Books you can't put down. Most Exciting Books

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

Many people who sincerely love reading and the world of books in general sometimes want to “go headfirst” and read something that is completely impossible to put down. Detectives, the most exciting books from the world of fantasy and science fiction, mystics or beautifully composed love stories - it doesn't matter if the story is read with rapture, completely immersing in an imaginary world. Books that are not boring to read are a tribute to the special skill of the writer, who, with his flair, leads the plot in such a way as to keep the reader's undying interest. This article will offer the reader several books that are worth paying attention to if you want to get just such an effect from reading.

Top 7 all-time leaders in the world of books

The ranking of the most interesting books with a gripping plot, according to the majority of independent readers surveyed, looks like this:

1. "Harry Potter". This story about the wizard boy does not knowperhaps an alien, because its plot has long ceased to be a "book": the famous series of films has long had millions of fans around the world who are already competing with the fans of Star Wars. Even those who are not particularly impressed by the fantasy world note that they read all the books of JK Rowling with rapture and genuine interest.
2. "The Master and Margarita". The novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, gracefully balancing between history, fantasy and thriller, is included in the school literature curriculum, but is considered incomplete. The intricacies of the destinies of real people and mythical characters, places of what is happening and time are so powerfully twisted in one work that it will not be easy to break away from the novel.
3. "Empire of Angels" by Bernard Werber. Most of this author's books are easy to read, but this one is especially so. A skillful combination of fantasy and philosophy makes it possible to take a different look at the real reality and think about some very important things for a person. This book is so idiosyncratic that it won the Jules Verne Award.
4. "Flowers for Algeron". This work by Daniel Keyes has two versions: a short story (1959 Hugo Award) and a novel (1966 Nebula Award) based on the short story of the same name. The story of a weak-minded person who voluntarily became the object of a scientific experiment is so exciting and touching that it keeps you in suspense from the first lines of reading and leaves a slight residue of regret and discontent with the plot at the end.
5. "The Multiple Minds of Billy Milligan." Another book by Daniel Keyes based on a true story isthis is one of the most exciting books of our time. It tells about the life of Billy Michigan, who was accused of rape, but later acquitted due to the fact that psychiatrists recognized that he had a "personality disorder", numbering 24 people! The novel was published in 1981, and the real story took place in the late 70s of the last century.
6. "Shantaram". Written by Gregory David Roberts in the mid-90s of the last century, this book rightfully won the hearts of many people with the truthfulness of the plot: there is nothing mythical, magical or far-fetched in it, because in many ways this story echoes the life of the author. The life of India, its customs and foundations are described very colorfully. The book is philosophical in many ways, as it is filled with powerful aphorisms and is quoted by fans. The book captivates from the first pages and does not let go until the end, immersing the reader in the original world of Bombay.
7. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury needs no introduction, a light science fiction novel that is autobiographical in many respects and tells about the inner world of the writer, taking him and the reader into the world of childhood.

Of course, there are still many books in the literary world with the most exciting plot, ranging from classics (The Count of Monte Cristo) to trendy ones like Stephen Hall's Hungry Shark Diaries or Patrick Suskind's Perfume. All tops and ratings are somewhat subjective, although very useful for general information, because the majority cannot be wrong!

For lovers of intricate stories

Among the most exciting books, detectives occupy a specialplace, because where, if not in them, the plot is built in such a way as to keep the reader in suspense from the first to the last lines of the story. There are no more than five undisputed leaders in this genre: Dan Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie and, of course, Conan Doyle.

Taking any of their works, you can immerse yourself in the pages and completely forget about reality, calculating who the criminal is. Such works really deserve to be called the best.

Fantasy World

This genre has recently enjoyed particular popularity and continues to rapidly gain momentum, because where, if not in the world of fairies, knights and dragons, you can truly unleash your imagination? The choice of books is so great that you can immediately get confused: what to read, which author to choose? This mini-rating of books with the most exciting fantasy storyline will help you decide which direction to go in, since the work of each author is a whole universe with its own characteristics and breathtaking storytelling.

• “Profession: Witch” by Olga Gromyko has long won hearts not only with her sparkling humor, which is abundantly supplied with each of her works, but also with light plots. It was this novel that was awarded several prizes of writers. And the writer herself - a medal named after Gogol. By the way, all the author's books deserve the reader's attention.
• "Ritual" is a book by the couple Dyachenko, Sergey and Marina, based on which the film "I am a dragon" was shot, which won the hearts of many viewers. The book more accurately conveys the inner experiences, feelings and thoughts of the characters, and also contains more small details of the mythical story. The authors skillfully intertwine reality and fiction, fairy-tale creatures and the world of ordinary people, that sometimes you want to think: what if there really is something unknown, but so close?
• "The Hunger Games" - this trilogy also does not need to be introduced, since the sensational series of films based on its plot has spread all over the world for a long time. Susan Collins, who wrote this work, did not expect such a scope: the book was published in 25 languages and became a world bestseller in just six months - it is impossible to tear yourself away from it. In the book itself, the gripping plot is based on a dystopia that tells about the world after a global catastrophe, about the struggle of the rich and the poor who have always been, are and will be in society, as well as friendship, love and dignity.
• "Life of ants". The author of the book is Viktor Pelevin, a rather specific person with a unique mindset and remarkable intellect. His works are strikingly different from any other literature with irreconcilable truthfulness hidden in metaphors, cynicism and amazing philosophy of life. At the same time, it is worth noting that this work is for the elite, unfortunately, a simple layman simply cannot understand it, it is better to read something simpler.

Books by H. L. Oldie

For many lovers of high-quality, finely thought-out fantasy, these are the works of Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky, who work in collaboration under the pseudonym Henry Lion Oldie. Their most exciting books are not only a significant cycle"The Abyss of Hungry Eyes", but also a stunning collection of "Ecumene", which will enter into wild delight any admirer of novels of this genre.

