There is an opinion: those who read books will always control those who watch TV. To agree with this or not is the personal right of everyone, but it is impossible to argue that books develop imagination and intelligence, contribute to the formation of certain character traits. In addition, reading is a great pastime. The only problem is that since the advent of writing, millions of different books have been published. How to choose the most interesting from them?
Erich Maria Remarque "Life on loan"
The novel tells about the love of two young people: the girl Lilian and the racing driver Clerfe. She is sick with tuberculosis and is in a sanatorium. He constantly risks his life for the sake of victory and one day he comes to the sanatorium to visit his friend. But if for a guy playing with death is entertainment, then for her death is an inevitability, which every time drops of blood on a handkerchief remind of. The philosophy of the book is that there is nothing more beautiful than true love and there is nothing worse than death.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
This novel has for many years been the most widely read work in the world. It has been translated into many languages of the world. Twenty chapters describe the history of the village of Macondo, from its founding to sunset. In the center of the work is the Buendia family. The novel is distinguished by a large number of storylines, but is quite easy to read and understand.
Oscar Wilde "A Portrait of Dorian Gray"
This interesting novel with a tragic end, according to most literary scholars, reveals the psychology of narcissism. And only some of them dare to assume that this book is about the need to be afraid of your desires, because they have the property to come true. At the center of the story is a young and handsome Dorian, who categorically does not want to change anything in life. One day, the brilliant artist Basil Hallward paints a portrait of Dorian. The young man looks at his image and longs for his portrait to grow old instead. And so it turns out. The more terrible the handsome Dorian behaves, the more ugly his image becomes.
The classics of world foreign literature, which, of course, are worth reading, include books: "The Cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote Lamanic" Cervantes, "Vanity Fair" Thackeray, "For Whom the Bell Tells" Hemingway
Franz Kafka "Transformation"
All the works of Franz Kafka are easy to read, but often cause mixed feelings. The short story "Transformation" is no exception. It tells of the young salesman Gregor, who, one fine morning, for no reason, turns into an ugly bug. The family is afraid to even look at him. Over time, Gregor loses all that is human that remained in him.
Jerome Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye"
The topics raised in the novel were already partially disclosed by the author in earlier stories, however, this novel is in many respects a fundamental work both for Salinger himself and for the literature as a whole. The book tells about the 16-year-old Holden Caulfield. He knows how to feel and empathize, but because of his age and lack of life experience, he often draws hasty conclusions, offends others, making him hurt. The novel tells about the psychological formation of an American teenager in the late 40s.
