What to read in order not to come off: a list of books

"What to read, so as not to come off?"- often think lovers of literature. The choice is sometimes extremely difficult - after all, hundreds of books are published every day in the world. Diary books, publications that tell about life in various regions of Russia, literature suitable for reading at certain times of the year, novels and detectives. We will help you make a difficult choice!

"Spring" literature

Winter is over, and it's still far to summer? Do you want to feel the warmth of the sun and the breath of spring? Ray Bradbury will come to the rescue! "April witchcraft" - one of the most inspiring stories of this author. The book as it is impossible by the way will approach those who are mired in domestic problems and cares. Bradbury will draw your attention to the unusual, hidden in the most familiar things, will inspire and make you feel the rapture and love.

Another incredible story of this writer -"451 ° Fahrenheit." Ray Bradbury describes a rather gloomy picture of the development of postindustrial society. Here firemen burn books, television has become interactive and fools people, and for those who do not follow the new rules, an electric dog comes. By the way, Ray Bradbury first published "451 ° Fahrenheit" in the magazine Playboy.

Another incredibly spring book - "Plaintivebook ", author of which is Max Fry. Igor Stepin and Svetlana Martynchik (namely, this couple writes under the pseudonym M. Fry) offer readers a full-fledged novel in the genre of fantasy. Despite the title, the pages of the work are by no means complaints. To the delight of readers this book is filled with love experiences, subtle humor, philosophical questions and amazing adventures.

Black spring coat and "disgusting,disturbing yellow flowers ", the first to appear in Moscow. This is what the main heroine of "The Master and Margarita" Bulgakov appears before readers. Work on this novel began in 1928 and ended only with the death of Mikhail Afanasievich. The reader will be captured by two story lines. One unfolds in Moscow in the 30s, the second is the narrative of the protagonist about Pontius Pilate. Patriarchal ponds, Literary Institute, Griboyedov's House, "bad" apartment - on a trip to a special, "Bulgakov", Moscow invites readers the book "Master and Margarita". Mikhail Bulgakov left eight editions of the novel. Edit in the last terminally ill writer dictated to his wife, Elena Sergeevna.

Summer under the cover

In an extraordinary world full of incredible adventures and magic, they carry away novelties of fantasy. Books of various authors are ideal for summer reading.

Immediately fifteen stories about the ancient miracles andsecrets, which the Time Lords transmit from generation to generation, are hidden under the cover of the book "Doctor Who. Fairytales of the Lord of Time. " Blissful and beautiful, with bright characters and dashing twisted storylines, the stories of Justin Richards are filled not only with horrors of nightmares, but also with heroic triumphs.

In 2017 a book by Rensom Riggs was published"Legends of the Strange." This work is a real gift for those who like novelties of fantasy. Books Riggs from the series "The house of strange children Miss Peregrine" - is a unique story about people with supernatural abilities, embryos, time loops and monsters. The new edition is a collection of legends, composed and edited by one of the pupils of the house of strange children Millard Nallings.

By the way, about children with superpowers narratesand a series of novels about Harry Potter. In books, a young wizard encounters the most dangerous villain, whose name can not be pronounced aloud. Opens the series "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The book was written at the end of the last century!

On her pages a lonely eleven-year-oldthe boy finds out - he is not like the others, he is a magician. Harry goes to the School of Sorcery, finds friends. It is worth noting that the original title, under which the book appeared in the windows, sounds like "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." This name was suggested by Joan Rowling, the author of the series. The fact is that Americans do not associate the word "philosophical" with magic.

Follows the incredible fairy tale "Harry Potter and thephilosophical stone "book about a young wizard and a secret room. It is followed by stories about the prisoner of Azkaban, the Cup of Fire, the Order of the Phoenix, the Half-Blood Prince and the Deathly Hallows. The novel "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" closes the series.

