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World Book Day 2016: 40 books to readbefore you die – our favourites
$ur personal avourites% and &hy you should add them to your bookshel
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Books are deeply personal things. Each of us form unique bonds
with the characters we read about, relate to storylines and
personalities in dierent ways and enjoy all sorts of genres from
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World Book Day celebrates the comfort, joy and fullling
challenges to be found in a good no!el, with readers taking part
in a host of acti!ities around the world.
"adly, those of us here at e Independent #$ ha!e not opted forfancy dress this year, but we ha!e been ha!ing a long, hard think
about the books that make us tick.
%ogether, we&!e come up with a list of '( no!els that mean the
most to us, from the classics to less well)known stories
deser!ing of a wider audience.
%ake a look at our picks and see if any of them grab your fancy.*our yourself a cuppa and enjoy.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth raha!e
+ ha!e read it to three)year)olds who learn about friendship and
confronting fear, to se!en)year)olds who ponder about nature
and wistfulness and for me, to reect on other)worldliness and
personal space. Martin King
The "un #lso $ises by %rnest &e!in'way
+ cried reading this book. #emingway&s story of the anguished,
hopeless lo!e aair between -merican war !eteran ake Barnes
and /ady Brett -shley is set against the backdrop of the "an
0ermin bull festi!al in *amplona, "pain. %he writer is more
present in this work than he is in any other, in ake&s cold,
slightly bitter !oice1 in his friend and Brett&s e2)lo!ed 3obert
4ohn you can picture #emingway&s former bo2ing partner
#arold /oeb. -t the place of his rst obsession, #emingway
succeeds in distilling the passion and life to be found
there. Roisin O'Connor
The Kite $unner by Khaled &osseini
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5ne of the most heart)wrenching books + ha!e e!er read that
transcends cultural gaps to touch the darker areas within us all.
Betrayal, guilt and redemption are the strongest themes here,with #osseini6s second, mother)daughter no!el A ousand
Splendid Suns also strongly recommended, so long as you&re
willing to let the tears keep falling. Denitely try and read this
before watching the also e2cellent lm. Jess Denham
#ll Who o Do (ot $eturn by "hule! Deen
+ was brought up an 5rthodo2 ew and this story about a man6s journey out of 5rthodo2y was compelling both because of its
!alue and how it did and did not reect my childhood. 5ne for
anyone who has e!er felt lost. Dina Rickman
*a+tain *orelli,s -andolin by .ouis de Bernieres
E2pect some hefty historical chapters about the +talian and
7erman occupation of 4ephalonia in World War ++. Wade
through these, interesting as they are, and you6ll nd many
fascinating e2plorations of lo!e, including my fa!ourite passage
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The #rt of /ieldin' by *had &arbah
Books 8staying with you long after the nal page& might be a
cliche but could not be truer in the case of 4had #arbach&s
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them or somewhere in between and it&s hard not to empathise
with the crippling self)doubt that threatens to destroy #enry&s
future. *rior baseball knowledge is not a necessity9 e Art of
ielding sparked the most heated debate yet at my monthlyBook 4lub and not one of us knew what a shortstop was before
reading it. +f the human condition fascinates you, turn to this
one ne2t. Jess Denham
#lie,s #dventures in Wonderland by .ewis *arroll
4arroll&s work is the greatest paradise for dreamers there is.
3eading and re)reading -lice&s ad!entures taught me, each time,that imagination is an innite thing and the word 8impossible&
belongs to the !ocabulary of the uninspired. Clarisse !oughre"
$euie! for a Drea! by &ubert "elby r
-n utterly depressing read but one that is necessary to
understand no one is infallible to an addiction. "elby&s
descriptions are outstanding1 you truly e2perience the
harrowing li!es of these four unfortunate :ew ;orkers. %his
book is a train crash ) uncomfortable to read but gripped by its
gruesome reality. #an Ramgo$in
The reat atsby by / "ott /it3'erald
%his quintessential ja<< age no!el is about so much more than ashallow bunch of rich people hosting la!ish parties. 0it<gerald
e2plores crushed idealism, hopeless lo!e and the elusi!eness of
the -merican Dream. %he green light at the end of Daisy6s dock
will speak to e!eryone6s unfullled dreams. Jess Denham
-ost ioni book overs
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anity /air by Willia! Thakery
+ dearly lo!e -usten, but she&s forgi!ingly attached to hercreations. "he mocks them with a smiling nod and an eusi!e
warmth. :ot %hackeray though1 Becky "harp is despicable,
calculating, and relentlessly cruel. -nd, boy, do + lo!e her for it.
