Which book to read? Literature review, advice on choosing books

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

What book to read in your spare time? This question cannot be answered unambiguously. It all depends on literary preferences and the number of books already read. Some people only read the classics. Someone interested in detectives. Some people like romantic prose.

In 2002, the Norwegian Book Club compiled a list of the 100 best books. This list includes the most significant works of world literature of all time. But it would be wrong for a person who is pondering which book to read to offer this extensive list. This includes such works as The Decameron, The Thousand and One Nights, Aeneid, Faust, and the Iliad. These are all classics of world literature. What book to read on the road? Definitely not a poem by Homer. However, fans of ancient literature reread the Odyssey and the Iliad all their lives.

What book to read to a teenager

Teenagers should first of all familiarize themselves with the works included in the school curriculum. However, these books are certainly not enough. In 2012, a list of "100 books for schoolchildren" was compiled. This list causedcriticism of literary critics and writers. Nevertheless, it includes works that are worth reading not only for teenagers, but also for adults. Let's name some of them.

And the night lasts longer than a century

What book to read in your free time from household chores? It can be another detective by Daria Dontsova or a complex work of classics. But everyone should get acquainted with the work of Chingiz Aitmatov, a writer who in 1980 published one of the most penetrating novels in Soviet literature. This is a complex book that will not be read in one breath.

In the novel "And the night lasts longer than a century" shows the events of the 20th century. The author also tells an interesting and terrible legend about mankurts - people who fell into slavery and turned into soulless creatures. However, the most memorable storyline is perhaps the story of the teacher Abdutalip, who was arrested in the early fifties on false charges.

Odessa Stories

The heroes of the book by Isaac Babel are thieves and raiders. The leader of the gang is Benya Krik. The stories are filled with colorful images, the characters communicate with each other in a bizarre Odessa-thieves' dialect. “Put my words in your ears,” the narrator says and opens up an amazing world for the reader - the world of bandits who always shoot in the air, not people, because if you shoot at people, you can kill a person. To the question of what book to read at your leisure, you can safely answer - "Odessa stories" by Babel.

Moscow andMuscovites

The collection of essays by Vladimir Gilyarovsky will be of interest even to those who have never been to the Russian capital. The book was written in the twenties of the last century. Where high-rise hotels, shopping and office centers rise today, there were slums a hundred years ago. Gilyarovsky tells about the inhabitants of Khitrovka, about Moscow cabbies, merchants, innkeepers.

It is worth saying that everything the author told about is not fiction or legend. Gilyarovsky was an extraordinary person: he knew every corner of Moscow, knew how to find a common language with both an important writer and a Khitrovsky thief. He did not write about what he knew only by hearsay. He was especially admired for his regular visits to Khitrovka. Gilyarovsky became a guide through this terrible area, from which not everyone managed to get out alive. He also brought Stanislavsky here, thanks to which he managed to stage the play "At the Bottom".

Scarlet Sails

What book should a teenager read? Girls 10-12 years old will love the romantic work of Alexander Grin. This book is a must read for adults too. The story of the girl Assol, who dreamed of a prince who would sail for her on a ship with scarlet sails, is encouraging and empowering.

The Twelve Chairs

The list of "100 books for schoolchildren" includes the famous novel by Ilf and Petrov. The Twelve Chairs were published in the 1920s. There are so many legends about the creation of this book that it is already difficult to distinguish between fiction and truth. However, there is a version that Valentine inspired young authors to write the novel. Kataev is the brother of Evgeny Petrov, the creator of "Two Captains" - and another adventure work that is worth recommending to a teenager.

“Konduit and Shvambrania”

Soviet children rarely asked what interesting book a teenager could read. Almost every home library had the works of Lev Kassil. "Konduit and Shvambrania" is the story of two children who created an imaginary country. This state is located in the Pacific Ocean and is the size of Australia. Swambrania is a country that every adventure lover dreams of. After all, it contains all the children's dreams, inspired by the works of Fenimore Cooper and Jules Verne.

Protection of Luzhin

This is already more complex prose, which not every teenager will be interested in. What book can you read from those written by Vladimir Nabokov? The most famous work of the Russian writer is Lolita. However, among Nabokov's books there are no less fascinating stories and novels. For example, "Mashenka", "Protection of Luzhin". In the latter, we are talking about a closed child who discovers chess at an early age. Since then, nothing has made sense for Luzhin: he has no other attachments or hobbies.

