10 of the Best Books We’ve Ever Read, Hands Down

To Kill a Mockingbird:

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1984:

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The Great Gatsby:

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One Hundred Years of Solitude:

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The Catcher in the Rye:

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Pride and Prejudice:

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The Lord of the Rings:

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The Brothers Karamazov:

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind:

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