One of the great things about reading is that there are always more books to read. That is why we added 13 more books that everyone should read at least once in their lives! Keep reading to find out what we added to our list!
If you haven’t seen out previous list of must read books, we recommend you do so now by going here. Otherwise, you may be wondering why some must read books didn’t make the list. This is a continuation of that list. You can see our picks below!
13 More Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once in Their Lives
- Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- 20,00 Leagues Down the Sea Jules Verne
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
- Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Even More Must Read Books
Our first pick on this list was The Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling. Besides being one of the greatest book series of all time, the novels also tackle heavy issues such as death and depression. On the other end, the novels showcase how difficult and weird growing up can be and that with the aid of friends, there is always something to look forward to.
The second novel on the list is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Besides being one of the best selling novels of all time, the message the book has resonates with millions. What I love the most aboout the novel is that people can interpret the novel in different ways.
In this list, we decided to include fantasy novels as well as a science fiction novel. Dune by Frank Herbert and The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin are some of the best books in their genre and should be given a read even if those aren’t your favorite genre. Some writing transcends genres.
No list is complete without classics and in this list, we included some that didn’t make the previous list. Novels such as Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by by Maya Angelou. Three beautiful stories that everyone should give a read to see why these are regarded highly by many.
Conclusion
That is all for our list of 13 more books that everyone should read at least once in their lives. What novels should we include in our future list? Let us know in the comments below!
I don’t know what all the hoopla is about the Alchemist.
The Left Hand of Darkness seems especially relevant today.
I loved that book ! I would also recommend Cry the Beloved Country since that one is also seemingly relevant today.
I agree. It’s also a beautifully written book.
What is relevant about Cry the Beloved County?
I wonder if the book lists Ahaqir is mentioning almost daily, is an advertisement campaign for these books ??
Stockholm – Sweden.
Nobody these days seems to remember Herman Hesse. Surely The glass bead game should be included in any list of essential reading.
A Night To Remember, Walter Lord’s classic about the sinking of the Titanic, is a definite must read
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
and
All the King’s Men
Robert Penn Warren
I would add and recommend the following most read book worldwide and translated into 22 languages : “The Prophet” by Gibran Kahlil Gibran.
Stockholm – Sweden.
Read it and enjoyed it
This list. Sucks
The Bible! I prefer the English Standard Version (ESV)
Absolutely, the best fictional work of all time.
“20,000 leagues down the sea”? Come-on! If it’s going to be recommended at least get the title right.
My favorite has always been The Once and Future King by: T. H. White
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Giant by Edna Ferber
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters
In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair by William Makeoeace Thackeray
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Madam Bovary by Gustake Flaubert
Alice in WonderlNd by Lewis Carroll
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Bible, King James version
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
and many more….
Walden is a nice pick but I would’ve picked Hemingway’s The Sun also Rises over his other books. 💁
Nice list and Walden is certainly a must but Id like to add The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle and leave our all the Harry Potter books !
I would suggest The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
We all have our favorites. Just keep reading,
The Chronicles of Narnia,
N.Scott Momaday*s **House Made Of Dawn** for which he received the Pulitzer Prize
Cohelo’s books are garbage. You cannot possibly include them on a list which also has the work of Garcia Marquez…fer
It’s not 20,00 Leagues Down the Sea, it’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. You should use the correct title. That’s a mistake that should not be made. Duh.
Strange how so many “must read” book lists include books that are consistently banned.