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What to read so as not to come off adventure. Books you can't put down. Books do not come off, which are read in one breath. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

I have just returned from a mini vacation... and since there was time for reading in it (i.e. on vacation), I did finish reading the book I have been reading for quite a long time.

I read slowly, so I'm very selective in my choice of books. It is especially a pity when the book does not go, then the reading is completely stretched out for a long time.

The last book I read was Shantaram.

A few words about the book (from Wikipedia): A novel by Australian writer Gregory David Roberts. The events of the author's own life served as the basis for the book. This is what Shantaram looks like in real life:

The main action of the novel takes place in India, in Bombay (Mumbai) in the 1980s. First published in Australia in 2003. It was released in Russia in 2010, by which time the total circulation of Shantaram had reached one million copies.

The protagonist is a former drug addict and robber who escaped from an Australian prison where he was serving a nineteen-year sentence. After some time spent in Australia and New Zealand, on a false passport in the name of Lindsay Ford, he arrives in Bombay.

The action of the novel is interspersed with a description of the experiences of the protagonist and philosophical reflections. Characters often express thoughts in aphoristic form. All the characters in the novel are fictional, but the events described are real. So, in Bombay, there is a cafe "Leopold" with marble halls, there really is a Bollywood film "Paanch Papi", in which the main character appears (and Roberts himself is easily recognized in it). In addition, there is a Prabaker excursion bureau in the city, opened by his brother, and if you wish, you can find yourself in the slums where Lin lived and see Rukhmabai, the woman who gave him the name Shantaram.

The book is really incredible and I read it voraciously. Based on the real story of the author, written in easy language, with a lot of facts, events, love and philosophical lines, it is not for nothing that Shantaram has so many rave reviews.

Let's move on to the next part of the post:

We have a list of TOP 100 books (mastrid) in our office, but we all know that, firstly, all these lists are relative, and secondly, not all of them are so exciting and easy to learn. The most popular of the list, of course, has already been read. Something heavy and very large, I'm not ready to read yet. Accordingly, I began to ask colleagues in the office: well, what should I read: interesting, not deeply historical and tragic, preferably useful, suggestive. Of course, unfortunately, the right answer flies out of my head.

My previous book was: L. Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace".

At school, I read it only in a summary and delayed the moment of reading for a long time. And I don’t regret at all that I read it after 30. War and Peace is a wonderful work. Of course, military operations are not so interesting, but on the whole this is a fascinating novel that gave me a lot: reflections on life, equality, love, forgiveness, about what it means to be a good person for yourself and others, about self-sacrifice and much more .

So the next part is informative:

1984 - George Orwell

Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin

Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Metro 2033 - Dmitry Glukhovsky

Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin

A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin

A Feast for Crows - George R. R. Martin

A Dance with Dragons - George R.R. Martin

The house where... - Mariam Petrosyan

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

Gadfly - Ethel Lilian Voynich

Twilight - Dmitry Glukhovsky

Insomnia - Stephen King

The Hungry Shark Diaries - Steven Hall

Perfumer. The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Suskind

Norwegian Forest - Haruki Murakami

Magus - John Fowles

The abduction of the swan - Elisabeth Kostova

Eleven minutes - Paulo Coelho

Terry Pratchett - The Hijackers

Dan Simmons - Hypirion

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

The Thirteenth Tale - Diana Setterfield

11/22/63 - Stephen King

35 kilos of hope - Anna Gavalda

Black City - Boris Akunin

Timeless. The Ruby Book - Kerstin Geer

Nowhere: A Novel - Neil Gaiman

Postcards from the Other World - Franco Arminio

Runaways - Neil Shusterman

Winds, angels and people - Max Frei

Dead Sea - Jorge Amado

Amendments - Jonathan Franzen

Demons in Paradise - Dmitry Lipskerov

A vague smile - Francoise Sagan

White Teeth - Zadie Smith

Five Quarters of an Orange - Joanne Harris

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote

Cat without embellishment - Terry Pratchett

Selected Days - Michael Cunningham

Happy people read books and drink coffee - Agnes Martin-Lugan

Final part:

To not be like this:

I'll start with myself:

1. Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)

2. War and peace (L. Tolstoy)

3. A light breakfast in the shadow of the Necropolis (Jiri Groshek) - (the first part of the trilogy) - a light sarcastic, daring, intriguing novel, which is built like a bright mosaic, where Imperial Rome and modern Prague exist side by side, a fashionable film director and Valeria Messalina ...

