The Best Books of All Time: 42 Can’t Miss Titles for Every Genre Story

The Best Books of All Time: 42 Can’t Miss Titles for Every Genre

From riveting thrillers to inspiring true-to-life experiences, these best books of all time won the hearts of millions of avid readers and literary critics.

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1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger 3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 4. 1984 by George Orwell

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1. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 2. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

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1. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin 2. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 3. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

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1. A Time to Kill by John Grisham 2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 3. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

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1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 2. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 3. A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn

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