Inspired by the famous letterboxd list by fcbarcelona, I asked reddit "What’s one book you think everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?" and compiled a list based on their answers.

Threads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/commen...


https://www.reddit.com/r/goodreads/co...

https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabo...

This list is in no meaningful order but books with higher upvotes tend to be placed higher

Please don't edit this list but feel free to comment on books I should add/remove.
Thanks!
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4.16 avg rating — 2,532,144 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 105,449 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 2,956,187 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 1,395,802 ratings
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4.32 avg rating — 136,647 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 7,072,937 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 1,360,971 ratings
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4.50 avg rating — 186,265 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 4,758,254 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 317,209 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 1,146,998 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 6,369 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 577,660 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 467,414 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 126,554 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 528,822 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 6,831 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 633,876 ratings
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20

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4.73 avg rating — 305,836 ratings
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21

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4.58 avg rating — 262,968 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 832,444 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 106,170 ratings
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24

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4.27 avg rating — 374,660 ratings
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25

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4.12 avg rating — 131,186 ratings
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26

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4.04 avg rating — 670,988 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 2,582 ratings
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28

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4.37 avg rating — 925,451 ratings
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28

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4.28 avg rating — 1,755,367 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 304,859 ratings
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31

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3.89 avg rating — 282,498 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 823,764 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 182,776 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 1,184,292 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 839,081 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 38,133 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 1,139,471 ratings
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38

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4.17 avg rating — 375,395 ratings
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39

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4.09 avg rating — 753,988 ratings
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40

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3.91 avg rating — 29,579 ratings
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41

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4.19 avg rating — 885,533 ratings
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42

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4.46 avg rating — 1,799,470 ratings
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43

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3.86 avg rating — 92 ratings
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4.66 avg rating — 714,329 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 1,471,659 ratings
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46

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3.66 avg rating — 100,924 ratings
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47

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4.30 avg rating — 21,069 ratings
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48

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4.16 avg rating — 252,631 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 423,542 ratings
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4.95 avg rating — 2,590 ratings
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51

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4.11 avg rating — 959,731 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 1,069,179 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 1,396,597 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 83,367 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 843,503 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 2,669 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 1,219,572 ratings
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58

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4.28 avg rating — 160,626 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 1,256,122 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 828,369 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 2,625,947 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 857,416 ratings
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63

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4.49 avg rating — 112 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 3,712,579 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 1,139,226 ratings
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66

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4.22 avg rating — 276,481 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 137,979 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 1,019,720 ratings
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69

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4.45 avg rating — 698,925 ratings
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4.62 avg rating — 146,797 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 2,326,397 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 5,796 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 239,602 ratings
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4.60 avg rating — 275,464 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 7,142 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 178,039 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 2,958,215 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 162,677 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 543,921 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 408,739 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 188,578 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 225,291 ratings
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3.64 avg rating — 183,326 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 3,985,934 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 591,696 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 1,517,771 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 900,879 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 4,966,764 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 971,631 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 29,078 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 28,302 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 51,072 ratings
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4.52 avg rating — 1,878 ratings
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4.51 avg rating — 2,080 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 1,293,223 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 103,411 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 8,820 ratings
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100 books · 4 voters · list created March 24th, 2024 by Sponnick (votes) .
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message 1: by Clare (last edited Mar 25, 2024 01:19AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara Interesting list. I note that 3 of 32 are written by women, as far as I can see. Could the balance be somewhat redressed? Also, the title says 'watch' so I wasn't sure if you meant to watch the film of the book.


message 2: by Sponnick (new)

Sponnick Clare wrote: "Interesting list. I note that 3 of 32 are written by women, as far as I can see. Could the balance be somewhat redressed? Also, the title says 'watch' so I wasn't sure if you meant to watch the fil..."

Thanks for pointing out the typo in the title, I fixed it.

I'm also open to suggestions if you had any for books written by women, I still have to add some books from the other Reddit threads too


message 4: by Sponnick (new)

Sponnick Clare wrote: "I'd strongly recommend: The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos
Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle"


I actually just reached the list's book limit but, if anyone's reading this, check those out!


message 5: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara Thanks!


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