In conclusion: I urge, help me find a book so that I can not tear myself away. it is desirable, taking into account the wishes described above, that it be like this:

I'm sure you missed a book that would captivate you so much that you don't want to return to reality. We decided to make your task easier and we ourselves compiled a list of books that you simply cannot tear yourself away from.

Arthur Haley. "Airport"

One of the best works Arthur Hailey. Explosion on board the aircraft. Emergency landing. The airport is cut off from the outside world by a snowstorm, landing is almost impossible. You probably think that this is the script of some blockbuster. But this is just one day in the life of a giant airport. A kind of microcosm in which people work, quarrel, quarrel and strive for success.

Alice Munro. "Runaway"


The book is a collection of amazing stories of love and betrayal, unexpected twists of fate and a complex spectrum of personal relationships. There are no banal plots and habitual schemes.

Khaled Hosseini. "Wind Runner"


I shed a lot of tears and laughed at this book. The author made me walk along the same streets Kabul on which the main characters of the book walked - boys Amir And Hassan. The book is very moving about their friendship, despite the fact that one of them belongs to the local aristocracy, and the other - to a despised minority. Each has its own destiny, but they are connected by strong bonds of friendship.

Tom McCarthy. "When I Was Real"


This avant-garde novel is unlike any other before or since. The protagonist, waking up in the hospital, receives a multi-million dollar compensation for damages and paranoid uncertainty about the reality of today. He spends a fortune to recreate the "real" pictures dormant in his mind. It all starts with the construction of an entire house, where a team of special people recreates the smell of fried liver, the sound of music from a pianist from above, and cats walking on the roof.

Jojo Moyes. "See you"


A sad story about an impossible love. main character Lou Clark loses his job in a cafe and gets a job as a nurse to a bedridden patient. Will Traynor was hit by a bus, and even though he was rehabilitated, he had no desire to live. How life will change after this meeting, none of them guess.

Clive Lewis. "The Chronicles of Narnia"


The book consists of seven fantasy stories that tell about the adventures of children in a magical land called narnia where animals can talk, magic surprises no one, and good fights evil. I am sure that the book will make you forget about sleep and will not let you out of its magical embrace for a long time.

Laura Hillenbrand. "Unbroken"


One of the top bestsellers of the decade, according to the magazine Times about a man who survived. The plot is based on an incredible biography Louis Zamperini, a boy from the street, from which an Olympic runner was raised. After he became a pilot during Second World War. Having survived the plane crash, this man drifted on a raft in the ocean for a month and was eventually captured by the Japanese. But no one and nothing could break him.

Gillian Flynn. "Gone Girl"


The book is perhaps the biggest bestseller of our time. This psychological thriller contains so many unexpected plot twists that even the most sophisticated reader will be satisfied. According to the plot on the fifth wedding anniversary, disappears Amy- wife Nika Danna. The circumstances of her disappearance are highly suspicious. And injured Nick soon becomes a suspect.

David Mitchell. "Cloud Atlas"


A bright and exciting novel, the plot of which takes place in the middle of the 19th century. Your attention will be presented to six stories in which there is a place for betrayal and murder, love and devotion. Everyone will understand this book in their own way - it is like a mosaic from which different people put together completely different pictures.

George Martin. "Song of Ice and Fire"


This novel does not require a separate introduction. It is unlikely that there will be someone who has not watched the series of the same name or at least has not heard about it. The events of the book take place on the continent Verteros where there is a struggle for the throne. Royal intrigues, conspiracies and war haunt the reader throughout the novel.

“What to read so as not to tear yourself away?” - connoisseurs of literature often think. The choice is sometimes extremely difficult - after all, hundreds of book novelties are published every day in the world. Diary books, publications telling about life in various regions of Russia, literature suitable for reading at certain times of the year, novels and detective stories. We'll help you make the tough choice!

