There are books that are difficult to tear away, which keep the reader in their power from the first to the last page and do not let go after reading the .Books that are read in one go are listed below.
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Shagreen leather 1830
Honore de Balzac presented to humanity a novel that is read in one breath - "Shagreen leather" ( 1830).Raphael de Valentine is a young, educated but very poor man who decides to commit suicide. At a decisive moment, he looks in the shop of antiquities, where the seller draws his attention to the shagreen skin. This is a kind of talisman that can fulfill any desire, but in return the life time will be reduced. Rafael's life changes dramatically, he gets everything he dreamed about: money, a prestigious position, a beloved woman. But quite a small piece of shagreen skin reminds him that the final calculation is close.
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Portrait of Dorian Gray 1890
Roman "Portrait of Dorian Gray" was written by Oscar Wilde in just three weeks. Immediately after the book was published in 1890, a scandal broke out in the society. Some critics demanded that the author be arrested as an insult to public morality. Ordinary readers accepted the work with delight. An unusually handsome young man, Dorian Gray, gets acquainted with the artist Basil Holloword, who wants to paint his portrait. After the work was ready, Dorian expressed his desire to remain young, and only the portrait grew old. Dorian meets Lord Henry, under the influence of which he becomes vicious and depraved. His desire came true - the portrait began to change. The more Dorian succumbed to the thirst for pleasure and vice, the more the portrait changed. Fears, obsessions began to haunt Gray. He decided to change and do good, but his vanity did not change anything. ..
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451 degrees Fahrenheit 1953
"451 degree Fahrenheit" ( 1953) novel anti-Utopia Ray Bradbury on the totalitariana society where books are banned, they are burned together with the owners' houses. Guy Montag is a firefighter who performs this work. But only after each burning, Guy, on pain of death, takes the best books and hides them at home. His wife turns away from him, and the chief begins to suspect him of storing books, and tries to convince them that they bring only misfortunes, they must be got rid of. Montag increasingly disappointed in the ideals that he is trying to impose. He finds his supporters, and together they, in order to preserve books for future generations, memorize them by heart.
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The Dark Tower of 1982-2012
The "Dark Tower" ( from 1982 to 2012) is a collection of books by Stephen King that are read at one go. All novels are a mixture of different genres: horror, fantasy, western, fantasy. The main character, shooter Roland Deschain travels in search of the Dark Tower - the center of all worlds. During his travels, Roland visits various worlds and temporary epochs, but his goal is the Dark Tower. Discession is confident that on it he can climb to the very top and find out who manages the world and possibly make changes to the management. Each book of the cycle is a separate story with your story and characters.
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Perfume. The Story of a Murderer 1985
«Perfume. The Story of a Murderer "( 1985) is a novel written by Patrick Zuskind and recognized as the most famous work after Remarque, written in German. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a very strong sense of smell, but does not hear his own smell at all. He lives in harsh conditions and the only thing that pleases him in life is to find new smells. Jean-Baptiste learns the craft of a perfumer and at the same time wants to come up with a scent for himself so that people do not shy away from him, because he does not smell. Gradually, Grenouille realizes that the only smell that attracts him is the aroma of the skin and hair of beautiful women. To extract his perfumer turns into a merciless killer. In the city there is a series of murders of the most beautiful girls. ..
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Memoirs of a geisha 1997 year
"Memoirs of a Geisha" ( 1997) - Arthur Golden's novel tells about one of the most famous geishas in Kyoto( Japan).The book's actions unfold in the period before and after World War II.The culture of geisha and Japanese traditions is very colorful and detailed. The author frankly shows how hard, exhausting work is behind the beauty and art of pleasing men.
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Adventures of Erast Fandorin 1998 year
"Adventures of Erast Fandorin" ( since 1998) - a series of 15 works by Boris Akunin, written in the genre of the historical detective and which are read in one breath. Erast Fandorin - a man with impeccable manners, noble, educated, incorruptible. In addition, he is very attractive, but, nevertheless, lonely. Erast went from the clerk of the Moscow police to the real state counselor. The first work in which appeared Fandorin "Azazel."In it, he investigated the murder of a Moscow student and exposed the secret and powerful organization Azazel. Then came the novel "Turkish Gambit", where Fandorin goes to the Russian-Turkish war as a volunteer and searches for the Turkish spy Anwar-effendi. Subsequent works of Leviathan, Diamond Chariot, Jade Beads, Death of Achilles, Special Orders tell the story of Fandorin's future adventures, which keep and intrigue the reader, not allowing to close the book.
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Da Vinci Code 2003 year
"Da Vinci Code" ( 2003) - an intellectual detective created by Dan Brown, did not leave indifferent any person who read it. Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor, is trying to unravel the murder of curator Louvre Jacques Sauniere. In this he is helped by the granddaughter of Sauniere Sophie. The murdered man tried to help them, as he managed to write a bloody way to solve the problem. But the inscription was a cipher, which Langdon will have to solve. The puzzles follow one another, and to solve them, Robert and Sophie need to find a map indicating the location of the Holy Grail - the cornerstone. Investigation confronts the heroes with the church organization Opus Dei, also hunting for the Grail.
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The night is gentle 1934
"The night is tender" ( 1934) is one of the most famous works of Francis Stott Fitzgerald, which is read at one go, and is suitable for lovers of sentimental novels. Actions take place in post-war Europe. After the war, American young psychiatrist Dick Diver remained at the Swiss clinic. He falls in love with his patient Nicole, and marry her. The girl's parents are not thrilled with such a marriage: Nicole is very rich, and Dick is poor. Diver built a house on the beach, and they began to lead a closed life. Soon, Dick gets to know the young actress Rosemary and falls in love with her. But they had to part, and the next time they met only four years later and again for a little while. Dick begin to pursue failure, he loses the clinic, and Nicole, learning about his relationship with Rosemary, throws it.
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The Thirteenth Fairy Tale 2006
The Thirteenth Fairy Tale Diane Setterfield became a bestseller immediately after the release in 2006. The book tells about a young woman Margaret Lee, who publishes literary works and received an offer from the famous writer Kinds Winter to write her biography. The first book Winter is called "Thirteen Fairy Tales", but it tells only 12 stories. The thirteenth is to learn Margaret personally from the author himself. It will be a story about two girls of twins and secret intricacies that were destined for them.
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