Must Read Novels
Reading to me is like taking in the air I breathe, it's more a vital function than a mere interest. Those who don't possess that love for reading, are at a great loss. There's a plethora of research done on the benefits of reading, and I think that to evolve one's mind and keep it riding on perspective and imagination, is to indulge and get lost in text. The better way of approaching the act of reading, is first start off with novels, and then non-fictional books, slowly moving on to audio books if you lack the time and energy.
A world without books is something I wouldn't want to fathom. It's a crying shame when someone tells me they don't read, especially when they say something like 'I hate reading' or 'I hate books' (shudder); sadly they aren't familiar with the importance of reading. So check out these must read novels, and make it a habit to kick back during the day, and cozy up with a book instead of whiling the hours away with unproductive activities.
The Top 100 Novels of All Time
A paperback book should be one of your prime assets, before the other materialistic things in your life. It is also crucial, for those who have kids, to start reading to them and slowly allowing them to read on their own as they mature. If you love reading as much as I do, you'll hook yourself up with good reads from this best books to read list.
Crash by JG BallardNight by Eli WieselCell by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellMatilda by Roald DahlCarrie by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerPossession by AS ByattAtonement by Ian McEwanWhispers by Dean KoontzMalice by Danielle SteelLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit by JRR TolkienNausea by Jean-Paul SartrePerfume by Patrick SuskindThe Secret by Rhonda BryneWeaveworld by Clive BarkerWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithBlack Beauty by Anna SewellRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Foutainhead by Ayn RandThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shining by Stephen KingAnimal Farm by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBag of Bones by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyMiddlemarch by George ElliotMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownThe Stranger by Albert CamusFight Club by Chuck PalahnuikJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteLes Miserables by Victor HugoMy Name is Red by Orhan PamukThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTotal Eclipse by John BrunnerWinnie the Pooh by A.A. MilneFear Street Novels by RL StineThe Birds by Daphne Du MaurierMrs Dalloway by Virginia WoolfeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaCatcher in the Rye by JD SalingerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lone Pilgrim by Laurie ColwinPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHis Bright Light by Danielle SteelA Passage to India by E. M. ForsterA Death in the Family by James AgeeEd the Happy Clown by Chester BrownThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt VonnegutThe Great Gatsby by Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper LeeThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAnne of Green Gables by LM MontgomeryGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Magic Faraway Tree by Enid BlytonThe Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesWaiting for the Mahatma by RK Narayan 15px 15px 15px ">A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWho Moved My Cheese by Spencer JohnsonBridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingHarry Potter (7 book set) by JK RowlingThe Baron in the Trees by Italo CalvinoPsychological Types by Carl Gustav JungThe Dark Knight Returns by Frank MillerThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinGirlfriend in a Coma by Douglas CouplandA Promise is a Promise by Dr. Wayne DyerThe Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Master and Magarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund FreudCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen HawkingAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Lord of the Rings (3 book set) by JRR TolkienThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMen Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus by John GrayThrew the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollWhy Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps by Allan and Barbara PeaseThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
With this hot list on what's the best in books to read, I'm sure you'll build on a love for reading if you gave it a shot, especially for those who don't like to read. If you don't have the time, like I said, audio books are a great way of reading a book, but using instead your sense of hearing. You can relax and plug-in those earphones, and get back to it anytime you feel like. Just remember how important it is to read, and instill the same to others, by not also discouraging those that love to read. Keep on reading!
