70 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Life

#61 War And Peace By Leo Tolstoy

“War and Peace.

I love that book. There are no villains. Just people with good and bad in them – like all of us.

I think sometimes that almost everyone I have ever met has been like one of the characters in War and Peace.”

#62 Crime And Punishment By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

brosencephalon07 said:
“Crime and Punishment. Dostoyevsky.”

the_tico_life replied:
“Agreed. Dostoyevsky had an incredible insight into the human soul, and C&P in particular will stick with you for a long time.”

#63 Midnight’s Children By Salman Rushdie

NovaDreamSequence said:
“Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie.”

arppacket replied:
“Definitely belongs on a must-read list. I still fondly remember reading through it on a long train journey back when I was in high school.”

#64 Skinny Legs And All By Tom Robbins

newleafkratom said:
“Skinny Legs and All – Tom Robbins.”

Commenter replied:
“I prefer Jitterbug Perfume. But love Tom Robbins.”

newleafkratom replied:
“I used to. But then I re read both and prefer the politics and absurdity of Skinny Legs. Though Jitterbug is still better than most literature on the planet!”

#65 A Fable By William Faulkner

“Faulkner – The Fable. It was a difficult read for me, because Faulkner, but I still think about the book and the language usage.”

#66 Lolita By Vladimir Nabokov

ctrip19 said:
“Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.”

GirlNumber20 replied:
“This should be on the list. I read it years ago and am still in awe of how equally beautiful and horrific it is.”

unkwntech replied:
“For as much as most of us are repulsed by the subject matter, Nabokov’s writing style and the style of this book really merit it being on a list as bold as ‘Books you should read at least once in your life.'”

#67 Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness In The West Bycormac Mccarthy

“I’m going to say that Blood Meridian should be on here, one of the most graphic and gripping tales of the depths of human savagery I’ve ever read, def Cormac McCarthy’s best work IMO.

Some of the things they do in that book… The judge in particular, one of the most enigmatic yet monstrous characters ever created.

McCarthy’s style of writing also is so perfect for it, the lack of true dialogue helps to create this chaotic world where the characters can lose themselves.”

#68 Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy

Arroganteggplant said:
“Anna Karenina or War and Peace by Tolstoy.”

The_Guber replied:
“I think few books portray human interaction as accurately and broadly as Anna Karenina. Especially in regards to the way lover relationships are viewed by society and how that affects the relationships.

On top of that this book gives a lot of spiritual insight from several different points of view.”