Must Read Classics

My favorite books are the classics. I'm always searching for "new" classics to read, ones I've not heard of or have overlooked. Let me know which ones you love!

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400	Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 102,798 ratings score: 855, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
402	The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) by John Buchan 3.59 avg rating — 45,384 ratings score: 850, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
403	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,599,681 ratings score: 849, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 4.31 avg rating — 14,033 ratings score: 847, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
405	Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami 3.29 avg rating — 13,057 ratings score: 844, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
406	The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 4.07 avg rating — 155,303 ratings score: 827, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
407	The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy 3.86 avg rating — 65,334 ratings score: 825, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann 3.92 avg rating — 16,122 ratings score: 817, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 4.29 avg rating — 164,785 ratings score: 817, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Crime (Ray Lennox, #1) by Irvine Welsh 3.65 avg rating — 5,860 ratings score: 817, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
411	Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.09 avg rating — 69,364 ratings score: 816, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 4.01 avg rating — 242,931 ratings score: 805, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
413	A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.89 avg rating — 293,353 ratings score: 794, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
414	Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson 4.18 avg rating — 29,832 ratings score: 787, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
414	The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) by Paul Auster 3.86 avg rating — 85,060 ratings score: 787, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 561,964 ratings score: 785, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
417	Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 219,205 ratings score: 779, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
418	Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille 3.65 avg rating — 24,621 ratings score: 778, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
419	Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis 3.20 avg rating — 20,563 ratings score: 777, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
420	Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott 3.81 avg rating — 76,151 ratings score: 776, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
421	Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3) by Kyle Keyes (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 6,792 ratings score: 772, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
422	Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.06 avg rating — 276,340 ratings score: 771, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
423	The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow 3.84 avg rating — 18,750 ratings score: 766, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
423	Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 3,913 ratings score: 766, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
425	Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann 4.20 avg rating — 34,520 ratings score: 764, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
425	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 4.06 avg rating — 582,405 ratings score: 764, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
427	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 3,379,992 ratings score: 760, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
428	The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill 3.90 avg rating — 10,081 ratings score: 758, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
429	Os Lusiadas by Luís de Camões 3.99 avg rating — 9,302 ratings score: 755, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
430	Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw 3.89 avg rating — 108,675 ratings score: 754, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
431	Dancing with The Field: Bringing Joy, Passion and Play into Everyday Life by Kris Kelkar (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 753, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
432	Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 3.61 avg rating — 32,613 ratings score: 751, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
433	Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik (Goodreads Author) 3.14 avg rating — 3,445 ratings score: 730, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
434	Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 3.91 avg rating — 291,067 ratings score: 729, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
435	Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 170,870 ratings score: 726, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
435	Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 3.88 avg rating — 54,135 ratings score: 726, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
437	Nana by Émile Zola 3.84 avg rating — 27,236 ratings score: 723, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
438	Queer by William S. Burroughs 3.50 avg rating — 22,148 ratings score: 722, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
439	Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey 4.26 avg rating — 23,590 ratings score: 721, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
440	Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery 4.28 avg rating — 190,196 ratings score: 720, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
440	Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami 3.80 avg rating — 9,501 ratings score: 720, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
440	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 161,681 ratings score: 720, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
443	Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2) by Henry Miller 3.81 avg rating — 21,129 ratings score: 716, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
444	The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4.07 avg rating — 342,866 ratings score: 715, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
444	Dead Babies by Martin Amis 3.38 avg rating — 6,345 ratings score: 715, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
446	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown 3.76 avg rating — 75,633 ratings score: 714, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
447	Adam Bede by George Eliot 3.82 avg rating — 26,222 ratings score: 711, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
448	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 4.31 avg rating — 270,002 ratings score: 709, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
449	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.57 avg rating — 226,469 ratings score: 706, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
449	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 229,055 ratings score: 706, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
451	Frisk by Dennis Cooper 3.66 avg rating — 3,974 ratings score: 703, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
452	Big Sur by Jack Kerouac 3.84 avg rating — 37,379 ratings score: 701, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
453	Cocaine Nights by J.G. Ballard 3.56 avg rating — 6,643 ratings score: 700, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
453	Manifesto of the Free People's Union by Jakub Lasak (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
455	Brighton Rock by Graham Greene 3.69 avg rating — 35,127 ratings score: 698, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
455	The Bachman Books by Richard Bachman (Pseudonym) 4.15 avg rating — 74,435 ratings score: 698, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
457	The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.26 avg rating — 214,576 ratings score: 696, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
458	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 324,209 ratings score: 695, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
459	Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4.11 avg rating — 7,431 ratings score: 694, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
460	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 308,662 ratings score: 692, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
461	Franz Kafka's The Castle by David Fishelson (Adapter) 4.10 avg rating — 28,617 ratings score: 690, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
462	J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.61 avg rating — 142,154 ratings score: 689, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
463	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 230,854 ratings score: 688, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
463	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,576,392 ratings score: 688, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
465	In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami 3.62 avg rating — 42,467 ratings score: 687, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
466	The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann 4.13 avg rating — 57,350 ratings score: 686, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
467	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 439,852 ratings score: 682, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
468	Train Dreams by Denis Johnson 3.90 avg rating — 29,998 ratings score: 679, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
469	Tales of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft 4.23 avg rating — 9,493 ratings score: 678, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
470	Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson 4.13 avg rating — 39,507 ratings score: 672, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
470	The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh 3.66 avg rating — 5,487 ratings score: 672, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
472	The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3) by Jules Verne 4.13 avg rating — 58,128 ratings score: 668, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
473	Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 3.97 avg rating — 42,200 ratings score: 663, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
474	Nutshell by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 56,700 ratings score: 660, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
475	Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 3.80 avg rating — 71,304 ratings score: 659, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
476	The Ways of Autumn by William Graney (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 657, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
477	The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau 3.90 avg rating — 296,133 ratings score: 652, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
478	Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane 3.27 avg rating — 15,936 ratings score: 651, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
479	An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott 4.09 avg rating — 21,999 ratings score: 646, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
479	The Grifters by Jim Thompson 3.93 avg rating — 12,013 ratings score: 646, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
481	Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) by C.S. Lewis 3.93 avg rating — 104,435 ratings score: 645, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
482	Little Men (Little Women, #2) by Louisa May Alcott 3.88 avg rating — 67,242 ratings score: 641, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
483	If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino 4.02 avg rating — 109,108 ratings score: 638, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
484	Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by Michael Crichton 4.13 avg rating — 1,040,305 ratings score: 637, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
485	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 3.70 avg rating — 59,751 ratings score: 636, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
486	Crash by J.G. Ballard 3.59 avg rating — 28,691 ratings score: 627, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
487	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.99 avg rating — 47,284 ratings score: 625, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
488	Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 69,855 ratings score: 624, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
489	A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes 3.76 avg rating — 10,384 ratings score: 622, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
489	The Great Santini by Pat Conroy 4.16 avg rating — 34,428 ratings score: 622, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
489	Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin 3.61 avg rating — 24,923 ratings score: 622, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
492	The Major Works by William Wordsworth 4.04 avg rating — 7,039 ratings score: 621, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
493	Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson 3.60 avg rating — 15,003 ratings score: 620, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
494	The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson 3.85 avg rating — 65,032 ratings score: 617, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
495	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.94 avg rating — 538,819 ratings score: 616, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
496	The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad 3.58 avg rating — 24,407 ratings score: 614, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
496	Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. 3.92 avg rating — 28,912 ratings score: 614, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
498	4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster 3.97 avg rating — 36,266 ratings score: 613, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
498	Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski 4.14 avg rating — 116,485 ratings score: 613, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
500	High-Rise by J.G. Ballard 3.60 avg rating — 36,898 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Silvana (new)

Sep 04, 2008 07:03PM

there are two "to kill a mockingbird". how to delete one?

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message 2: by Taylor (new)

Mar 03, 2009 02:38PM

Existing the Moments/Taylor DiVico

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message 3: by Bettie (new)

Jun 21, 2009 10:00AM

Silvana wrote: "there are two "to kill a mockingbird". how to delete one?"

there are three wuthering heights - i voted for 'em all

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message 4: by Jordan (new)

Jan 16, 2010 01:48PM

You've a bit of Russian lit on here. If you enjoy it, and you've not read these already, you might try:

Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita"
Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls"

The team of Pevear and Volokhonsky is my current favorite for Russian to English translation whenever I can find them. They do very well capturing the "flavor" and sensibilities of the original Russian.

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message 5: by Conrad (new)

Feb 17, 2010 03:44PM

I give it a week before the Bible or Book of Mormon supplants Camus as number one.

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message 6: by Julie (new)

Mar 29, 2011 01:52PM

This is a great list! Eventually I'll work my way through it...lol

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message 7: by Emily (new)

Apr 08, 2011 06:23AM

It's nice to know someone else is enjoying these books besides me! If only I could find someone in High School who enjoys them this much! Love your list and will hopefully be able to make it through all 456 books!!!

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message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 19, 2011 08:48PM

Emily, I love these books. Some strange ones slipped in this list but I really like them on the whole.

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message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 18, 2011 06:12PM

Some of these are not classics yet.

