggers
Consider the Lobster (David Foster Wallace)
Consider the Lobster
108
David Foster Wallace
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
109
Denis Johnson
Praise of Folly (Desiderius Erasmus)
Praise of Folly
110
Desiderius Erasmus
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
111
Dino Buzzati
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
112
Don Delillo
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
113
Donna Tartt
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
114
Doris Lessing
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
115
Douglas Adams
The Collected Poems (Dylan Thomas)
The Collected Poems
116
Dylan Thomas
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
117
E.Annie Proulx
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
118
E.B. White
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
119
E.L. Doctorow
World's Fair (E.L. Doctorow)
World's Fair
120
E.L. Doctorow
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