Books have incredible power of persuasion and impact on a person. They make you never give up, believe in love, hope for the best, learn to understand other people, help you remember your childhood, and make the world a little better.
Despite the fact that each person has his own preferences, there are top 10 books that everyone should read. These are works that at one time had a great influence on the development of culture. Believe me, your attitude to the world will no longer be the same after reading these amazing books.
Note in advance that the works are randomly ranked in the ranking. All of them are worthy to take a leading place in the list, and each of these books has loyal readers. Therefore, the distribution of places in the top 10 literary works that are worth reading will be a pure convention.
10. Gabriel Garcia Marquez “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
A great novel by a Colombian writer, created in the genre of mystical realism. The main theme of this work is loneliness. 20 chapters of the book tell the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and the village of Macondo.
9. Saint Exupery "The Little Prince"
A unique book that everyone should read, and it does not matter whether it is an adult or a child. Its main message is that all people were once children, but only a few remember this. In order not to forget what childhood is, friendship and responsibility for the one who trusted you, you need to at least occasionally re-read this book. The illustrations for it were created by the author himself and are an important component of the work.
8. N.V. Gogol “Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka”
It seems unbelievable that this work, written with subtle humor, was created by the author of Dead Souls. Eight stories supposedly collected by the Pasichnik Panko tell the reader about the amazing events that took place in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Even at the time of Gogol, his first literary experience was enthusiastically received by Pushkin and other famous writers. Nowadays, the book is among the best works and must be read by everyone who appreciates and loves Russian classical literature.
7. Mikhail Bulgakov “The Master and Margarita”
The writer created brilliant works, but the crown of his creation was the novel "The Master and Margarita." This is a book with a difficult fate, literally suffered by the writer and completed by him shortly before his death. Bulgakov began work on it three times. The first version of the manuscript was destroyed by him in 1930. The novel is a mixture of genres: it has satire, mysticism, parable, science fiction, drama. The author never saw his book published - the master's brilliant creation was released only in 1966.
The Master and Margarita is a deeply philosophical book that raises complex moral and religious issues. It has one feature - it is necessary to grow up to this book. The novel may not be pleasant at first reading, but if you return to it later, it is impossible to tear yourself away from it.
The interweaving of the stories of many people and the interference in the fate of the heroes of mystical forces deserve to enter the top 10 books that everyone should read.
6. Ray Bradbury "451 degrees Fahrenheit"
Guy Montag, a hereditary firefighter, continues his family's business. But if his ancestors put out houses and saved people, then he is engaged in burning books. The consumer society, in which the protagonist lives, does not need books, because they can make people think about life. They turned into the main threat to the prosperous existence of the state. But once at the next call Guy could not resist and hid one book. Acquaintance with her turned his world upside down. Disappointed with previous ideals, he becomes an outcast, trying to save books that are worth everyone to read.
5. Lewis Carroll "Alice in Wonderland"
Often books written exclusively for children become adult desktop works. Carrol, a mathematician and quite a serious person, wrote a fairy tale about a girl who, because of her curiosity, fell into a rabbit hole and ended up in an amazing country where you can grow and shrink at any moment, where animals are talking, playing cards come to life and the Cheshire cat smiles. This is the best book created in the genre of absurdity, and is simply crammed with riddles, allusions and jokes. Reading it, you feel like the main character, who with every step in a wonderful country opens up something new and amazing.
4. J. Austin “Pride and Prejudice”
There was a place in the top 10 books that are worth reading, and a female novel. This is the story of a complicated relationship between Mr. Darcy, a wealthy gentleman, and Elizabeth Bennett, a girl from a family with a modest income. Their first meeting was a failure - the young man told a friend that the girl did not interest him at all. The pride of Elizabeth, who accidentally heard this conversation, was hurt, and she was imbued with extreme hostility to Darcy. But chance brings them again and again, and Elizabeth gradually changes her attitude towards him. This is a book about a strong, independent woman who makes important decisions and expresses her opinion boldly.
3. Joan Rowling "Harry Potter"
It is impossible to imagine the top best books without a series of novels about a boy who learns that his deceased parents were magicians, and he was invited to study at the best school for young wizards. The Harry Potter story gained incredible popularity, and its author, previously unknown to anyone Joan Rowling, became one of the best writers of our time.
2. R. Tolkien trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”
The most famous book that everyone needs to read. It has everything - magic, great heroes, faithful friendship, dignity and honor, self-sacrifice. The Tolkien epic novel had a huge impact on culture. An even greater interest in him aroused after the release of the film adaptation of the books created by Peter Jackson.
The trilogy tells of Middle-earth, whose peoples lived for millennia calmly after the victory of the combined forces of elves, gnomes and people over the Dark Lord of Mordor. But he did not finally leave this world, but lurked in darkness on the outskirts of his possessions. The ring, forged by Sauron and possessing great power, after centuries of oblivion returned to the world, bringing with it the threat of a new terrible war between the free peoples of Middle-earth and the hordes of Sauron. The fate of the whole world is in the hands of nine keepers of a terrible artifact.
1. Jerome Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye"
The book, which has become a symbol of rebellion of the youth of the XX century, starting with hipsters and ending with hippies. This is the life story of a 17-year-old boy told by himself. He does not accept the reality surrounding him, the lifestyle of society, his morality and rules, but he does not want to change anything.
In fact, ratings are a rather arbitrary thing. If you like a book that is not on the list proposed for reading, this does not mean that it is bad. Any work that resonates with the reader’s soul is already worthy of a place in the list of books that everyone should be familiar with.