The book changes the very way you think about time, life and death.The Franklin Library’s Great Books of the Western World (GBWW) is identical (or very close) to the Encyclopedia Britannica’s 1952 version of the GBWW. We assume that it’s through these aliens that he learns to time travel, a skill he frequently uses. Slaughterhouse Five follows a young man, Billy Pilgrim through his life. (Featured in 8 Outstanding Classic Books Which Are Easy To Read) But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change. (As featured in 10 Books That Will Make You Fall In Love With Reading)įour adventurous siblings-Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie-step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C. Steinbeck’s style flows so smoothly and is accessible as well as being challenging. The book follows the Joad family for about nine months as they are driven from the place they’ve called home for generations and travel to California, only to find out that it is not the land of opportunity they expected. (As featured in 8 Books That Will Enrich Your Vocabulary And Train Your Thinking Mind)
Most people don’t see past the epic plot or the love story, but this is a successful attempt to reclaim a discarded culture. This is serious literature, which won the Pulitzer prize, no less. Gone with the Wind is an American War & Peace. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austenīeautiful, sumptuous and satisfying, this book is a monumental achievement that should be on the top of your holiday wish list and considered one of few editions available to be esteemed truly accomplished. Lord of the Flies is a 1954 dystopian novel by Nobel Prize winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. The rest centers upon his attempts to come to terms with the philosophical and psycological consequences of his act. However, this is less than a quarter of the story. Crime and Punishment – Fyodor DostoevskyĬrime and Punishment centers upon the story of a young Russian student, Raskolnikov, who plots and carries out a brutal murder. What elevates Jane Eyre is Bronte’s remarkable style & skill and her sharp and complex characterizations. There’s something for everyone in this book: Windswept castles, difficult and neurotic family members, dark secrets about tragic former lovers, good triumphing over evil, all that good juicy stuff that makes a great romantic story. This book will be the only fantasy book you’ll ever need to read, if you only read one. “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”. Tolkiens fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings.
There is absolutely no way to produce a fantasy books list without J.R.R. (As featured in 10 Greatest Fantasy Books) (As featured in 14 Powerful and Mind Blowing Quotes From The Best Books)įrom the opening line of the book, “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow…” Lee hooks the reader with a deceptively simple story of a Southern family and a Southern town caught up in a cataclysmic moral crisis, and keeps us enthralled till the very last word. You’ll be left with a total feeling of astonishment as you finish the book. Its length is 5 times the average book and it still was not long enough! The story, the characters, the settings and the emotions will enthrall you for days. This book is a great example of perfect fiction writing. (As featured in 8 Books That Will Make You Proud And Satisfied To Have Read) The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas Each son represents a different side to the Russian character: Dimitri the spoiled lout, Ivan the tortured intellect, and Alyosha the spiritual searcher. The story follows the lives of old man Karamazov, a filthy penny-pinching lech and his three sons. This is both a great philosophical book and a great work of fiction. (As featured in 10 Great Books That Will Make You Change Your Life)