Books to Read Before You Die

Reddit Recommendations

Classics:

• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• Beloved by Toni Morrison
• East of Eden by John Steinbeck
• Kindred by Octavia Butler
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Non-Fiction:

• The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• Educated by Tara Westover
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Contemporary Fiction:

• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

Fantasy/Sci-Fi:

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey
• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Memoir/Biography:

• The Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
• The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Educated by Tara Westover

Summary

• The Reddit community shared a variety of book recommendations that encompassed classics, contemporary fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, and memoirs.
• Popular choices included War and Peace, Jane Eyre, Kindred, Never Let Me Go, The Handmaid's Tale, The Lord of the Rings, Dune, and The Expanse Series.
• Some users mentioned the desire to explore more classics like Moby Dick, Bleak House, The Brothers Karamazov, and Crime and Punishment.
• Non-fiction picks included The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Into Thin Air, and Educated.
• The list covered a wide range of genres and styles to cater to different reading preferences.