Books for the autumn weather

When autumn comes into its own, the question "whatread, so as not to come off? "becomes sharper. It is at this time of year you want to wrap yourself in a large cozy blanket, stock up on a cup of flavored cocoa, cookies and good literature. The stories of charming mummy-trolls will come to the rescue. In the collection "All About the Moomin Trolls" contains something that is extremely necessary in the autumn cold - calmness, a sense of security and warmth.

As a remedy for autumn melancholyBunin's collection of "Dark Alleys" is also suitable. These are stories about love. About that which can become an episode of the past, memories of which are bitter. Or about the one that broke the life of man. Perhaps a feeling that has become a touching legend. Each story is a real alley in the shadow of the stars and old trees.

"Carried away by the wind" Margaret Mitchell - anothera book suitable for reading under the rustle of leaf fall. Published more than 70 years ago, it remains relevant today! The Saga of the Civil War in the United States of America, the fate of the wayward Scarlett O'Hara is one of those rare books that you can not tear yourself away from, which you want to reread. Unfortunately, this is the only work released from the pen of Margaret.

However, read the continuation of the story,occurring in the book "Gone with the Wind" Margaret Mitchell can be in the novel "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley. Indomitable and bright Scarlett again suffers, loves, struggles with fate and wins!

Winter mood

Winter is the most magical time of the year. So, the literature for winter reading should also be magical. And yet - warm, touching and full of secrets. In general, such as, for example, "The Thirteenth Fairy Tale" by Diana Setterfield. Critics honored the debut novel of a modest teacher with the honorific name "new Jen Eyre".

Events begin in the second-hand bookshop, wherethe main character is working. A girl named Margaret of contemporary literature prefers the works of Dickens and the sisters of Bronte. Suddenly the most mysterious writer of our time invites the girl - Vida Winter. She asks Margaret to become her biographer. This proposal surprises the girl, because Winter is a writer who has never said the truth about herself in an interview. The ghosts of the past, the gothic story of twin sisters, extremely close to the heart of Margaret, and the solution of the mystery that kept readers crazy - all this under the cover of Diana Setterfield's Thirteenth Fairy tale.

Another wonderful winter story is hidden underthe cover of the book of the famous German writer Hoffmann. "Nutcracker" is able to transfer both children and adults into a world full of magic, transformations and miracles. In a world where cherished dreams come true.

There is no more winter book than "Smilla and her feelingssnow ". The main heroine of the book, author of which Peter Hyog, Smilla Jaspersen - half Dane, half Eskimo. Smilla was born in Greenland, lives in Copenhagen. And Smilla knows a few dozen words for different ice. She feels snow and ice, understands its strength and structure. Moreover, Smilla does not tolerate untruth, and therefore enters the thin ice of searching for truth. This detective story can be observed during several winter evenings.

Book Wanderings

For someone, traveling is the main goal of life, for someone - just a dream, and someone prefers to read books about travel. What to read, so as not to tear yourself away from the book pages?

Fans of Eastern culture will be pleasedwork "Shantaram." Its author is Gregory David Roberts. Stunningly accurate description of Indian slums, detailed reproduction of luxurious palaces, noisy megacities and remote villages - the whole book is literally imbued with writer's love for amazing India. By the way, "Shantaram" is extremely dangerous: traveling through his pages, you can pick up love and affection for the eastern country!

Africa and Cuba, Scotland and Japan, India andAmerica - on a trip to these countries, Adrian Anthony Gill invites. The collection of short stories "On all four sides" is a kind of travel notes. Gill is not an ordinary traveler, he is a critic and a journalist. Thanks to the sharp mind and an unconventional view of the world, Gill notices something that escapes the attention of overly enthusiastic or tired tourists.

Literary France

Travel to the heart of Provence will helpto make a book of Nina George "Lavender room". The edition of 2013 was first translated into Russian. The novel is full of heat and loss, mistakes and happiness. Critics recommend this book to those who suffer from chronic cynicism, everyday grayness. Caution: side effects are possible. Some readers have such side effects as love of lavender color and inexplicable longing for the vastness of Provence.

