At school or university, everyone needed to read, but for various reasons, things could pass us by. However, there are books that everyone should read in their lifetime, whether for general development or to re-evaluate the world and values. Believe me, if you buy one of our books, you will definitely not regret it.
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
The book tells the story of the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and the wealthy, aristocratic landowner Mr. Darcy. They must overcome their pride and prejudices before they can love each other.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is both a coming-of-age story about a young girl and a dark drama about the roots and consequences of racism and prejudice, exploring how good and evil can coexist within a community and an individual.
“Dark Alleys” by Ivan Bunin
A series of stories about love and Russia, written by the famous writer Ivan Bunin in exile and considered his best work.
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
The book is written as a progress report of Charlie, a mentally disabled man who undergoes an experimental operation and becomes a genius shortly before the effects begin to wear off.
“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
The novel tells the story of Anna Karenina, an aristocrat who begins an affair with a young soldier, Count Vronsky.
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
The work tells the story of a handsome young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and then sinks deeper and deeper into a moral abyss until he discovers that he still has to pay the price for his actions.
“Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Of course, everyone reads Crime and Punishment at school, but we recommend that you return to the book for a deeper study when you grow up. The novel is a psychological analysis of the poor former student Raskolnikov, whose theory of being an extraordinary person leads to murder. This act causes a terrible feeling of guilt in Raskolnikov.
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a Gothic novel about how the anti-hero Heathcliff takes revenge on the people who separated him from his lover Catherine Earnshaw. After over ten years, he finally succeeds in getting his revenge.
Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
Doctor Yuri Zhivago is a poet, philosopher and doctor whose life is turned upside down by the war and his love for Lara, the wife of a revolutionary. His artistic nature makes him vulnerable to the cruelty and harshness of the Bolsheviks. As he wanders across Russia, he is unable to take control of his destiny.
Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell
The story follows the struggle of young Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to escape poverty in the wake of Sherman’s devastating March on the Sea.
Source: People Talk
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