50 books everyone should read *fiction*

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  • @anmolkaushik2001
    @anmolkaushik2001 Před 3 lety +2177

    I've read 9/50 so I'm feeling like a whole intellectual

  • @RiverSlant
    @RiverSlant Před 3 lety +1237

    I feel like I rarely see so many non-European, particularly Indian authors in a top50 list in the Booktube space, so this brought me a lot of joy. A great list. Thanks!

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards Před 3 lety +76

      ❤️

    • @nalinipauvaday6536
      @nalinipauvaday6536 Před 3 lety +17

      You should read Viatorem by Urvasi Pauvaday now available on Amazon
      It's just awesome
      She is a Mauritian author

    • @Kyle-ys3cv
      @Kyle-ys3cv Před rokem +2

      Isn’t the “affirmative action” condescending? None of those books are *better* than 1,000 European books which could’ve been included.

    • @anakhanair_
      @anakhanair_ Před rokem +1

      @@Kyle-ys3cv have you read those and the other 1000 European books to decide?

    • @Kyle-ys3cv
      @Kyle-ys3cv Před rokem

      @@anakhanair_ not necessary

  • @aaishasair790
    @aaishasair790 Před 3 lety +358

    a thousand splendid suns is a stunning book, but so heartbreaking.

    • @amjadshukkoor
      @amjadshukkoor Před 3 lety +6

      I feel like Kite Runner is better. Read it if you have not. It's great.

    • @ayeshathefairy8333
      @ayeshathefairy8333 Před 3 lety +12

      @@amjadshukkoor not to be negative but just wanted to give my perspective.. when i read the kite runner it was my favorite book.. but after reading atss i went back to the kite runner.. atss stands on its own. It is a great book and i think even better than the kite runner, although there is no reason to compare them, as they tackle some different issues while having some of the same.

    • @amjadshukkoor
      @amjadshukkoor Před 3 lety +5

      @@ayeshathefairy8333 I do like A Thousand Splendid Suns. It's just that I feel more drawn to Kite Runner. But I understand why people like A Thousand Splendid Suns.

    • @devendudileep1149
      @devendudileep1149 Před 2 lety +2

      Hey, if you read any books like A Thousand Splendid Suns, please comment here, I am looking for such books. You should read "Not Without My Daughter" by Betty Mahmoody.

  • @cest.mariam
    @cest.mariam Před 3 lety +373

    I'm pretty simple
    I saw A Thousand splendid Suns
    I clicked.

  • @gv5884
    @gv5884 Před 3 lety +784

    A Thousand Splendid Suns is one of my favourite books ever. It was the first time I cried reading a book, and until today I rarely do ( the only other times were with And The Mountains Echoed - by the same author - and with All The Light We Cannot See, both heavily indicated ). It's just so sad to think there are millions like Mariam and Laila, whose voices are not heard and spirits not valued. My sister gave it to me when I was 8 years old. Who lets an 8 year old read a book like this? Beautiful, nonetheless.

    • @yaminisingh4004
      @yaminisingh4004 Před 3 lety +30

      Ikrrrrr... Read the kite Runner also... It's heartwrenching

    • @aaishasair790
      @aaishasair790 Před 3 lety +16

      8??? jeez that definitely is a bit young

    • @bwane5961
      @bwane5961 Před 3 lety +14

      Your comment made me tear up again. I was a wreck after reading ATSS. I always think about all the Miriams of the world.

    • @maria8chara
      @maria8chara Před 3 lety +6

      My favourite book too!!! That letter. I also cried!

    • @kimtaemin2583
      @kimtaemin2583 Před 3 lety +3

      You must read The Kite Runner. You'll not regret.

  • @beththornton
    @beththornton Před 3 lety +823

    A Thousand Splendid Suns could quite possibly be my favourite book!!

    • @dineshgaba100
      @dineshgaba100 Před 3 lety +3

      Mine too

    • @Jaden94
      @Jaden94 Před 3 lety +1

      Reading it !

    • @riddhimistry572
      @riddhimistry572 Před 3 lety +4

      kitaab.org/2020/10/21/bookmarked-musings-on-reading-khaled-hosseinis-books-by-riddhi-mistry/ this is an essay I wrote about his books, I think it'll resonate with you❤

    • @nalinipauvaday6536
      @nalinipauvaday6536 Před 3 lety +1

      You should read Viatorem by Urvasi Pauvaday now available on Amazon
      It's just a

    • @nuzhahussain4981
      @nuzhahussain4981 Před 3 lety

      It’s the best!!!

  • @lindsay4254
    @lindsay4254 Před 3 lety +187

    Jack is giving me very strong Professer Trelawney energy in this video

  • @esya9528
    @esya9528 Před 3 lety +638

    The book list:
    Robinson crusoe
    Pride and prejudice
    Great expectations
    Charlotte brontë
    Mrs dalloway
    The odyssey
    The picture of Dorian gray
    To kill a mockingbird
    The catcher in the rye
    Tess of the d'urberviilles
    Moby dick
    Moby dick
    Lolita
    The scarlet letter
    The great gatsby
    Lord of the flies
    Hamlet
    Romeo and juliet
    Frankenstein
    A study in scarlet
    Dracula
    1984
    Animal farm
    Handmaid's tale
    Fahrenheit 451
    Brave new world
    Home fire
    North and south
    The grapes of wrath
    We
    Harvest
    Heart of darkness
    Wide sargasso sea
    The hungry tide
    The god of small things
    Midnight's children
    A thousand splendid sun
    The kite runner
    The imberitance of loss
    Disgrace
    Small island
    Americanah
    A single man
    Beloved
    The reader
    The color purple
    Wonder
    Hiroshima
    The white tiger
    Things fall apart
    The yellow wallpaper

  • @nijapyrosphere4145
    @nijapyrosphere4145 Před 3 lety +523

    Me a computer science student who never has time to read things:
    *Watches video and has apparently read like 40/50 books shown*
    Me:
    "Am I a literature student????"

