There are thousands of books to read and not enough time to read as many books as you would like. Choosing your next read can be difficult but we will make it easy with these 11 award winning books that you should read!
You might be asking why you should choose an award winning novel to read? There are a bunch of reasons. The first one being why was this novel chosen as the winner of thousands of other novels. These awards are given by a board and there are often multiple rounds. Only books deemed worthy are chosen and many great novels fall short of such accolades as a result.
Ultimately, it comes down to if you enjoy the book or not, regardless of any awards. But by choosing an award winning novel, the chances of it being a great novel are increased. It has been reviewed by professionals and a majority of them agreed that is was the best novel in that category for that year. You can see the full list below.
11 Award Winning Books That You Should Read
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L’Engle
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) by Frank Herbert
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Amazing Books That You Should Read
The first book we chose on the list is a children’s book. Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was recently voted as the best children’s book of all time. The second novel we chose is another well-regarded book, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. If you haven’t read these novels, then these are the first novels you should read after reading this list.
Ender’s Game
A classic sci-fi novel that is beloved by millions of reader’s is Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. The novel is about Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a six-year-old boy who is sent to training camp to play simulated war games where he faces off against aliens. The plot, writing and questions about morality make this a novel unlike any other.
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy recently passed away and he will be missed. His novels are unique and his writing style is recognizable. The Road is a great novel to read if you aren’t familiar with his work. That will be the first of many McCarthy novels you end up reading before you know it.
Dune
A novel that jumps out from the sci-fi genre has to be Dune by Frank Herbert. Whether or not you have read much sci-fi books, there is a good chance that you heard about this novel. It is a sci-fi novel that has amazing world building and has resonated with many readers. Many critics consider this the best sci-fi book ever written.
Beloved
A powerful novel that everyone should read is Beloved by Toni Morrison. It is a story of a former Kentucky slave that is haunted by her past life. The novel went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is considered one of the best works of fiction and there is no other novel like it.
Conclusion
These are the 11 award winning books that you should read. How many of these novels have you read? What other award winning novels come to mind? Let us know in the comments below!
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That’s okay but how come black writers from Africa are not mentioned here?are their works inferior from this reviewers’point of view?or are we still witnessing the white supremacy in play here?even in thought?bane!
Please , be reasonable . This is literature we’re discussing , not racial politics.
Black , White , Eskimo , Asian , on and on . The wrong forum for that knee jerk emoting. Stop , we’re tired of it .
We, who? Plenty of well-educated people understand the value and enjoyment bof reading widely, as well as the damage done by the monoculture lists of recommendations that get passed slong and repeated, down to the typos.
In other words, you haven’t read any of the towering non-white, non-Western writers, either.
It depends on the award, but I don’t let experts, so-calked or actual, determine what I read. Read widely from around the world. Take the time to learn about good writing. Some of the must-reads aren’t well-written, profound, or even entertaining.
I prefer Non-Fiction. You read whatever you wish. A worthless, unsafe automobile, even IF awarded,…you get the idea! Happy motoring!
This is Ahaqir personal choice. Mine is completely different.