1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

201.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating — 57,188 ratings
202.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,199 ratings
203.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,128 ratings
204.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,331 ratings
205.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,771 ratings
206.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,457 ratings
207.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,619 ratings
208.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
208.
Germinal
Germinal 4.20 avg rating — 41,617 ratings
210.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,480 ratings
211.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,346 ratings
212.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,886 ratings
213.
Villette
Villette 3.78 avg rating — 78,445 ratings
214.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,768 ratings
215.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating — 124,340 ratings
216.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,960 ratings
217.
Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating — 226,243 ratings
218.
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead 4.19 avg rating — 78,037 ratings
219.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,993 ratings
220.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,407 ratings
221.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,271 ratings
222.
Martin Eden
Martin Eden 4.48 avg rating — 51,284 ratings
223.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,555 ratings
224.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,489 ratings
225.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,166 ratings
226.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
227.
Chess Story
Chess Story 4.27 avg rating — 159,026 ratings
228.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,896 ratings
229.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating — 93,547 ratings
230.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native 3.88 avg rating — 39,908 ratings
231.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,247 ratings
232.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin 4.10 avg rating — 68,930 ratings
233.
Nausea
Nausea 3.93 avg rating — 134,177 ratings
234.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,909 ratings
234.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,450 ratings
236.
Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey 3.71 avg rating — 78,701 ratings
237.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating — 18,167 ratings
238.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner 3.69 avg rating — 91,991 ratings
239.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 3.86 avg rating — 11,221 ratings
240.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,181 ratings
241.
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings 4.44 avg rating — 33,254 ratings
242.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 146,642 ratings
243.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,277 ratings
244.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,873 ratings
245.
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family 4.20 avg rating — 34,071 ratings
246.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97,932 ratings
247.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,127 ratings
248.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,870 ratings
249.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,904 ratings
250.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,092 ratings
251.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,085 ratings
252.
Suite Francaise
Suite Francaise 3.86 avg rating — 77,023 ratings
253.
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3)
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating — 20,498 ratings
254.
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending 3.74 avg rating — 188,399 ratings
255.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,700 ratings
256.
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek 4.04 avg rating — 56,535 ratings
257.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,104 ratings
258.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz 4.34 avg rating — 83,619 ratings
259.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,989 ratings
260.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,945 ratings
261.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,548 ratings
262.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls 3.98 avg rating — 93,272 ratings
263.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,008 ratings
264.
Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart 3.83 avg rating — 175,519 ratings
265.
The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating — 280,168 ratings
266.
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 51,863 ratings
267.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,279 ratings
268.
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami 3.86 avg rating — 47,125 ratings
269.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,198 ratings
270.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,673 ratings
271.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,105 ratings
272.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,310 ratings
273.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,317 ratings
274.
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 41,489 ratings
275.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,021 ratings
276.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,694 ratings
277.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,186 ratings
278.
Père Goriot
Père Goriot 3.85 avg rating — 64,967 ratings
279.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,875 ratings
280.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,161 ratings
281.
Thank You, Jeeves (Jeeves, #5)
Thank You, Jeeves (Jeeves, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 19,189 ratings
282.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers 3.64 avg rating — 55,129 ratings
283.
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders 3.51 avg rating — 48,079 ratings
284.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,274 ratings
285.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,018 ratings
286.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,221 ratings
287.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,955 ratings
288.
Hunger
Hunger 4.04 avg rating — 62,415 ratings
289.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,063 ratings
290.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,680 ratings
291.
The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet 4.40 avg rating — 35,775 ratings
292.
Neuromancer
Neuromancer 3.89 avg rating — 354,120 ratings
293.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,619 ratings
294.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,057 ratings
295.
A Hero of Our Time
A Hero of Our Time 4.11 avg rating — 62,648 ratings
296.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,354 ratings
297.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ 4.18 avg rating — 15,289 ratings
298.
The Leopard
The Leopard 4.01 avg rating — 44,238 ratings
299.
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 24,215 ratings
300.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 102,518 ratings
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