I've read 39 + 2halves (Bible,Shakespeare), many more than once. I don't know if 40 is considered well-read or not. I've read hundreds more.
Many of those were required during high-school, but then in my 30s, I went on a classics kick and reread them without pressure. I found I still didn't like Moby Dick and still loved Wuthering Heights, House of Seven Gables(not on this list) and others. I really enjoyed not worrying about being tested on them! After college, I always read 2-3 books/month of all types except romance, after trying some. And I always had an educational or motivational type in progress at same time. Then I got rheumatoid arthritis 7years ago. With The Great Fatigue, I can only read 1 or part of 1 book/month so I mostly read attention-grabbing paperback suspense/mysteries. That's a big change for me. Luckily, many are made into movies. I do see the movie even if I read the book, but since the book is always better, I do not read it when I see a movie of it is coming out. There are plenty of other books waiting for me.