Recently, we asked our BuzzFeed Community to share the books they consider essential reading, and they didn’t disappoint. So here are some amazing stories to add to your reading list!
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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Promising Young Women by Caroline O’Donohgue
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If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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Welcome To Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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The Alienist by Caleb Carr
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We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
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And finally, Maus by Art Spiegelman.
Which ones have you read already? Don’t forget to share all of your own must-reads in the comments!
Some answers have been edited for length and/or clarity.
