Willow's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime to Be Well Read

Here are 100 books that I challenge myself to read to become a well rounded reader. This list is based on my own reading goals and what I consider to be important in literature.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke

2

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

3

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

4

A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

5

A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)

A Woman in Berlin

Anonymous

6

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

7

All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

8

All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

9

Animal Farm (George Orwell)

Animal Farm

George Orwell

10

Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)

Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

11

Beloved (Toni Morrison)

Beloved

Toni Morrison

12

Beowulf (Anonymous)

Beowulf

Anonymous

13

Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

14

Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)

Daughter of Fortune

Isabel Allende

15

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Phillip K. Dick)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Phillip K. Dick

16

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

Dracula

Bram Stoker

17

Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

18

Dune (Frank Herbert)

Dune

Frank Herbert

19

Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

20

Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

21

Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

22

Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

23

Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)

Harry Potter Series

J.K. Rowling

24

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

25

I, Claudius (Robert Graves)

I, Claudius

Robert Graves

26

In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

27

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

28

Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)

Interview With the Vampire

Anne Rice

29

Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell

30

It (Stephen King)

It

Stephen King

31

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

32

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jules Verne

33

Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)

Le Morte D'Arthur

Sir Thomas Malory

34

Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

35

Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

36

Lord of the Flies (William Golding)

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

37

Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

38

Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

39

Night (Elie Wiesel)

Night

Elie Wiesel

40

O Pioneers (Willa Cather)

O Pioneers

Willa Cather

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