The 14 Best Books People Have Ever Read According to Buzzfeed

While it is hard to agree on the best books ever written, Buzzfeed decided to make a list according to some readers. Keep reading to find out which 14 books are the best ever people have ever read according to Buzzfeed.

The books chosen for this list are from user anecdotes from a Reddit post that Buzzfeed decided to make an article from. Which is why we will be taking a look at the 14 books that these readers consider the best books they have ever read.

I like the list because it has some obvious picks but also includes novels that are not as common. Sometimes the obvious picks are the best picks. You can see the full list below!

The Best Books People Have Ever Read

• East of Eden by John Steinbeck
• She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
• Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• White Teeth by Zadie Smith
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
• A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

A novel that will appear on many people’s list as one of the best novels has to be East of Eden. He is considered one of the best American writers for a reason. Steinbeck’s novels are amazing works of literature and this reader agrees.

“Incredible symbolism, amazing writing, and beautiful storytelling. It explores human nature and what it means to be ‘good’, wrote Reddit user Sharp-mindD.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

One of my favorite novels of all time made the list and if you have The Count of Monte Cristo, you will most likely agree. It is a timeless classic that tells a revenge story in a way that you can’t help but get invested in. Few novels age well a few dacedes later but this novel still is an amazing read a couple of centuries later.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Any list that contains The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a good list. The classic sci-fi novel is hilarious and well-written. It changed how I saw the sci-fi genre and made me a lifelong fan. If you had to read only one sci-fi novel, then this is the one I would recommend. It shows all the potential of the sci-fi genre and what it looks like under a great writer.

Conclusion

These are the 14 books that are the best ever people have read according to Buzzfeed. There’s classics such as East of Eden and To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf as well as more recent novels. How many of these novels have you read? What do you think of these selections as the best books these readers have ever read? Let us know in the comments below!

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