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message 10: by Anne (new)

Sep 19, 2011 11:36PM

Great list! I'm a lover of classics myself, and if you haven't read them already, I highly recommend "La dame aux camelias" by Alexandre Dumas fils and "Manon Lescaut" by L'Abbe Prevost. They are some really great books that have been much neglected by readers. These two stories are similar but not alike.

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 20, 2011 12:15AM

Anne wrote: "Great list! I'm a lover of classics myself, and if you haven't read them already, I highly recommend "La dame aux camelias" by Alexandre Dumas fils and "Manon Lescaut" by L'Abbe Prevost. They are ..."

Anne, I just downloaded Manon Lescaut from Project Gutenberg. I could not find Dumas' La Dame aux Camelias. Thank you for the suggestions. I will find it somewhere else.

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message 12: by Candycloud (new)

Nov 04, 2011 11:54AM

Harry Potter isn't a classic!

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message 13: by Candycloud (last edited Nov 05, 2011 03:22AM) (new)

Nov 04, 2011 11:55AM

And diary of a wimpy kid dog days! What on earth?

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message 14: by Candycloud (new)

Nov 04, 2011 11:56AM

Charlotte's web should be on that list. Its a true classic.

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message 15: by Tara (new)

Dec 23, 2011 06:22AM

There are several repeats, I noticed The Bible, "To Kill a Mockingbird," "I capture the Castle," and "Metamorphosis."
They are the different formats of the same book on here twice.... Can it be fixed?

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message 16: by Candycloud (new)

Dec 23, 2011 06:55AM

Librarians' can change it, I think.

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message 17: by Danielle (new)

Dec 23, 2011 08:59AM

I removed diary of a wimpy kid from the list, but I am not sure if I should remove Harry Potter or not since I don't know how old a book can be before it is deemed a "classic."

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message 18: by Danielle (new)

Dec 23, 2011 09:08AM

I tried to do a check for duplicates but some of the books are wierd. For example, there is a 7 in one book for the Chronicles of Narnia, but there is also the first two in separate places on the list. Unfortunately, those can't be combined and if I delete one than votes will be lost, also being on the delete book page scares me, because if I delete something I shouldn't than my librarian privileges could be revoked. I value my librarian status too much to risk that.

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message 19: by Candycloud (new)

Dec 23, 2011 09:15AM

Hmm... hard.

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message 20: by Lobsang (new)

Feb 24, 2012 08:43PM

Great books!

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message 21: by Victoria (new)

Mar 17, 2012 05:28PM

Danielle wrote: "I removed diary of a wimpy kid from the list, but I am not sure if I should remove Harry Potter or not since I don't know how old a book can be before it is deemed a "classic.""

I know that it has been a while but I agree with your decision to keep Harry Potter. It may not be a classic now, exactly, but I believe that one day it will be.

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message 22: by Dorothy (new)

Nov 23, 2012 11:07AM

Can anyone recommend a publisher of hard cover classics? Or a book club where I can purchase them? I'd like to begin a library to pass on to my family's future generations. Thank you.

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message 23: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 23, 2012 11:44AM

There's the Library of America. http://www.loa.org/

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message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

Dec 20, 2012 01:26PM

Classics are just phenomenal! They are basis of books today and a reason why I keep reading!

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message 25: by Greg (new)

Feb 25, 2013 08:29AM

I discuss many classics, authors and writing. An open discussion for all.
www.descriptivephrases.com

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message 26: by Minnie (new)

Apr 19, 2013 05:49AM

Anne wrote: "Great list! I'm a lover of classics myself, and if you haven't read them already, I highly recommend "La dame aux camelias" by Alexandre Dumas fils and "Manon Lescaut" by L'Abbe Prevost. They are ..."

It is impossible I have finally got somenone who loves La dame aux camelias, this story is one of the best love stories EVER>

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message 27: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jun 16, 2013 09:14AM

It's pretty easy to add books to lists; at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 28: by Misfit (new)

Jul 09, 2013 11:07AM

Susanna wrote: "It's pretty easy to add books to lists; at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.""

How does #181 Isn't It Pretty To Think So? qualify for this list?

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 09, 2013 11:41AM

Because those same 12 people have spammed it on 27 pages of Listopias! (Was 28, but I removed it from a few, like "Time's Top 10 Novels of 2012," which it wasn't.)

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message 30: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 09, 2013 11:42AM

Removed, because a book published in 2012 is not a classic in the terms of this list:

Isn't It Pretty To Think So?

