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Classics that are Enjoyable to Read
These are the books you are usually forced to read while in school, but are definitely worth it.
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Wuthering Heights
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3.90 avg rating — 1,974,259 ratings
score: 299,
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Of Mice and Men
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3.89 avg rating — 2,771,199 ratings
score: 200,
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Death of a Salesman
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3.58 avg rating — 254,170 ratings
score: 199,
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Hamlet
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4.03 avg rating — 1,026,661 ratings
score: 197,
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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3.94 avg rating — 570,704 ratings
score: 196,
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,553,374 ratings
score: 194,
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Fences (The Century Cycle, #6)
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3.88 avg rating — 29,642 ratings
score: 190,
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Romeo and Juliet
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3.74 avg rating — 2,781,284 ratings
score: 187,
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The Great Gatsby
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3.93 avg rating — 5,775,243 ratings
score: 184,
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A Doll's House
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3.77 avg rating — 160,136 ratings
score: 97,
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Oliver Twist
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3.88 avg rating — 421,611 ratings
score: 97,
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The Little Prince
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4.33 avg rating — 2,399,213 ratings
score: 96,
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Goodnight Mister Tom
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4.32 avg rating — 52,490 ratings
score: 96,
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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4.01 avg rating — 26,527 ratings
score: 95,
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Macbeth
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3.89 avg rating — 998,684 ratings
score: 95,
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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3.83 avg rating — 1,323,582 ratings
score: 92,
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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4.26 avg rating — 6,734,496 ratings
score: 90,
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list created July 5th, 2014
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