The book is one of the greatest creations of mankind. Brilliant minds for many years collected information for their art works to share with people the most beautiful. The best works of the masters of the pen are able to carry away from reality, to compel the heroes and completely immerse in the fictional world of publishing pages.
presents the most exciting books of of all times of various genres to the attention of literature fans.
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Notre Dame Cathedral
Historic Novel of Victor Hugo "Notre Dame Cathedral" opens a list of the most exciting and interesting books. The masterpiece describes historical events and the architecture of the Middle Ages, against which the fate and life of one of the most ugly creatures of the bell ringer Quasimodo is shown. In love with the local beauty Esmeralda, a poor monster perfectly understands that his lover will never be with him. Despite the external unattractiveness, Quasimodo has a beautiful, not an angry soul, capable of doing good deeds.
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Name of the rose
Detective novel Umberto Eco "Name of the Rose" is one of the most exciting works of the 20th century. The two main characters Wilhelm Baskervilsky and Adson Melksky are investigating the causes of the death of the Tibetan monk Adelma. With the help of logical deductions, Wilhelm discovers the chain of crimes. The book describes the events of just one week. Bright, rich, full of intricacies the work to the last page keeps the reader in suspense.
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Flesh of Orchids
"Flesh of Orchids" James Hadley Chase's is one of the most exciting and vivid detectives of all time. Several genres were mixed in the book at once. From the first lines the work takes the reader to a completely different world - the world of a mentally ill person. The main character is one of the most beautiful and terrible creatures of God at the same time. Placed at the age of 19 in a psychiatric hospital, she escapes from there, killing a nurse. Behind the walls of the hospital, the girl is waiting for trials and dangers. It is open to the hunt local bandits, because she is the only heiress of the deceased large financier.
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451 degrees Fahrenheit
Fantastic novel Ray Bradbury "451 degree Fahrenheit" - one of the best creations of the writer, which rightly is on the list of the most exciting books. Such a title for his novel master of the pen chose not by chance: it is at this temperature that the paper ignites. The main heroes of the novel are books that are everywhere destroyed by order of the highest authority. The government does not want the humanity to read, develop and experience feelings. They substitute imperishable artistic creations with dubious pleasures. Reading is the most terrible crime for which law enforcement agencies are severely punished. One of the firefighters, Montag, taking part in the liquidation of the manuscripts, once decides to transgress the law and saves one of the books. After reading it, the hero realizes that he can not return to his former life and joins a small handful of people who even under the threat of harsh reprisal do not stop reading and hiding book editions from fiery languages.
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Book thief
Roman Marcus Zuzak "Book Thief" is an unusual work with an exciting storyline where the narrative comes from the face of Death. Zuzak partially describes the events of World War II, when death was a frequent visitor to almost every family. In the center of the plot is a thirteen-year-old orphan, who lost not only her parents, but also her small brother. Fate brings a small main character into the foster family. Suddenly the girl opens her passion for books, which become her real support in a cruel world and help not to break.
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Collector
Unsurpassed novel "Collector" John Fowles, undoubtedly, is on the list of the most exciting books. The work is read in one breath. His plot is quite simple: the main character, an unremarkable philistine by the name of Clegg, becomes rich by the will of fate. But he does not know with whom to share his wealth, since he has neither children nor family. His main favorite thing in life is collecting rare and beautiful butterflies. An indecisive, self-contained young man, after receiving a large amount of money won, is sent to live in the country wilderness. There, he recalls his long-standing love for a girl from the Miranda school. Clegg decides on her abduction. The hero works out the plan to the smallest subtleties and steals the girl. Clegg is sure that a young lady can love him, being with him in prison. But she feels for him a bouquet of different emotions and feelings, but not love. Deeply penniless with a meager inner world, a young man does not know that imprisoning a girl, she can not belong to him, like a butterfly caught.
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Pride and Prejudice
Novel "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen ranks fourth in the ranking of the most exciting books. In the center of the work the couple in love - Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Before the main characters are together they have to go through the envy and intrigues that are woven around them. Surrounding people are characterized by envy, which can not look calmly at someone else's happiness. But despite all the intrigues of lovers, it was destined to be reunited. The book differs from other works of the same genre lack of sugary sighs, long flowing love speeches and hot kisses. Each line of the narrative traces simplicity, laconism, subtle irony and deep psychology of the main characters.
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Portrait of Dorian Gray
"Portrait of Dorian Gray" Oscar Wilde reveals the three most exciting works of art of all time. This is a fantastic novel with a philosophical bias and a subtle psychological thread. The protagonist of the book is a narcissistic young man and the dazzling handsome Dorian. His whole life consists in receiving pleasures. In search of new, thrill, he more and more mired in the abyss of debauchery. At that moment, Dorian's portrait is taken by one of the most skillful artists who, with reverence, refers to a dazzlingly beautiful egocentric. Having received as a gift his exact copy on canvas, in the head of the main character flashes the idea of how good it would be if only the portrait grew old, and he himself remained an eternal young man. By the will of fate, the egoist's desire is realized. The reader will have to observe from the side how the moral fall and aging of the hero takes place, which is displayed not on his real appearance, but on the portrait.
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Lover Lady Chatterley
The second line in the list of the most exciting books is the affair of David Lawrence "Lover of Lady Chatterley" .The publication of the work in the 20s of the last century caused an incredible scandal because of the content in the text of a lot of frank intimate scenes. The author created three versions of the novel, and only the last of them was recognized. The plot of the picture is "mixed up" on the love triangle, in which the retired wounded lieutenant Sir Chatterley, his young beautiful wife and uncouth forester watching over the estate of the married couple turn out to be. The war made a lieutenant an invalid who was incapable of procreation and sexual relations with his wife. He perfectly understands that his companion needs a full-fledged man and pushes his wife to betray her. Long resisting the natural instinct, yearning for a man's affection, Lady Chatterley still began to look closely to the forester family, which saw the ideal man for a love affair. Between people from different social strata, a real, animal passion flares up.
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Da Vinci Code
"Da Vinci Code" Brown Dan heads the list of the most exciting books. The works of the legendary Da Vinci store a secret code, which is the key to unraveling the whereabouts of Christian shrines, giving unlimited power and power. The story begins with a night call, received by Harvard professor of iconography Robert Lengdon. The main character is informed about the murder of the old curator of the Louvre Museum. Near the corpse a note is found, which is the cipher to the works of the artist.