Clarisse !oughre"
The &obbit by $$ Tolkien
When + was a wee nipper my Dad ga!e me a copy of e %o$$it for my birthday, marking my rst foray into the fantastical world
of =iddle Earth. +mmediately, + fell in lo!e with Bilbo&s
ad!enture into the /onely =ountain, the characters being so
lo!eable and, unlike e !ord of the Rings, %olkien&s writing was
so easily accessible. :ow, e!ery time + return to the "hire it&s
like re!isiting an old friend1 + just wish + could forget about those
awful lm adaptations. Jack Shepherd
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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%his classic was forced upon me as a >?)year)old as it was part of
the 7"4E syllabus. +&m !ery thankful it was. Where else would +
ha!e learnt so !i!idly about racial tension in the southern @"
and the importance of ghting injustice and prejudiceA %hey
were topics that in a predominantly white, middle)class, British
commuter town were not e2actly on my radar. But told through
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as a byword for moral decency. + still ha!en&t read &o Set A
atchman( that shows a darker side to -tticus, as + really don&t
want to shatter my teenage illusions. Sall" )e*all
The 5iture of Dorian ray by sar Wilde
- handsome, narcissistic young man enthralled by hedonism
commits himself to indulging in e!ery pleasure in life9 both
moral and immoral. Roisin O'Connor
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
%he power of female relationships is at the heart of this *ulit<er
*ri<e)winning book about the leading part sisterhood can play in
encouraging women to be the best person they can be. "et
mainly in rural 7eorgia in the >C(s, it follows the life of poor
-frican)-merican girl 4elie and the se2ism, racism and !iolence
she endures. Deeply troubling throughout, but inspirational and
life)arming too. Jess Denham
.ake Wobe'on Days by arrison Keillor
7entle sophisticated humour co!ering the ctional history of a
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%hurberesque, this is the genuine 7reat -merican :o!el. Ale+
Johnson
*ath 22 by ose+h &eller
%his is one of those books which made me laugh out loud with
its wordplay and witty dialogue. +t all seems a bit absurd at rst
but it builds towards a cle!er conclusion. Samuel Os$orne
-iddle!arh by eor'e %liot
- marathon of a book, it plods along until suddenly you areutterly gripped, in!ol!ed and entertained to the last ourish of
its nale. %here&s no ictorian epic with a better pay)o for
those willing to perse!ere. Adam ithnall
The olden (otebook by Doris .essin'
E!en though it&s a pretty radical and famous book from the
>F(s, + only read e &olden )ote$ook two years ago, when +
was G' and had already had my heart broken once or twice.
What /essing managed to do was take e!erything +&d learnt so far
about the modern world ) conict, politics, how men and
women interact ) break it down, show me how it&s all
interconnected, and put it back together again. "he sharpened
my understanding of so many things +&d only just begun to get to
grips with. ,ethan McKernan
The #'e of 7nnoene by %dith Wharton
+ silently took in the nal lines of e Age of Innocence1 carefully
closed the book, and then threw it against a wall. :ot a smart
reaction considering +&d borrowed it from the library1 but
Wharton&s words had de!astated me, body and soul. %here is no
other no!el in e2istence that better reminds me regret is the
most poisonous of emotions. Clarisse !oughre"
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e Stand is probably the only book that has made me cancel
plans. 4omprised of sections placing the microscope on
sur!i!ors of a pandemic based in !arying locations, the epic
remains gripping throughout, achie!ing more tension across its
>,((( plus pages than most % shows can muster in a single
season1 Hing&s words are as infectious as the plague at the centre
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The &el+ by Kathryn "tokett
%he deep, unjust sense of inequality that permeated the Deep"outh in the >F(s runs true throughout the book but so does
the importance of the relationships formed. %he most special in
my mind is between house maid -ibleen and two)year)old =ae
=obly, who she educates about not judging on skin colour and
in the face of a distracted mother, tells her e!eryday9 I;ou a
smart girl. ;ou a kind girl.J %he ending breaks my heart e!ery
time. Oli-ia ,lair
The 5ro+het by Kahlil ibran
*rophet -lmustafa has li!ed in a foreign city for >G years and is
about to board a ship home when he stops to tell a group of
people e!erything he has learnt about all areas of life, from lo!e
