Best Book To Read Ever

The great gatsby by f scott fitzgerald.

Best book to read ever. 14 greatest books ever written 1. The top books have the best positive reviews and the greatest number of votes as the best book of all time on goodreads. 4 32 avg rating 6 448 963 ratings.

Ok so this question is rigged because there are about 70 books i could list as the best book i ve ever read it s so dependent on when i read them and the way they made me feel at the time. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others.

Reading the princess diaries when i was 11 and so deeply awkward and clutching it with both hands like a lifeline feeling so so seen. Best books of all time. The hunger games the hunger games 1 by.

Same with lord of the rings. 3 011 146 and 30 692 people voted. There s a reason why the great gatsby is commonly dubbed one of the greatest novels ever written fitzgerald s depiction of extravagance and greed challenges the idea of the american dream exposes the insincerity of the wealthy and illustrates how social class played a major role in your success in the 1920 s.

Great gatsby number 2. I generally trust best of all time lists voted by authors and experts over. To make up the remaining 45 books since my list had to be 100 books long i simply needed to choose those books that made it onto at least 2 lists.

Scott fitzgerald s the great gatsby is distinguished as one of the greatest texts for introducing students to the art of reading literature critically which means you may have read it in school. If you ve ever wondered why some relationships stand the test of time while others crumble you should read this book. Humour entwines the delicate strands of prejudice hatred hypocrisy love and innocence to create one of the best novels ever written.