"Spring" literature

Winter is over, and summer is still far away? Do you want to feel the warmth of the sun and the breath of spring? Ray Bradbury comes to the rescue! "April Witchcraft" is one of this author's most inspiring stories. The book is perfect for those who are mired in everyday problems and worries. Bradbury will draw your attention to the unusual, hidden in the most familiar things, inspire and make you feel delight and love.

Another incredible story by this writer is Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury describes a rather gloomy picture of the development of post-industrial society. Here, firefighters burn books, television has become interactive and fools people, and an electric dog comes for those who do not comply with the new rules. By the way, Ray Bradbury first published Fahrenheit 451 in Playboy magazine.

Another incredibly spring book is The Complaint Book by Max Frei. Igor Stepin and (namely, this couple writes under the pseudonym M. Fry) offer readers a full-fledged fantasy novel. Despite the title, there are no complaints on the pages of the work. To the delight of readers, this book is filled with love experiences, subtle humor, philosophical questions and amazing adventures.

Black and "disgusting, disturbing yellow flowers", the first to appear in Moscow. This is exactly how the main character of The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov appears before the readers. Work on this novel began in 1928 and ended only with the death of Mikhail Afanasyevich. The reader will be captivated by two storylines. One takes place in Moscow in the 1930s, the second is the story of the protagonist about Pontius Pilate. Patriarch's Ponds, the Literary Institute, Griboedov's House, a "bad" apartment - the book "Master and Margarita" invites readers on a journey through special, "Bulgakov" Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov left eight editions of the novel. The terminally ill writer dictated the last edits to his wife, Elena Sergeevna.

Summer under cover

Fantasy novelties are carried away to an extraordinary world full of incredible adventures and magic. Books by a variety of authors are perfect for summer reading.

Fifteen stories of ancient wonders and mysteries that the Time Lords pass down from generation to generation are hidden under the cover of Doctor Who. Tales of the Time Lord. Joyless and beautiful, with colorful characters and twisted storylines, Justin Richards' stories are filled not only with the horrors of nightmares, but also with heroic triumphs.

In 2017, Ransom Riggs' book Legends of the Peculiar was published. This work is a real gift for those who love fantasy novelties. Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children series is a unique story about supernatural people, ymbrynes, time loops and monsters. The new edition is a collection of legends, compiled and edited by one of the pupils of the home of strange children, Millard Nullings.

By the way, a series of novels about Harry Potter also tells about children with superpowers. In the books, a young wizard faces the most dangerous villain, whose name must not be spoken aloud. The series opens with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The book was written at the end of the last century!

On its pages, a lonely eleven-year-old boy finds out - he is not like the others, he is a magician. Harry enters the School of Witchcraft, finds friends. It is worth noting that the original title, under which the book appeared on the windows, sounds like "Harry Potter and the witch's stone." The title was suggested by JK Rowling, the author of the series. The fact is that Americans do not associate the word "philosophical" with magic.

Following on from the incredible tale of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a book about a young wizard and the chamber of secrets. It is followed by stories about the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Goblet of Fire, the Order of the Phoenix, the Half-Blood Prince and the Deathly Hallows. The series ends with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Books for autumn weather

When autumn comes into its own, the question “what to read so as not to come off?” becomes sharper. After all, it is at this time of the year that you want to wrap yourself in a large cozy blanket, stock up on a cup of fragrant cocoa, cookies and good literature. Stories about charming Moomin trolls will come to the rescue. The collection "All about the Moomins" contains what is extremely necessary in the autumn cold - calmness, a sense of security and warmth.

As a cure for autumn melancholy, Bunin's collection "Dark Alleys" is also suitable. These are love stories. About the one that can become an episode of the past, the memories of which are bitter. Or the one that changed a person's life. Perhaps about a feeling that has become a touching legend. Each story is a real alley under the shadow of stars and centuries-old trees.

"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell is another book suitable for reading under the rustle of falling leaves. Published over 70 years ago, it remains relevant today! The saga about the Civil War in the United States of America, about the fate of the wayward Scarlett O'Hara - this is one of those rare books that you can't put down, that you want to re-read. Unfortunately, this is the only work that came out of the pen of Margaret.

However, you can read the continuation of the story that takes place in the book "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell in the novel "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley. Indomitable and bright Scarlett suffers again, loves, fights fate and wins!

