5 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lives

A great book is the one which you always keep by your bedside.

If you’re wondering, “what book should I read next?” we’ve got you covered. This list is jam-packed with great books to read!

Being a reader ,you should read these book at least once.

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

1)"TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD" BY HARPER LEE

THEME: To Kill a Mockingbird is that every human being deserves to be treated with dignity. In the beginning of the story, we learn that children should be treated with dignity.

: Few quotes from this book are:

•"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing."

•"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

•"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."

•"Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere."

And many more in the list...

2)"1984" BY GEORGE ORWELL

THEME: Totalitarianism:In writing 1984, Orwell's main goal was to warn of the serious danger totalitarianism poses to society. He goes to great lengths to demonstrate the terrifying degree of power and control a totalitarian regime can acquire and maintain.

: Few quotes from this book are:

•“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

•“What can you do, thought Winston, against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself; who gives your arguments a fair hearing and simply persists in his lunacy?”

•"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”

•“The best books . . . are those that tell you what you know already.”

And many more in the list...

3)"HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE" BY J.K. ROWLING

THEME:Philosopher's Stone sets up the series' overall theme

At its core the Harry Potter series is about our attitudes towards death, and how we face the idea and reality of it. As mentioned above, Lord Voldemort was defined by his fear and anxiety of death, and devoted his life to conquering and worrying about it.

: Few quotes from this book are:

•"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."

•"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends"

•"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."

•"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself"

And many more in the list...

4)"THE LORD OF THE RINGS" BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN

THEME:The Lord of the Rings is a classic struggle between good and evil. This universal theme is obvious as Frodo seeks to destroy Evil, and Evil seeks to destroy Frodo. There are many pairs of characters representing good and evil: Saruman and Gandalf, and Sauron and Tom Bombadil.

: Few quotes from this book are:

•“There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power.”

•“That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.”

•“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

•“We swears, to serve the master of the Precious. We will swear on… on the Precious!”

And many more in the list...

5)"THE GREAT GATSBY" BY F.SCOTT FITZGERALD

THEME:The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s

On the surface, The Great Gatsby is a story of the thwarted love between a man and a woman. ... Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values, evidenced in its overarching cynicism, greed, and empty pursuit of pleasure.

: Few quotes from this book are:

•"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” 

•“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” 

•“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.

'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.’”

•“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” 

And many more in the list....

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