and marriage to joy and sorrow, crime and punishment, reason
and passion, good and e!il and e!erything in between. 5nce
disco!ered, this spiritual bible is impossible to li!e without. Jess
Denham
The $oad by *or!a -*arthy
+t shows the absurd futility of trying to do anything in life. -nd
that makes me happy. Ste-e Anderson
$ebea by Da+hne Du -aurier
7othic literature beautifully poses a single question to my own
mind9 are ghosts merely a distraction from what truly frightens
usA %he true horror lies within our own hearts and minds, and
the phantom of 3ebecca is a merely a pointed nger towards
that re!elation. Clarisse !oughre"
The Bluest %ye by Toni -orrison
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standards on black self)acceptance and identity is arguably her
most profound. Jess Denham
/or Who! the Bell Tolls by %rnest &e!in'way
+ hadn&t read a #emingway book until last year, or hom the
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that would transport me into a time and place + had no pre!ious
knowledge of. +t&s ending, shrouded in ambiguity, has had me
thinking about it more than most books +&!e read in my lifetime
thus far. Jaco$ Stol*orth"
The *ather in the $ye by D "alin'er
:o)one does teen angst quite like "alinger in this short but
seminal 0ifties no!el. #olden 4auleld6s story beautifully
e2plores the struggle to accept death and lost innocence while
making the tough journey into adulthood. Jess Denham
Wo!en in .ove by D& .awrene
=any more knowledgeable, respected critics would choose e
Rain$o* , !ad" Chatterle"'s !o-er or Sons and !o-ers as D#
/awrence&s best work, but omen in !o-e holds a special power
o!er this reader. +t follows the tumultuous li!es and lo!es of the
Brangwen sisters1 while 7udrun pursues her destructi!e
relationship with the handsome 7erald 4rich, intellectual
3upert Birkin becomes in!ol!ed with @rsula, the latter of whom
tears him apart in most of their e2changes. /awrence&s tortured
characters are lled with self)loathing, the landscape is bleak,
and yet the beauty to be found in chapters such as IWater *artyJ,
or the electrifying wrestling scene, makes this no!el stand on its
own as a literary masterpiece. Roisin O'Connor
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(orwe'ian Wood by &aruki -uraka!i
=urakami wows with his ability to portray lo!e, loss and
melancholy through stark simplicity and minute descriptions
Ke.g. I-s we ambled along, :aoko spoke to me of wells.JL
*erfect. .ictoria Richards
-iss Wyo!in' by Dou'las *ou+land
%he seediness of /-, fading celebrity and the all)-merican
dream pro!ide the backdrop to this story of a screenwriter and
jaded % star&s search for a real connection in a supercial world.
%he mystery at the centre of this no!el keeps you intrigued all
the way through until a life)arming resolution that ultimately
presents lo!e through a more hopeful lens. %eather Saul
n the $oad by ak Keroua
ust how big an inuence the ultimate beat generation no!el still
has on young people became clear while tra!elling on my gap
year aged >. E!eryone had their cherished, dishe!elled copy
crammed into their backpack. *repare for serious wanderlust.
Jess Denham
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The "il!arillion by $$ Tolkien
%here isn6t really a central narrati!e, it6s mostly a list of
unpronounceable names, and will probably confuse e!en the
most ardent fans of the genre, but nothing comes close to
matching the fantastical breadth of %olkien6s legendary
precursor to %he /ord of the 3ings and %he #obbit. When +
nished "ilmarillion for the rst time and put it down, + couldn6t
belie!e an entire mythology had been contained within a single,
smallish book. Matt Champion
5ride and 5re8udie by ane #usten
+t is a truth uni!ersally acknowledged that this lo!e story is an
enduring classic, e2quisitely written with -usten6s characteristic
pen of irony. But fans of the BB4 adaptation be warned, Darcydoes not emerge from the lake in a wet white shirt in the >M>C
original Ka tra!esty, in my opinionL. %his no!el taught me what
-usten herself learned long ago9 that charm can be the ultimate
decei!er. Jess Denham
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The Beah by #le9 arland
:o book will add more e2citement to your commute than %he
Beach. With its e2otic locales, sense of ad!enture and gradual
descent into the nightmarish, author -le2 7arland Kwho
directed last year&s sublime sci) E2 =achinaL presents the book
equi!alent of going on a holiday you won&t want to forget. +t
remains the only book +&!e re!isited in my adult years. Jaco$
Stol*orth"
The ir'in "uiides by effrey %u'enides
+ wish e!ery teenage girl could read e .ir/n Suicides. E!ery