Books about adventures

Probably one of the most famous authors of booksadventure - Alexander Dumas. More than 170 years "The Count of Monte Cristo" remains the favorite book of millions of connoisseurs of literature. To this novel they wrote continuations, it was screened, staged musicals and plays. By the way, this story is based on real events. About the young Parisian, who jokingly imprisoned his friends, tells the book "The Count of Monte Cristo." Alexander Dumas used the archives of the Paris police for writing.

No less popular are the "Adventures of Gulliver". This work, so similar to a funny tale, is in fact an allegory. Her author - Jonathan Swift - a real master virtuoso of the artistic word. Good-natured humor and subtle irony, angry sarcasm and sharp ridicule - in his book the writer uses a variety of techniques. "The Adventures of Gulliver" - both the novel is an anti-utopia, and utopia (especially its last part). By the way, there are four parts in this book. The protagonist makes four incredible journeys that last more than sixteen and a half years. So if you are interested in the question of what to read in order not to come off, pay attention to this book.

Those who like the works of scale, it is worthto pay attention to the stories about Sherlock Holmes. The adventures of this literary character are a collection of 56 short stories and 4 stories! The first story about this unique detective was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. The author did not consider the work a good literature, the enthusiasm of readers seemed to him stupid and inappropriate. However, when the writer decided to complete the story of Sherlock, thousands of readers, among whom, it was rumored, was Queen Victoria herself, literally forced Conan Doyle to "revive" her character and continue to write about him. So the stories about Sherlock Holmes came from the pen of the writer until 1927.

The genre of "adventure" for children

Young adventure lovers will surely like ita story about a boy who did not want to grow up. Yes, it's about Peter Pan! The hero of the book of the same name, James Barry, once accidentally flew into the window of a house where a girl named Wendy and her two brothers lived. Together they went to a magical country, the name of which is Netlandia (or Netinebudet). Here the guys meet mermaids and Indians, a fairy and pirates. And heroes and readers are waiting for exciting adventures!

Detective stories

If you think that modern Russiandetectives - literature is third-rate and frivolous, you are seriously mistaken. A mixture of writing skills, fantasy, logic and all the demands of the genre gives birth to unique works. Adherents of fascinating and mysterious stories should pay attention to Russian detectives. Books of Boris Akunin, for example, are recognized as the most popular works in Russia after the first decade of the twenty-first century. With the hero of this writer, the brilliant detective Erast Fandorin, the readers met in 1998. The first book "Azazel" was a conspiracy detective. The second - "Turkish Gambit" - is called a spyware detective. The third novel, entitled "State Counselor" - is already a political detective. On three stories Akunin did not stop. The "Advisor" was followed by "The Mistress of Death", "Pelagia and the White Bulldog", "The Spy Novel."

However, not only Akunin can write Russiandetectives. Anna Malysheva's books are also very popular in Russia and even in other countries. In the list of this writer more than twenty books. The most popular are psychological detectives: "The House of the Last Lantern," "The Night Is Dangerous," "The Taste of Murder." By the way, even the popular TV series has been shot!

Breaking boundaries and boundaries: books of the genre "fantasy"

There are works that containelement of the unusual, denial of rules, conventions and boundaries. What kind of books are these? Fantastic! The origins of this genre lie in fairy tales, folklore. Fantastic works have been known since ancient times, the flowering of this genre occurred in the first half of the XX century. One of the most popular authors is Herbert Wells. "Time Machine", "Invisible Man", "The First Men on the Moon" - an example of quality science fiction. Another author, popular not only in this genre, is Stephen King. His best fantastic story, according to both readers and critics, is "11/22/63".

The main character is an ordinary teacher froma provincial town - gets access to a temporary portal to prevent the most mysterious crime of the 20th century - the assassination of President Kennedy. What will happen if we prevent a monstrous catastrophe? The answer to this question is hidden under the cover of this book. Fantasy is a genre in which Viktor Pelevin is very popular. Special attention is paid to his works "The Sacred Book of the Werewolf", "The lamp of Methuselah", "The Life of Insects" and "Love for Three Tsukerbrinas".

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