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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Jarrod D Tembreull
If for no other reason than the cultural phenomenon it inspired
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The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
One of the best books ever written and one that essentially sparked and created a genre. The depth of world-building with languages and multiple histories is incredible
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville
Read in college as an assignment but was eye opening to view our country and way of life at a time when it was novel and from an outsiders perspective
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
An exploration of an entire life and how the unexpected events we face can forever change us
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
A great book that to my recollection encompasses the good and bad side of human nature
The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
A different presentation and perspective to the many stories about the horrors of the holocaust
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Fast-paced and exciting but with more depth than expected. Sets up an almost philosophical series about the nature of war and what it means to be "alien"