The 53 Must Read Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once in Their Lives  

 There are hundreds if not thousands of amazing books to read out in the world. And with every passing week, even more books worth reading are published. That is why we decided to list 53 must read books that everyone should read at least once in their lives. Keep reading to find out which books made our list! 

Compiling these lists helps many people choose what books to read next. We know how difficult it can be to be motivated to read. That becomes much easier when the novel is hard to put down. These 53 novels will have you on the edge of your bed and lose track of time! You can see the full list below. 

The 53 Must Read Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once in Their Lives 

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee   
•  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien   
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald   
• 1984 by George Orwell   
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen   
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak    
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte   
• Animal Farm by George Orwell   
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell   
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger   
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White   
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis    
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck   
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding   
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini   
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck   
• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare    
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams   
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte   
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker   
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley   
• Dracula by Bram Stoker    
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller   
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith   
• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy   
• East of Eden by John Steinbeck   
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson   
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas   
• Gulliver’s Travel by Jonathan Swift  
• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky   
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick   
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt   
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy   
• The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank  
• The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner   
• Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison   
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood   
• Watership Down by Richard Adams   
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 
• Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling  
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 
• 20,00 Leagues Down the Sea Jules Verne  
• Dune by Frank Herbert   
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf  
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare  
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  
• A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens  
• Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain  
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou  
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier  
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 

53 Must Read Books  

Some of the books on the list are classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, and The Grapes of Wrath to name a few. They have a lot to offer and even if you read them in school, they are worth revisiting. These novels have resonated with millions of readers for decades and future generations will continue that trend for good reason. 

Some less obvious choices include novels such as Watership Down, The Secret History, The Alchemist, and Dune. While they may be recognizable names, many people are hesitant to read them. But once you do give them a read, you will see why they are beloved by many and make many lists! 

Conclusion 

That wraps up our list 53 must read books that everyone should read at least once in their lives. How many of these books have you read? What books should have made the list? Let us know in the comments below! 

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