1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) by Douglas Adams
2. The Handmaid's Tale (1998) by Margaret Atwood
3. Ready Player One (2011) by Ernest Cline
4. Matilda (1988) by Roald Dahl
5. I Wish You All the Best (2019) by Mason Deaver
6. A Visit from the Goon Squad (2010) by Jennifer Egan
7. Stardust (1998) by Neil Gaiman
8. Assassin's Apprentice (1995) by Robin Hobb
9. The Shining by Stephen King (1977)
10. Life of Pi (2001) by Yann Martel
11. Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison
12. Witches Abroad (1991) by Terry Pratchett
13. Mac/Beth: The Price of Fame Shouldn't Be Murder (2015) by Michelle Ray
14. Interview with the Vampire (1976) Anne Rice
15. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) by J. K Rowling
16. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien
17. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by Oscar Wilde
18. Breath (2008) by Tim Winton
19. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal (2014/2015) graphic novel by G. Willow Wilson (and artist Adrian Alphona)
20. The Book Thief (2005) Marcus Zusak

• Author John Green's "18 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read"
• 50 books to read before you die by Complex
• The Top 100 Young Adult Books of All Time by Goodreads
• The Pigeonhole Book Club (a free app that makes reading easy by sending you the book in bite-size pieces)