Winter mood

Winter is the most magical time of the year. So, literature for winter reading should also be magical. And yet - warm, touching and full of secrets. In general, such as, for example, "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diana Setterfield. Critics honored the humble teacher's debut novel with the honorary title of "the new Jane Eyre."

Events begin in a second-hand bookshop where the main character works. A girl named Margaret prefers the works of Dickens and the Brontë sisters to modern literature. Suddenly, the girl is invited by the most mysterious writer of our time - Vida Winter. She asks Margaret to be her biographer. Such a proposal surprises the girl, because Winter is a writer who has never told the truth about herself in an interview. The ghosts of the past, the gothic story of twin sisters, extremely close to Margaret's heart, and the solution to the mystery that drove readers crazy - all this is under the cover of the book "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diana Setterfield.

Another wonderful winter story is hidden under the cover of a book by the famous German writer Hoffmann. The Nutcracker can take both children and adults into a world full of magic, transformations and miracles. To a world where cherished dreams come true.

There is no more winter book than Smilla and her sense of snow. The main character of the book, whose author Smilla Jaspersen is half Danish, half Eskimo. Smilla was born in Greenland and lives in Copenhagen. Smilla also knows several dozen words for different types of ice. She feels snow and ice, understands its strength and structure. In addition, Smilla cannot stand untruth, and therefore enters the thin ice of searching for the truth. This detective story can be watched over several winter evenings.

book wanderings

For some, travel is the main goal of life, for some it is just a dream, and someone prefers to read travel books. What to read so as not to tear yourself away from the book pages?

Fans of oriental culture will be pleased with the work "Shantaram". Its author is Gregory David Roberts. A stunningly accurate description of the Indian slums, detailed reproduction of luxurious palaces, noisy metropolises and remote villages - the whole book is literally saturated with the writer's love for amazing India. By the way, "Shantaram" is extremely dangerous: traveling through its pages, you can pick up love and tenderness for an eastern country!

Africa and Cuba, Scotland and Japan, India and America - Adrian Anthony Gill invites you on a trip to these countries. The collection of stories "On all four sides" is a kind of travel notes. Gill is no ordinary traveller, he is a critic and a journalist. Thanks to his sharp mind and non-standard view of the world, Gill notices what escapes the attention of overly enthusiastic or tired tourists.

Literary France

Travel to the heart of Provence will help to make the book by Nina Gheorghe "Lavender Room". The 2013 edition was translated into Russian for the first time. The novel is full of warmth and loss, mistakes and happiness. Critics recommend this book to those who suffer from chronic cynicism, everyday dullness. Caution: possible side effects. Some readers have such side effects as a love of lavender and an inexplicable longing for the expanses of Provence.

Adventure books

Probably one of the most famous authors of adventure books is Alexandre Dumas. For more than 170 years, The Count of Monte Cristo has been the favorite book of millions of literary connoisseurs. Continuations were written for this novel, it was filmed, performances and musicals were staged on it. By the way, this story is based on real events. The book The Count of Monte Cristo narrates about a young Parisian who was imprisoned as a joke by his friends. Alexandre Dumas used the archives of the Parisian police for writing.

No less popular is Gulliver's Adventures. This work, so similar to a funny fairy tale, is actually an allegory. Its author - Jonathan Swift - is a real master of the artistic word. Good-natured humor and subtle irony, angry sarcasm and sharp ridicule - the writer uses a variety of techniques in his book. Gulliver's Adventures is both a dystopian novel and a utopia (especially its last part). By the way, there are four parts to this book. The protagonist makes four incredible journeys that last more than sixteen and a half years. So if you are interested in the question of what to read so as not to tear yourself away, pay attention to this book.

Those who like large-scale works should pay attention to the stories about Sherlock Holmes. The adventures of this are a collection of 56 short stories and 4 novellas! The first story about this unique detective was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. The author did not consider the work to be good literature; the enthusiasm of the readers seemed to him stupid and inappropriate. However, when the writer decided to complete the Sherlock story, thousands of readers, among whom, according to rumors, was Queen Victoria herself, literally forced Conan Doyle to “revive” his hero and continue writing about him. So the stories about Sherlock Holmes came out from the writer's pen until 1927.

for children

Young adventurous people will surely love the story of a boy who didn't want to grow up. Yes, we are talking about Peter Pan! The hero of the book of the same name once accidentally flew into the window of the house where a girl named Wendy and her two brothers lived. All together they went to a magical country, whose name is Neverland (or Netinebeet). Here the guys meet mermaids and Indians, fairies and pirates. Exciting adventures await both heroes and readers!

