Hey lovelies,
I was sitting down a few weeks ago thinking about what books I’ve read in the past and what books I have never read in my life. One of the main series of books I’ve never read is the Harry Potter books and I know, you can curse me all you want (I haven’t seen the films either, not my cup of tea, soz) but it’s true. I decided to ask out on twitter what books everyone feels people should have read at least once in their lives and my word, the response I got was INSANE – thank you everyone for your suggestions!
I listed below all the books that were mentioned and my reading list has now expanded by god knows how many and I cannot wait to read them all!
- All the Bright Places– Jennifer Niven –
- Places I Stopped on The Way Home– Meg Fee
- The Book Thief– Markus Zusak
- My Sisters Keeper– Jodi Picoult
- The Great Gatsby– Scott Fitzgerald
- Notes On A Nervous Planet– Matt Haig
- The Kite Runner– Khaled Hosseini
- Under the Harrow– Flynn Berry
- Frankenstein– Mary Shelly
- The Handmaids Tale– Margret Atwood
- Rebecca– Daphne Du Maurier
- 1984– George Orwell
- To Kill A Mockingbird– Harper Lee
- Of Mice and Men– John Steinbeck
- Shantaram– Gregory David Roberts
- The Self Care Project– Jayne Hardy
- A Little Life– Hanya Yanagihara
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings– Maya Angelou
- A Man Called Ove– Fredrik Backman
- Britt Marie was Here– Fredrik Backman
- The Alchemist– Paulo Coelho
- The Miracle of Mindfulness– Thich Nhat Hanh
- A Room of Ones Own– Virginia Woolf
- The One Thing– Jay Papasan
- Wuthering Heights– Emily Bronte
- Jane Eyre– Charlotte Bronte
- Pride and Prejudice– Jane Austen
- Hotel Du Lac– Anita Brookner
- The Boy Who Granted Dreams– Luca Di Fulvio
- Little Fires Everywhere– Celeste Ng
- Everything I Never Told You– Celeste Ng
- The Vampire– Nick Groom
- The Picture of Dorian Gray– Oscar Wilde
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway– Susan Jeffers
- The Secret History– Donna Tartt
- Pippi Longstocking– Astrid Lindgren
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven– Mitch Albom
- Never Let Me Go– Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Four Agreements– Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Little Prince– Antoine De Saint-Exupery
- The Hound of The Baskervilles– Arthur Conan Doyle
- Reasons To Stay Alive– Matt Haig
- The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time– Mark Haddon
Still with me? Good because I’m lost in a world of books and I love it! Having looked through the list there is such a wide range of genres, authors, old and new, young and adult books that it just shows what an impact books can have on people.
Let me know below if you have read any of the above, if you are going to read any of the above or what you think should be on the list.
Speak soon,
I am a Japanese Lit LOVER and I have heard so many great things about Kazuo Ishiguro! I need to pick up one of his books! So many books on here that I have never heard of! 1984 by George Orwell is also on my to-read list! x
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I’ve never had any Japanese lit but I feel like I have to have a look into them! I hadn’t heard of many either and my TBR list has so many more books on it now! x
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I love the fact that while I have heard of most of these, and have read lots of these! You have a wide variety of genres. There are a few of these that I still haven’t had the chance to read, and so I’ve added them to my amazon wish list. Great post! Good luck reading those xx
Melina | http://www.melinaelisa.com
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There is a good mixture isn’t there of books on there! Ive only read 2 of them and I feel like I should have read more. I’m glad I found these books as I can’t wait to get stuck in. Thank you xx
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I love to kill a mockingbird and five people you meet in heaven! I’m in the middle of handmaids tale at the moment and loving it
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So glad you like them! I need to start reading them soon!
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To Kill A Mockingbird is an absolute must! On a totally different note, I adore Emma Gannon’s The Multi-Hyphen Method – I learned so, so much from it and it’s just a fascinating analysis of the digital world and the world of work today.
Have a wonderful week!
Nati x | http://www.naticreates.com | @naticreates
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A few people mentioned that one! Ahh that one sounds fab, I can imagine it’s relevant! Thank you for commenting ☺️xx
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Ive read 6 of those, have admit I tried to read To kill a mockingbird many times and I just don’t like it. Surprised there is no Charles Dickens on this list!xx
angelwingsandpetticoats.com
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That’s more than me! I think I’ve read 2/3? Yeah so was I actually, I was also surprised by the range of books people suggested xx
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I’m currently looking for books to read, thanks for the list.
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Thats ok! Hope you enjoy reading them 🙂
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I loved this list! Definitely going to update my TBR afterwards. I can agree with all the bright places by Jennifer Niven – that book really changed me. Pride & prejudice is my fave classic EVER and I will literally ramble on about how amazing it is for hours (Mr Darcy has left my standards far too high😂!) there’s a bunch of books on this list I haven’t read or even heard of before, but I’d definitely like to. I actually finished Dorian Gray just the other day & I would really recommend it, it was such a captivating read! Great post Liz xx
Soph | http://www.lovesoph.co.uk
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My TBR is so much longer now! I loved that book also, it was so beautiful. Pride and Prejudice is a book that has always been on my shelf at my mum’s house but I have never gotten around to reading it, I want to read it soon though! Ahh ill have to look into Dorian Grey. Thank you for commenting! xx
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I love the books on your list! I have to write these down and do my research. Thank you for the recommendations ♥️
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Thats ok, I hope you enjoy them! 💖
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I love the idea of asking your Twitter followers for ideas about books you should read before you die. Like you said, it resulted in lots of different books in different genres by different authors. I’ve read a few, but there’s a lot more that I’ve not read and have promptly added to my to-read list. Some of these have been on my to-read list for a while, like “The Handmaid’s Tale”, but this has given me the kick I needed to really look into buying them.
Rebekah Gillian | https://rebekahgillian.co.uk/
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It was such a lovely response to the tweet, I was so happy with it as I didn’t think I would get many! The range you get is such an insight into the world of writing and what people can enjoy writing and reading about. Hope you enjoy the books you read! x
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