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BEST books to read this summer
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items If you love to spend your free time reading books than this list is for you!
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a classic novel about love, class, and societal expectations in 19th-century England, following Elizabeth Bennet's journey as she navigates relationships and challenges her own prejudices.
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
"The Lord of the Rings" is an epic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, where hobbit Frodo Baggins embarks on a quest to destroy the One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a powerful novel by Harper Lee that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South. Through the eyes of young Scout Finch, we see her community grapple with prejudice as her father, Atticus, defe...
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy is a tragic love story set in Russia. It follows Anna, a married woman, who falls deeply in love with Count Vronsky, leading to social scandal and personal despair. The novel explores themes of adultery, society, and th...
Anna Karenina (2012)
"Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville is an epic tale of obsession. It follows Captain Ahab's relentless pursuit of the white whale, Moby Dick, which previously took his leg. The novel delves into themes of good and evil, fate, and the destructive nature of...
Moby Dick - Melville, Herman: Books
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo. It's a vibrant tapestry of love, war, and the cyclical nature of history, blending magical realism wi...
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell is set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. It tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, a strong-willed woman who survives through cunning and determination as her world crumbles arou...
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley is a gothic novel about Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox experiment. The story explores themes of creation, responsibility, and the consequences of playing God, as...
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Dune" by Frank Herbert is set on the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the valuable spice melange. It follows Paul Atreides as his family takes control of Arrakis, leading to political intrigue, war, and Paul's transformation into a messiani...
Dune #1 - Frank Herbert
"A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara follows the lives of four college friends as they navigate adulthood in New York City. The story centers on Jude St. Francis, a brilliant but deeply traumatized lawyer, and explores themes of trauma, friendship, an...
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy is an epic novel set against the backdrop of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. It follows several aristocratic families, including Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova, as their lives are inter...
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the Roaring Twenties and follows the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of the American Dream. Narrated through the eyes of Nick Carraway, the story explores themes of wealth, love, an...
The Great Gatsby
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak is narrated by Death and tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl living in Nazi Germany during World War II. Liesel finds solace in stealing books and sharing them with others, while her foster family hides a...
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood is set in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime where women are stripped of their rights and forced into sexual servitude. The story follows Offred, a Handmaid, as she navigates this oppressive society...
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood