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The Ultimate To-Read List

An attempt to compile the ultimate 'To-Read' list of books that seems to continually appear in lots of 'best of' lists.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
1
Chinua Achebe
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
2
André Aciman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
3
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
4
Richard Adams
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
6
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
7
Aravind Adiga
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
8
Mitch Albom
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
9
Mitch Albom
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
10
Louisa May Alcott
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
11
Dante Alighieri
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
12
Isabel Allende
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
13
Stephen Ambrose
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
14
Kingsley Amis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
15
Maya Angelou
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
16
Iaac Asimov
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
17
Kate Atkinson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
18
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
19
Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
20
Margaret Atwood
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
21
Jean Auel
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
22
Marcus Aurelius
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
23
Jane Austen
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
24
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
25
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
26
Jane Austen
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
27
Richard Bach
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
28
James Baldwin
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
29
James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
30
James Baldwin
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
31
J.G. Ballard
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
32
Julian Barnes
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
33
J. M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
34
L. Frank Baum
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
35
Samuel Beckett
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
36
Samuel Beckett
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
37
Brit Bennett
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
38
John Berendt
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
39
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Out of Africa (Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
40
Karen Blixen
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