Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

I first read this book as a teenager and didn't really love it.  I read it again since it was on the list and still didn't love it.  It's an interesting subject and story but isn't very well written and is very preachy.  It is a quick read for how long it is, so that's nice.  I would say it isn't really worth the time unless you're interested in the subject for some reason:  the historical time period, slavery, abolition, etc.