woman, e!en. %here&s this strange quality to Eugenides& outsider
perspecti!e that captures, like otherworldly magic, the feminine
e2perience as both the sublime dream and monstrous nightmare
it&s come to be. Clarisse !oughre"
Bobby Brewster by &% Todd
"candalously out of print, ,o$$" ,re*ster is a timeless primary
school)aged boy who has mildly magical ad!entures N nothing as
serious as #arry *otter, they usually in!ol!e e!eryday objects
such as spoons or conkers coming to life. #e is also !ery partial
to sardine sandwiches. Ale+ Johnson
The ra+es of Wrath by ohn "teinbek
+ read this while tra!elling around "teinbeck&s 4alifornia
stomping ground, which helped bring his dusty world to life. e
&rapes of rath is set during the 7reat Depression and follows
an 5klahoma family as they trek across -merica in search of a
better future. #umanity at its rawest and most uninching. Jess
Denham
/ar /ro! the -addin' *rowd by Tho!as &ardy
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'ore about( ! )ane *usten! )ack +erouac! ,homas -ardy!)RR ,olkien! -aruki 'urakami ! ) Salinger! /rnest -eming&ay !,oni 'orrison! aphne du 'aurier! $scar Wilde! oris 0essing!-arper 0ee
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female farmer and three hugely dierent suitors make for a
rst)rate story. #ardy&s fourth and arguably least depressing
no!el has unrequited lo!e, death, insanity, murder and, nally,
the happy ending you were wanting all along. Jess Denham
The Bad irl by -ario ar'as .losa
%his is an e2quisitely told story of 3icardo "omocurcio and his
decade)long obsession with a *eru!ian e2patriate9 the woman he
rst fell in lo!e with when he was just >?)years)old.
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O%he 3agged %rousered *hilanthropistsO 3obert %ressell
.inden14
+ second the !ote for 7abriel 7arcia =arque<, especially
5ne #undred ;ears of "olitude, which is great fun if you6!e
already read 4onrad6s :ostromo.
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-n +nstance of the 0inger *ost1 osef "k!orecky6s %he
Engineer of #uman "ouls and Ha<uo +shiguro6s %he 3emains
of the Day and his %he @nconsoled.
+ like to be intrigued and + admire born writers. %oo manyo!er)hyped books today seem to be the equi!alent of
painting by numbers. %hey are churned out as quick reads for
book clubs.
bebe
-lmost totally agree1 but +6!e not read O%he Engineer o
#uman "oulsO. "ince you seem to share my tastes, +
shall look out for it.
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ladimir :aboko! Kno, not /olitaL.
onny.owe
+ know these lists are a bit of fun and totally subjecti!e but
no 7abriel 7arcia =arque<A 3eallyP
!aiver
5h dearP What a bo<o list. We li!e in an impo!erished
cultural age.
land8ohn
:ot a single book by ames, Dickens, Bronte, Woolf, oyce,
0orster, 4onrad, 5rwell, 7reene, 3oth, @pdike, Bellow,
"mith KQL, 4arey, 4oet<ee, Barnes, 3ushdie... the list goes
on. But nice to see Edith Wharton there for a change. O%he
"ilmarillonOA ;ou ha!e to be joking.
ruskiny
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ne!er occurred to me. -ntidote to a @H education.
*offee-ania
-leph by *aulo 4oelho
%he -lchemist by *aulho 4oelho
%he %hirteenth %ale by Diane "ettereld
+ actually there6s a lot of interesting book. + always lo!e this
kind of list, +6ll try to nd all of them
thebooktrailer
%his is a great list but so hard to do as there are just so many
great books out there that aren6t considered classics or
6popular6 that are !ery worthy. 3ecently two come to mind )
%he *aris -rchitect by 4harles Belfoure which tells the
ctional story which could be true ) of the lengths ordinary
people went to in order to hide ews from the :a<is.
%hen there6s Hate =orton6s %he "ecret Heeper which is a
story of war time /ondon with a remarkable twist at the endP
0or books where you can tra!el to far o distant lands ) %he
Hashmir "hawl by 3osie %homas, :ightblind by 3agnar
onasson set in +celand and the *aris Bookshop by :ina
7eorge which celebrates books, reading and is set all across
0rance e!en !isiting the 0rench city of Books along the wayP
#appy reading and tra!ellingPP
a!es ohnson
What a futile e2ercise since the enjoyment of books is so
highly subjecti!e. %here are at least three books in the article
abo!e which + started to read and then stopped in
e2asperation as they were just so dull and irrele!ant to me.
%he "ilmarillion is genuinely unreadable. 5n the other hand,Earthly *owers by -nthony Burgess, - *rayer for 5wen
=eany by ohn +r!ing, %he "ea, %he "ea by +ris =urdoch,
%he 4hymical Wedding by /indsay 4larke or 7ormenghast
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