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message 31: by Moses (new)

Jul 25, 2013 05:43AM

some books are not classics and so should be removed

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message 32: by Theresa~OctoberLace (new)

Aug 04, 2013 08:58AM

Thanks for this list!

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message 33: by Bekka (new)

Aug 08, 2013 12:38PM

Dorothy wrote: "Can anyone recommend a publisher of hard cover classics? Or a book club where I can purchase them? I'd like to begin a library to pass on to my family's future generations. Thank you."

Great idea - building a library to pass on to future generations. Thanks for the idea!

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message 34: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 10, 2013 07:32PM

The Godfather is a classic? I liked it but a classic?

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message 35: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 10, 2013 08:35PM

The movie is a classic. Haven't read the book.

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message 36: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 10, 2013 08:38PM

I read the book and the part about the horse was much too graphic. I would not call it a classic yet but I am not sure how that is determined.

Is there a list for classic movies? (will search)
thanks

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message 37: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 11, 2013 09:52AM

There are several for movies, don't know if there's a list for that or not, though. (There's at least one of all of these, though: book and movie both good, book better than movie, movie better than book.)

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message 38: by Kate (new)

May 05, 2014 12:02PM

My definition of "classic" is about as liberal as you're going to find. In going through this list, I found and removed some titles published within the last ten-fifteen years:

The Fault In Our Stars
The Book Thief
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Dear John
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope (this is a YA modernization of the classic Austen novel)
Code Name Verity
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... And It's All Small Stuff
Looking For Alaska
I Know This Much Is True
Angela's Ashes

Many of these books are good, but it's too soon to say whether they'll become classics for future readers.

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message 39: by Romi (last edited Jun 08, 2014 06:33AM) (new)

Jun 08, 2014 06:28AM

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia-Marques is the greatest novel of the twentieth century IMHO.
Archy and Mehitabel by Don Marquis is a great cycle of poetry.
The Illustrated Man by the late Ray Bradbury is excellent as are ANY OF HIS WRITINGS!
Other good reads:
The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt
Hawaii by James Mitchener
Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell
A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

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message 40: by Bruce (new)

Feb 07, 2015 10:43AM

i have just retired an want a place to start reading,i have read a lot but want to read classics at this point, why? because i want to see what the great thinkers and writes had to draw on to get where they got with the knowledge they saw before them

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message 41: by GA (new)

Mar 24, 2015 07:47PM

I am very surprised to see The Scarlet Pimpernel on the list.

Although Baroness Orczy should be credited for creating the disguised-hero-alter-ego oeuvre, I don't think that she had any talent!

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message 42: by Carmen (new)

May 08, 2015 08:35PM

One of the best non-fiction short stories I ever read was Jack London's People of the Abyss. It is a harrowing sociological study of the East End of London around the time of Jack the Ripper. This is a great classic and one that most people should read if for no other reason than to put that time frame in context. You will be thanking God that you live in this time as opposed to that time after reading this book. It is available to download on gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1688

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message 43: by Greg (new)

May 10, 2015 08:59AM

Bruce wrote: "i have just retired an want a place to start reading,i have read a lot but want to read classics at this point, why? because i want to see what the great thinkers and writes had to draw on to get w..."
Hi Bruce, I retired from "corporate America" recently but am doing lots of different things now. I too am catching up on my reading. I think this list is a pretty good place to start. I've read seven of the top ten and Jane Eyre is next!

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message 44: by Shacoria (new)

Jun 01, 2015 11:30AM

This list is way too long. A lot of these aren't classics, especially the books on the latter pages.

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message 45: by Greg (new)

Jun 01, 2015 04:08PM

Greg wrote: "Bruce wrote: "i have just retired an want a place to start reading,i have read a lot but want to read classics at this point, why? because i want to see what the great thinkers and writes had to dr..."
Bruce, I read Jane Eyre. Worst book I've ever read. IF you dare read it, don't say I didn't warn you.

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message 46: by Sue (new)

Jun 28, 2015 06:57AM

what definition is being used for "classic" ? i'd say some are too recent to be included.

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message 47: by Karis (new)

Jul 15, 2015 06:59AM

I checked for duplicates and removed 17.

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message 48: by Victoria (new)

Aug 18, 2015 09:24PM

Why is there no Hunter S Thompson?

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message 49: by Victoria (new)

Aug 18, 2015 09:26PM

I went and typed this out on a spreadsheet & removed duplicates.
The Harry Potter series is in there at least three times, still.
From the 1046 I have 956 non-duplicated books.

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message 50: by Tyler (new)

Apr 22, 2016 11:16AM

I love the classics for sure, but I just don't get the fascination with Gatsby or Catcher in the Rye... just because it's old doesn't make it a classic.

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