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Top 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Novels/Plays/Short story collections that spark the imagination. Mostly fantasy, magical realism, absurdism, historical fiction, and sci-fi.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
4
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
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The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende
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The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
7
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
J.M. Barrie
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100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
9
Abarat
Abarat
10
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
11
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
12
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
13
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
14
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
Louis Sachar
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The Tent
The Tent
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About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
Nick Hornby
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A Midsummer's Night Dream (Shakespeare)
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Shakespeare
18
Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
20
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
21
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
Ken Follett
22
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
Robert Jordan
23
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard
24
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
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The Skin of Our Teeth (Thornton Wilder)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Thornton Wilder
27
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
28
Inheritance Cycle Series (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance Cycle Series
Christopher Paolini
29
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
30
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
32
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
33
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
34
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
35
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
36
The Wyrd Museum Series (Robin Jarvis)
The Wyrd Museum Series
Robin Jarvis
37
Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
38
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
39
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer
40
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
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