Prince Silver

Which book to read for the soul? As already mentioned, there is no universal answer to this question. Those who are interested in history, but do not like to read boring textbooks, can recommend the works of Alexei Tolstoy. "Prince Silver" - a novel aboutOprichnina. The protagonist returns from the Livonian War and discovers that a lot of changes have taken place in Moscow. Robbers scurry through the streets, who called themselves "royal people." Mass executions are being carried out, innocent people are dying every day, victims of denunciations and slander. Tolstoy's book contains such historical figures as Afanasy Vyazemsky, Malyuta Skuratov.

Let's name a few books by foreign authors that teenagers will like.

The house where…

The book tells a story that happened in a boarding school for disabled children. The main character is a boy named Smoker, who is being transferred from another boarding school. Teenagers have to adapt in an unfamiliar team. The young man learns the history of the House, gets acquainted with other children. Events are not described in chronological order: the plot of past years is closely connected with the present. The book has a fantastic component: fairy tales, legends and myths. The author of “The House in which…” is Mariam Petrosyan, writer and artist of Armenian origin.

Nina book series

The plot revolves around the girl Nina, who is fond of alchemy. Living with two aunts and pets in Madrid, she dreams of some kind of change in her life. Suddenly, a friend calls her and informs her that her grandfather has died. The main character is extremely upset and soon moves to Venice to the villa "Espasia", where her relative died. Nina finds out that her grandfather had many secrets related to alchemy that he did not tell anyone about. The girl begins to study his notes and works. She makes friends and enemies, she gains fantastic knowledge and skills. The series includes six books, each of which describes the interesting adventures of Nina. The author of the work is the Italian writer Roberta Rizzo, known under the pseudonym Mooney Witcher.

39 Keys book series

Fourteen-year-old Amy and her eleven-year-old brother Dan are on their way to the funeral of their grandmother Grace. She was the closest person to them: her parents died in a fire a few years ago. The family of heroes is very large and influential. After meeting with unloved relatives, Amy, Dan, and several other people receive invitations to one of the halls of the mansion. There they are told that their kind Cahill since ancient times has great power, moving forward all spheres of the world. The heroes are given a choice: a huge sum of money or participation in a massive race to find 39 keys, at the end of which the winner will receive a prize that cannot be compared to any we alth in the world.

The series includes 21 books. The authors are different writers. The plot of each part tells about some historical figure (scientist, composer, emperor, and so on).

What books to read to a teenager not only for fun? There are many instructive works about mercy. For example, Impatience of the Heart by Zweig, R. Gallego "White on Black" and the books listed above.

Which book to read for self-development?

The answer to this question is "Any". Each book develops imagination, enriches vocabulary. True, recently the question “Which book to read for self-development?” suggestslist of works that give money-making tips:

• "Rich Dad Poor Dad" R. Kiyosaki.
• Cashflow Quadrant by R. Kiyosaki.
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by S. Covey.
• Think and Grow Rich by N. Hill.

Women's prose

Which book to read about love? One of the best modern books is Me Before You by Giorgio Moyes. The work tells a touching story of a girl who one day meets a rich young man who is doomed to spend his whole life in a wheelchair. This acquaintance will change them both.

Books by foreign authors written in the genre of women's prose

• "Nineteen Minutes" by J. Picoult.
• "My Husband's Secret" by L. Moriarty.
• "The Secret World of the Shopaholic" by S. Kinsell.
• Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.

Which book should a woman read? One of the books by Victoria Tokareva. She wrote many interesting works. Most of them have been filmed. This writer is a bright representative of Russian women's prose. The most famous works of Tokareva are “Literature Lesson”, “Talisman”, “Instead of Me”, “You Are …”, “Your Truth”, “A Simple Story”, “Tree on the Roof”. Not all of the listed works leave only positive emotions in the soul. There are among the books of Tokarev and those that make you think and lead to sad thoughts. However, this is the sign of good literature.

What modern book to read? Reading in one breathworks by Dina Rubina, Lyudmila Ulitskaya. Boris Akunin remains one of the most popular novelists. Those who are familiar with his work should read "Azazel", "Turkish Gambit", "State Counsellor".