10 books you absolutely must read

 

People love telling others what to read. There’s always a new list popping up that contains all the books you most definitely should read before you get hit by a hovercar. Usually these lists are just an opportunity for the author to show off about the books they’ve read (or pretended to at any rate). So here’s my contribution:

10 books you absolutely must read:

1. Every single book by your favourite author

2. The one that a friend recommends even though it’s in a genre you’ve never read

3. The one by the debut novelist you aren’t familiar with

4. The books that mean something to your parents

5. At least one book that was written in another language (preferably a translated edition…unless you can speak the language. In that case, show off)

6. The one with the really cool cover that caught your eye

7. The one you found on a park bench/train carriage

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