All the characters are carefully thought out and written, the plots are brilliant, and the life turns described in the novels will make you return to this story again and again.

Love stories that are read in one breath

Even in the "soap" stories of the whole world, there are works from which it is impossible to break away. The most exciting books selected by readers from the general host are:

• Wuthering Heights by Emilia Brontë has been riveting the attention of romantically minded people for decades. Where there! The book is more than 170 years old, and its story does not lose its relevance even today: the passionate love of one and the feigned indifference of the other.
• "The Thorn Birds" - it is this work that can be called the anthem of all lovers, such an exciting book that it is impossible to tear yourself away. The most stunning bestselling love story written by Australian Colin McCullough spans over half a century, detailing the love story between a priest and a simple girl.

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. This book is a model for many young girls who dream of great and bright love, untainted by low deeds, although it tells about the love story between Darcy and Elizabeth, which is far from ideal at first glance. The book has been reprinted many timesfilmed as feature films and television series.
• “Sister Kerry” by Theodore Dreiser, published in 1900. The story is still very relevant today: a young girl, left without a livelihood, succumbs to temptation and becomes the mistress of a we althy, but not entirely pure soul, man. According to many fans of classical literature, this is one of the most interesting books with a gripping plot that Dreiser has ever written. The novel very accurately conveys the realities of life, the experiences of the girl and the differences in the spiritual world of the main characters. The light style and the accessibility of the plot captivate so much that the work is read avidly until the very last page and for several more days its contents do not leave the reader's mind, leaving a residue.

I would also like to note the works of Francoise Sagan, all of whose stories are read in one breath, as they are saturated with lightness, a kind of French charm, despite the rather sad plots, true life stories without a drop of artificiality and unnecessary pink flair.

Gone with the Wind

This unsurpassed novel by Margaret Mitchell also has a film adaptation, and not inferior to the book, which is very rare for such monumental works. In the ranking of the most exciting books, it rightfully takes the top five, as it combines not only the love story of two wayward people, but also a description of people's lives against the backdrop of the Civil War, their experiences, hardships, and also describes in detail the life of several layers of society at once.

On the story of Scarlett O'Hara and Ret Battler, more than one generation of girls has grown up who secretly dreamed of the same man, bringing to their character the features inherent in the inflexible Scarlett. The film based on this book won eight Oscars, which means that the story of the book is really interesting.

Literary Ghost

Of the works written in the last decade, this interesting book has the most exciting plot: a detective story in which several fates of completely different people miraculously intertwine: a Japanese fanatic programmed with religious nonsense, a beggar musician who spends his life in a record shop, a retired intelligence agent and his biographer, as well as a strange female physicist and a thief who tried to rob the Hermitage itself. Initially, the plot of the book introduces a kind of stupor, but gradually the picture begins to emerge and the understanding comes that all the lives of these people are closely interconnected by a single thread of karma and the feeling that everything in the Universe interacts with each other at subtle levels does not leave for several more days, forcing think about your actions.

These books can be read in one day

There are books that are small in number of pages, but very significant in meaning, and also very exciting in terms of plot. When reading a story, you are constantly waiting for something important, some special detail, a specific ending and an act of the protagonist. Such a story can be read in just a few hours, in one fell swoop, despite being busy, things - everything is postponed until later, the reader is immersedin the story with his head, trying to get to the final as soon as possible, when everything becomes clear. The most exciting books (impossible to put down!), according to numerous readers, are the following works:

"35 kilos of hope" by Anna Galvada. A story about a boy that both adults and children can read - it will be equally interesting to everyone, because it touches on a very important aspect of the human soul: the awareness of one's worthlessness and inconsistency with social norms

• "The Thirteenth Tale" was written by Diana Setterfield in 2006, an instant bestseller in the same year, while receiving very conflicting reviews: some call her "the second Charlotte Brontë", others - a boring graphomaniac, but the essence of this is not changes - the novel is quite fascinating, bewitching with scrupulous details and a deft interweaving of reality and fiction.
• "The Little Prince" is a brilliant creation of Saint-Exupery needs no introduction: the book has been translated into 600 (!) languages of the world and is the second most popular in the world (after the Bible). Only this fact already attracts attention, but! Once you start reading, it's hard to stop until the last page closes and a lump of sadness tightens your throat with regret.

The work of Stephen King

Of course, all the ratings and tops of the most popular and most interesting books with an exciting plot would be incomplete without mentioning the "king of horror stories" Stephen King. His works are capable of not only maximumcapture all the attention of a person, filling his thoughts and soul with the most diverse range of sensations, but also make him completely forget about the outside world. And of all his novels, it is quite difficult to single out some special, most exciting book - thrillers written at the beginning of his writing career are just as good as those written in recent years, but you can still try.

In addition to the sensational novels "It" and "Under the Dome", fans of this genre recommend reading "The Shining" - about a boy endowed with an unusual gift and his unfortunate father, as well as the novel "Dyuma-Key" about a man who tries to after a series of failures, start over, moving to a small island. It makes no sense to mention the cult "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption" - these novels are unrivaled, after reading them after watching the film, you can take a completely different look at what is happening in the plot, but read "Four Seasons" - a collection of four stories, - King fans highly recommend.

In conclusion: how many people - so many opinions

In summing up, I would like to emphasize once again that the opinion of each reader is subjective and it is impossible to single out from the total huge number of works the most exciting book that will make you forget about reality. To each his own, as the well-known saying goes, therefore it makes no sense to rely on the opinion of the masses in everything, but be sure to follow the call of your heart, and if the book did not please you, then it either was not understood or did not affectdepth of soul. Put it aside and take another, the plot is closer to your spirit.