For any book lover the experience of being deported to another world is one of the magical experiences one can have. This experience is fulfilled by the fiction book available in the market and online too. But as the book world is flooded with so many fiction books, which one to read? So let’s find out the Best fiction books to read.
Fiction books help you to move your attention from the real world problems for a while. This helps you in relaxing and rejuvenating also. Every year plenty of fiction books are added onto the shelves of book lovers. But there are some classics which every book lover should own and read. So let’s lists the best fiction books to read which are available across the globe:
1. The Lord Of The Rings – written by J.R.R Tolkien
This is one of the best fantasy and adventure fiction books present around over many decades. Till now over 150 million copies have been sold. It has been translated in 38 languages. The title refers to the main antagonist character of the novel named The Dark Lord Sauron. Set in middle – earth (it’s a fictional setting and it’s the human inhabited part of the Earth ) the story began as the sequel to Tolkein’s previous book named The Hobbit in 1937. Its popularity helped this book to be converted into movies, plays, etc. It is named as Britain’s Best Novel of all times by the Big Read (BBC’s Poll 2003).
2. The Great Gatsby – written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is a tragic tale of love and obsession. How a young rich american man wants to win over her ex-lover despite the fact she married someone else. This fiction book falls under sub categories like romance, tragedy. It also showcases the 1920s American lifestyle and era in which Gin was the national drink and sex became the national obsession for Americans.
3. The Dust That Falls From Dreams – written by Louis de Bernieres
It is a historical fiction based on the fate of families through world war I. Till now 2.5 million copies have been sold. It is one of the best written fiction books and a top selling fiction book. It tells the story of epic romance, heroism, history and warmth with an extraordinary sketching of cast and characters. All these things make it a worth reading book in the list of best fiction books to read.
4. Beloved – written by Toni Morrison
It is a spiritual and haunting novel which narrates the story of an escaped slave. This book is the Pulitzer award winner in the fiction category. It has also won the American Book Award.
5. Seveneves
A science fiction penned by Neal Stephenson. This book theme revolves around cataclysm, genetic engineering, civil disorder and decentralization.
6. Pride and prejudice
This classic romantic fiction book penned by Jane Austen is like a reference Bible for book lovers. This romantic fictional saga talks about love, first impressions, human emotions and dynamics.
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7. To Kill A Mockingbird
It is one of the best fiction books to read if you love thriller and crime fiction. It is written by Harper Lee, it has been translated into more than 40 languages and is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize For Fiction category. It also received a Quill award for audiobook. It’s a heart wrenching story from a young girl’s point of view which talks about racism and inequalities.
8. One Hundred Years Of Solitude – By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It is one of the best fiction books written which falls under the sub categories like fantasy, magical realism, family saga ( drama) , classic and literary fiction. Originally written in Spanish the book has been translated into many languages. This fictional gem showcases romance and lust, war and revolution & rich and poor. The main themes this fiction touches are universal in nature which includes : the variety of life, the endlessness of death and the quest for peace and truth.
9. Let’s pretend this never happened
This comical satire is written by Jenny Lawson. It is the story of the writer herself therefore it is an autobiography too. The book deals with the experience that she faces when she falls in love in a disastrous way. It showcases the emotional journey of the writer in a comical narration. How the most painful, obscene moments of life teaches you a lesson to behave and pretend like this never happened. It has been awarded the Goodreads Choice Award Best Humor .
Well to list down just a few books as the best fiction book to read is unfair as new books keep adding every year to the list. There are different lists popping up on social media and in print media which read like: The top bestseller of 2022, Best buys for fiction lovers, All time best fiction books to read, US best selling fiction books 2022, etc. So you can search any of them and then grab your choice of fiction book and get deported into the whimsical, magical world of fictional books.