Detective stories

If it seems to you that modern Russian detective stories are third-rate and frivolous literature, you are seriously mistaken. A mixture of writing skills, fantasy, logic and all the requirements of the genre gives rise to unique works. Adherents of fascinating and mysterious stories should pay attention to Russian detectives. Books by Boris Akunin, for example, are recognized as the most popular works in Russia in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Readers met the hero of this writer, the brilliant detective Erast Fandorin, in 1998. The first book "Azazel" was a conspiracy detective. The second - "Turkish Gambit" - is called a spy detective. The third novel, called "State Counselor" is already a political detective story. Akunin did not stop at three stories. The Counselor was followed by The Mistress of Death, Pelagia and the White Bulldog, and A Spy Romance.

However, not only Akunin can write Russian detective stories. Books by Anna Malysheva are also very popular in Russia and even in other countries. This writer has more than twenty books on her list. The most popular are psychological detectives: "The House at the Last Lantern", "The Night is Dangerous", "The Taste of Murder". According to the latter, by the way, even a popular television series was filmed!

Breaking Limits and Boundaries: Science Fiction Books

There are works that contain an element of the unusual, a denial of rules, conventions and boundaries. What are these books? Fantastic! The origins of this genre lie in fairy tales, folklore. Fantastic works have been known since ancient times, but this genre flourished in the first half of the 20th century. One of the most popular authors is Herbert Wells. "Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", "The First Men on the Moon" are examples of high-quality science fiction. Another author, popular not only in this genre, is Stephen King. His best fantasy story, according to both readers and critics, is "11/22/63".

The main character - an ordinary teacher from a provincial town - gets access to a temporary portal in order to prevent the most mysterious crime of the 20th century - the assassination of President Kennedy. What happens if a terrible catastrophe is averted? The answer to this question is hidden under the cover of this book. Fantasy is a genre in which Viktor Pelevin is very popular. His works The Holy Book of the Werewolf, The Lamp of Methuselah, The Life of Insects and The Love for Three Zuckerbrins deserve special attention.

Inga Mayakovskaya


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Despite the abundance of e-books, tablets and audio formats, it is impossible to discourage a book lover from “rustling the pages”. A cup of coffee, an easy chair, the incomparable smell of book pages - and let the whole world wait!

Your attention - TOP-20 most interesting books. Read and enjoy...

  • Hurry to love (1999)

Nicholas Sparks

The genre of the book is a love story.

It is generally accepted that only female authors succeed in romance novels. "Hurry to Love" is an exception in this specific genre. Sparks' book won the love of readers around the world and became one of his most popular works.

A touching and incredible love story between the daughter of a priest, Jamie, and a young man, Landon. The book is about a feeling that intertwines the destinies of two halves only once in a lifetime.

  • Foam of days (1946)

Boris Vian

The genre of the book is a surreal love story.

A deep and surreal love story based on real events from the life of the author. The allegorical presentation of the book and the unusual plane of events are the highlight of the work, which has become for readers a complete postmodern with a chronology of despair, spleen, shocking.

The heroes of the book are tender Chloe with a lily in her heart, the author's alter ego is Colin, his tiny mouse and the cook, friends of lovers. A work full of bright sadness that everything ends sooner or later, leaving only the foam of days.

Twice screened novel, in both cases unsuccessfully - to convey the whole atmosphere of the book, without missing important details, no one has yet succeeded.

  • Hungry Shark Diaries

Stephen Hall

The genre of the book is fantasy.

The action takes place in the 21st century. Eric wakes up with the thought that all the events of his former life have been erased from his memory. According to the doctor, the cause of amnesia is a severe injury, and the relapse is already the 11th in a row. From that moment on, Eric begins to receive letters from himself and hide from the "shark" that devours his memories. His task is to understand what is happening and find the key to salvation.

