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The book is one of the greatest creations of mankind. Brilliant minds over the years have been collecting information for their artistic works in order to share the most beautiful things with people. The best works of the masters of the pen can take you away from reality, make you empathize with the characters and completely immerse yourself in the fictional world of publishing pages.
To the attention of fans of literature are presented most exciting books all times of various genres.
10 Notre Dame Cathedral
Historical novel by Victor Hugo “Notre Dame Cathedral” opens a list of the most exciting and interesting books. The masterpiece creation describes the historical events and architecture of the Middle Ages, against which the fate and life of one of the ugliest creatures, Quasimodo, is shown. In love with the local beauty Esmeralda, the beggar freak understands perfectly well that his beloved will never be with him. Despite external unattractiveness, Quasimodo has a beautiful, not embittered soul, capable of doing good deeds.
9. rose name
Detective novel by Umberto Eco “The Name of the Rose” is one of the most exciting works of the 20th century. Two main characters, William of Baskerville and Adson of Melk, investigate the causes of the death of the Tibetan monk Adelm. With the help of logical deductions, Wilhelm discovers the solution to the chain of crimes. The book describes the events of just one week. Bright, rich, full of intricacies, the work keeps the reader in suspense until the last page.
8. Flesh Orchid
“Flesh of the Orchid” James Hadley Chase is one of the most exciting and colorful detective stories of all time. The book is a mixture of several genres. From the very first lines, the work takes the reader into a completely different world – the world of a mentally ill person. The main character is one of the most beautiful and terrible creatures of God at the same time. Placed at the age of 19 in a psychiatric hospital, she breaks out by killing a nurse. Outside the walls of the hospital, the girl is waiting for trials and dangers. Local bandits open the hunt for her, because she is the only heiress of a deceased major financier.
7. 451 degree Fahrenheit
Fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury “451 degrees Fahrenheit” – one of the best creations of the writer, which is rightfully included in the list of the most exciting books. The master of the pen chose this name for his novel not by chance: it is at this temperature that paper ignites. The main characters of the novel are books that are destroyed everywhere by order of the highest authority. The government does not want humanity to read, develop and experience feelings. They replace imperishable artistic creations with dubious pleasures. Reading is the most terrible crime for which law enforcement agencies severely punish. One of the firefighters, Montag, who takes part in the elimination of manuscripts, one day decides to break the law and saves one of the books. After reading it, the hero realizes that he will not be able to return to his former life and joins a small handful of people who, even under the threat of harsh reprisals, do not stop reading and hiding book editions from fiery tongues.
6. Book thief
A novel by Markus Zuzak “Book Thief” – an unusual work with an exciting plot, where the narration comes from the face of Death. Zuzak partially describes the events of the Second World War, when death was a frequent guest in almost every family. In the center of the plot is a thirteen-year-old orphan who lost not only her parents, but also her little brother. Fate brings the little main character into a foster family. Suddenly, the girl discovers in herself a passion for books, which become her real support in a cruel world and help her not to break.
5. Collector
Unrivaled Romance “Collector” John Fowles is undeniably one of the most exciting books. The work is read in one breath. Its plot is quite simple: the main character, an unremarkable layman named Clegg, by the will of fate becomes rich. But he does not know with whom to share his wealth, since he has neither children nor a family. His main favorite pastime in life is collecting rare and beautiful butterflies. An indecisive, reserved young man, having received a large sum of money won, goes to live in the wilderness. There he recalls his longtime love for a girl from the school, Miranda. Clegg decides to kidnap her. The hero works out a plan to the smallest detail and steals the girl. Clegg is sure that the young lady will be able to love him, being next to him in captivity. But she experiences a bouquet of different emotions and feelings for him, but not love. A young man who is deeply insecure with a meager inner world is unaware that having imprisoned a girl, she cannot belong to him, like a caught butterfly.
4. Pride and Prejudice
Novel “Pride and Prejudice” Jane Austen is ranked fourth in the ranking of the most exciting books. In the center of the work, a couple in love – Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Before the main characters are together, they have to go through the envy and intrigues weaving around them. The surrounding people are characterized by envy, who cannot calmly look at someone else’s happiness. But despite all the intrigues, the lovers were still destined to be reunited. The book is distinguished from other works of the same genre by the absence of sugary sighs, long flowing love speeches and hot kisses. In each line of the narrative, simplicity, conciseness, subtle irony and deep psychologism of the main characters can be traced.
3. The Picture of Dorian Grey
“The Picture of Dorian Grey” Oscar Wilde opens the top three most exciting works of fiction of all time. This is a fantastic novel with a philosophical bias and a subtle psychological thread. The protagonist of the book is a narcissistic young man and the dazzling handsome Dorian. His whole life is about getting pleasure. In search of new, thrilling sensations, he is more and more mired in the abyss of debauchery. At this moment, the portrait of Dorian is taken to be painted by one of the most skillful artists who reverently treats the dazzlingly beautiful egocentrist. Having received his exact copy on canvas as a gift, the main character flashes the thought of how good it would be if only the portrait grew old, while he himself remained eternally young. By the will of fate, the desire of the egoist is embodied in life. The reader will have to observe from the outside how the moral decline and aging of the hero takes place, which is displayed not on his real appearance, but on a portrait.
2. Lady Chatterley’s lover
On the second line in the list of the most exciting books is the novel by David Lawrence “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”. The publication of the work in the 20s of the last century caused an incredible scandal due to the content of many frank intimate scenes in the text. The author created three versions of the novel, and only the last of them was recognized. The plot of the picture is “involved” in a love triangle in which retired wounded lieutenant Sir Chatterley, his young beautiful wife and an uncouth forester who looks after the estate of a married couple, turn out to be. The war made a disabled lieutenant, incapable of procreation and sexual relations with his wife. He perfectly understands that his companion needs a full-fledged man and he himself pushes his wife to treason. Long resisting the natural instinct, yearning for male affection, Lady Chatterley nevertheless began to look closely at the forester of the family, in whom she saw the ideal man for a love affair. A real, animal passion flares up between people from different social strata.
1. The Da Vinci Code
“The Da Vinci Code” Brown Dan tops the list of the most exciting books. The works of the legendary da Vinci contain a secret code, which is the key to unraveling the location of Christian shrines that give unlimited power and power. The story begins with a late-night phone call to Harvard iconography professor Robert Langdon. The protagonist is informed of the murder of the old curator of the Louvre Museum. A note was found next to the corpse, which is a cipher for the artist’s works.