Hall's debut novel, entirely consisting of puzzles, allusions, allegories. Not for the general reader. They don’t take such a book with them on the train - they don’t read it “on the run”, slowly and with pleasure.

  • White Tiger (2008)

Aravind Adiga

The genre of the book is realism, romance.

The boy from the poor Indian village of Balram stands out from his sister-brothers with his unwillingness to put up with fate. A combination of circumstances throws the "White Tiger" (approx. a rare beast) into the city, after which the fate of the boy changes dramatically - from falling to the very bottom, his steep rise to the very top begins. Whether crazy or national hero, Balram struggles to survive in the real world and break out of his cage.

The White Tiger is not an Indian "soap opera" about "the prince and the pauper", but a revolutionary work that breaks stereotypes about India. This book is about the India that you will not see in beautiful films on the TV screen.

  • Fight Club (1996)

Chuck Palahniuk

The genre of the book is a philosophical thriller.

An ordinary clerk, exhausted by insomnia and the monotony of life, by chance meets Tyler. The philosophy of a new acquaintance is self-destruction as the goal of life. An ordinary acquaintance quickly develops into friendship, crowned with the creation of the "Fight Club", the main thing in which is by no means victory, but the ability to endure pain.

Palahniuk's special style gave rise not only to the popularity of the book, but also to the already well-known film adaptation with Brad Pitt in one of the main roles. The book is a challenge about a generation of people for whom the boundaries of good and evil have been erased, about the insignificance of life and the pursuit of illusions, from which the world is going crazy.

A work for people with already formed consciousness (not for teenagers) - for understanding and rethinking their lives.

  • Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Ray Bradbury

The genre of the book is science fiction, romance.

The title of the book is the temperature at which the paper burns. The action takes place in the "future", in which literature is prohibited, reading books is a crime, and the job of firefighters is to burn books. Montag, who just works as a firefighter, reads a book for the first time ...

A work that Bradbury wrote before and for us. More than fifty years ago, the author was able to look into the future, where fear, indifference to others and indifference completely replace the feelings that make us human. No unnecessary thoughts, no books - only mannequins.

  • Complaint book (2003)

Max Fry

The genre of the book is a philosophical novel, fantasy.

No matter how hard it is for you, no matter how unsuccessful your life is, never curse it - neither in your thoughts nor out loud. Because someone near you will gladly live your own life for you. For example, that smiling girl over there. Or that old lady in the yard. These are the Nakhi, who are invariably by our side…

Self-irony, subtle banter, mysticism, an unusual plot, realistic dialogues (sometimes too much) - with this book, time flies by unnoticed.

  • Pride and Prejudice (1813)

Jane Austen

The genre of the book is a love story.

The time of action is the 19th century. The Bennet family has 5 unmarried daughters. The mother of this poor family, of course, wants to marry them ...

The plot seems to be beaten to "eye calluses", but for more than one hundred years, Jane Austen's novel has been reread by people from various countries again and again. Because the characters of the book stick in the memory forever, and, despite the calm pace of development of events, the work does not let the reader go even after the final page. An absolute masterpiece of literature.

A nice “bonus” is a happy ending and the opportunity to steal away a tear from sincere joy for the heroes.

  • Golden Temple (1956)

Yukio Mishima

The genre of the book is realism, philosophical drama.

The action takes place in the 20th century. The young man Mizoguchi, after the death of his father, finds himself in a school at Rinzai (approx. Buddhist academy). It is there that the Golden Temple is located - the legendary architectural monument of Kyoto, which gradually fills the mind of Mizoguchi, crowding out all other thoughts. And only death, according to the author, determines the Beautiful. And everything Beautiful, sooner or later, must die.

The book is based on the real fact of the burning of the Temple by one of the novice monks. On the bright path of Mizoguchi, temptations are constantly encountered, good fights evil, and in contemplation of the Temple, the novice finds peace after the failures that haunt him, the death of his father, the death of a friend. And one day Mizoguchi comes up with the idea - to burn himself along with the Golden Temple.

A few years after writing the book, Mishima, like his hero, made himself hara-kiri.

  • Master and Margarita (1967)

Michael Bulgakov

The genre of the book is romance, mysticism, religion and philosophy.

The ageless masterpiece of Russian literature is a book worth reading at least once in a lifetime.

  • Portrait of Dorian Gray (1891)

Oscar Wilde

The genre of the book is romance, mysticism.

Once thrown words of Dorian Gray (“I would give my soul for the portrait to grow old, and I was forever young”) became fatal for him. Not a single wrinkle on the eternally youthful face of the protagonist, and his portrait, according to the wish, grows old and gradually dies. And, of course, you have to pay for everything in this world ...

A repeatedly filmed book that once blew up a prim reading society with a Puritan past. A book about a deal with a tempter with sad consequences is a mystical novel that is worth re-reading every 10-15 years.

  • Shagreen leather (1831)

Honore de Balzac

The genre of the book is a novel, a parable.

The action takes place in the 19th century. Rafael gets shagreen leather, with which you can fulfill your desires. True, after each wish fulfilled, both the skin itself and the life of the hero are reduced. Raphael's delight is quickly replaced by insight - too little time has been allotted to us on this earth to waste it so mediocrely on unaccountable momentary "joys".

A time-tested classic and one of the most fascinating books from the word master Balzac.

  • Three comrades (1936)

Erich Maria Remarque

Genre of the book - realism, psychological novel

A book about male friendship in the post-war period. It is with this book that one should begin acquaintance with the author who wrote it away from her homeland.

A work filled with emotions and events, human destinies and tragedies - heavy and bitter, but bright and life-affirming.

  • Diary of Bridget Jones (1996)

Helen Fielding

The genre of the book is a love story.

Light "reading" for women who want a little smile and hope. You never know where you will fall into a love trap. And Bridget Jones, already desperate to find her soul mate, will wander in the dark for a long time before the light of her true love dawns.

No philosophy, mysticism, psychological spirals - just a love story.

  • The Man Who Laughs (1869)

Victor Hugo

The genre of the book is a novel, historical prose.

The action takes place in the 17-18 century. One day in his childhood, the boy Gwynplaine (who was a lord by birth) was sold to the Comprachos bandits. During the fashion for freaks and cripples that amused the European nobility, the boy became a fair jester with a mask of laughter carved on his face.

Despite the trials that fell to his lot, Gwynplaine was able to remain a kind and pure person. And even for love, the mutilated appearance and life did not become an obstacle.

  • White on black (2002)

Ruben David Gonzalez Gallego

The genre of the book is realism, an autobiographical novel.

The work is true from the first to the last line. This book is the life of the author. He cannot bear pity. And communicating with this person in a wheelchair, everyone immediately forgets that he is a disabled person.

The book is about the love of life and the ability to fight for every moment of happiness, against all odds.

  • Dark tower

Stephen King

The genre of the book is epic romance, fantasy.

The Dark Tower is the cornerstone of the universe. And the last noble knight in the world, Roland, must find her...

A book that occupies a special place in the fantasy genre - unique twists from King, close interweaving with earthly reality, completely different, but united in one team and reliably described characters, vivid psychologism of each situation, adventure, drive and the absolute effect of presence.

  • Future (2013)

Dmitry Glukhovsky

The genre of the book is fantasy novel.

The recoded DNA at the output gave immortality and eternity. True, at the same time, everything that used to make people live was lost. Temples have become brothels, life has turned into an endless hell, spiritual and cultural values ​​are lost, everyone who dares to have a child is destroyed.

Where will mankind come to? A dystopian novel about the world of immortal, but "inanimate" people without a soul.

  • Catcher in the Rye (1951)

Jerome Salinger.

The genre of the book is realism.

In the 16-year-old Holden, everything that is characteristic of a complex teenager is concentrated - harsh reality and dreams, seriousness, giving way to childishness.

The book is a story about a boy who is thrown into the cycle of events by life. Childhood suddenly ends, and the chick pushed out of the nest does not understand where to fly and how to live in a world where everyone is against you.

  • You were promised to me

Elchin Safarli

The genre of the book is a novel.

This is a work that people fall in love with from the first pages and are pulled apart into quotes. A terrible and irreparable loss of the second half.

Is it possible to start living again? Will the main character cope with his pain?