  • @gerardbiagan
    @gerardbiagan Před 3 lety +339

    All Khaled Hosseini books are amazing. And I would double recommend The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Hilariously entertaining book

    • @princessbubblegum790
      @princessbubblegum790 Před 3 lety +5

      Isn't there a movie called The White Tiger? Is it the movie adaptation of the latter?

    • @tejasdeepsingh456
      @tejasdeepsingh456 Před 3 lety +1

      @@princessbubblegum790
      No idea but a great rule of thumb is to read the book first either way and then watch movie 😌

    • @princessbubblegum790
      @princessbubblegum790 Před 3 lety +1

      @@tejasdeepsingh456 mhm, agreed

    • @Tan-ps3dg
      @Tan-ps3dg Před 3 lety +2

      @@princessbubblegum790 yes it is a movie adaptation of the same book. If you don't have time to read the book, you can watch the movie because its good.

    • @Ninniii45
      @Ninniii45 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes it is amazing

  • @izhan7351
    @izhan7351 Před 3 lety +92

    Sometimes, I wish I can quit on everything and begin to indulge in the joy of reading carried with proper solitude, not forever but for a long time just enough to feed my head to satisfy my crave.
    Thank you random creator for popping up into my recommendation and lengthening my To Read List, I appreciate that. :)

  • @Lina-vs2ei
    @Lina-vs2ei Před 3 lety +18

    thank you for including north & south--it's one of my favourite books of all time and an absolute masterpiece, but I feel like no one ever talks about it

  • @holliejadee
    @holliejadee Před 3 lety +12

    omg this couldn’t have come at a better time, i’ve just been looking for some new books to add to my TBR!! 🥰

  • @ameliapc3943
    @ameliapc3943 Před 3 lety +147

    Me: I need to read them all
    also me: never reads them
    I've read 3, progress.
    I do really want to read them all though
    also my reading list is very very very long

    • @daisybarrett2940
      @daisybarrett2940 Před 3 lety +8

      most of these recommendations are absolutely amazing books- but I 100% wouldn’t recommend Dracula.. like it’s a good story but you could literally cut half of the pages out of the book and it wouldn’t change the storyline at all- there’s a lot of waffle😂

    • @katieyu9374
      @katieyu9374 Před 3 lety +4

      my reading list is endless as well 😂😂

  • @aliyahbegum321
    @aliyahbegum321 Před 3 lety +7

    I love the matching of the yellow book covers on the thumbnail to go with the colour scheme of the channel lol

  • @jessicaborin5526
    @jessicaborin5526 Před 3 lety +70

    Unpopular opinion: And the Mountains Echoed is my favorite Hosseini book

    • @samiraayub2000
      @samiraayub2000 Před 3 lety +1

      I can't choose one of his books over the other.

    • @athiramn
      @athiramn Před 3 lety +4

      Hei, i love all 3 of his books...but and the mountains echoed has a special place in my heart, i felt, it is epic...❤️❤️❤️

    • @krishnathapa177
      @krishnathapa177 Před 3 lety +2

      Best one would be The kite runner

    • @gv5884
      @gv5884 Před 3 lety +8

      I prefer it over The kite runner. The Kite Runner is the first and most famous, and although beautiful, pales in comparison to A Thousand Splendid Suns and And The Mountains Echoed. These are just... something else.

    • @user-xb7vt7pk7l
      @user-xb7vt7pk7l Před 3 lety

      That’s really unpopular tho

  • @maitrimadiya5539
    @maitrimadiya5539 Před 3 lety +2

    Just when I thought this channel couldn't get any better! ❤

  • @louisity
    @louisity Před 3 lety +83

    As a BookTuber, I also recommend The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. 👌💖💞📙

    • @amandachik4318
      @amandachik4318 Před 3 lety +4

      It's on there but yes it's quite intense and sad

    • @bharashamahanta5002
      @bharashamahanta5002 Před 2 lety +2

      I finished it yesterday and I've been in pain ever since. It's sad and complete, planning onto reading more Hosseini's works.

    • @benjaminroe311ify
      @benjaminroe311ify Před rokem +1

      This book affected me deeply...

  • @hebatallahhassan1489
    @hebatallahhassan1489 Před 3 lety +4

    I had read 22 of these and feeling particularly proud of myself. Will plough my way through the rest. Thanks for compiling that list 👍🏼

  • @andrewself7752
    @andrewself7752 Před 3 lety

    I love your videos man! Thank you for all your time in effort they are really great!

  • @user-iw5ou5yo6u
    @user-iw5ou5yo6u Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you for the list! I love the way you describe books in a couple of sentences, it sounds very intriguing, wish you did that for every book

    • @IshaSharma11
      @IshaSharma11 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeas, that make suggestions more strong ❤✔

    • @user-xb7vt7pk7l
      @user-xb7vt7pk7l Před 3 lety

      He has the SKILL to describe and comprehend a book in such a nice way in one sentence

  • @shreyas11-11
    @shreyas11-11 Před 3 lety +7

    I think you should do a video about your south Asian literature course. Most of the lists shared always leave out on south Asian literature so happy to see you add these. And do come to india!

  • @alexanders4293
    @alexanders4293 Před 3 lety +11

    So happy to see Things Fall Apart on this list! I read it in English class sophomore year of High School and it is one of my favorite books. It is very good.

  • @sparksocialjustice2565

    This is a great list! Disappointed by how few we could tick off our list as you went along... only one way to remedy that! This will keep us busy in lockdown - thank you!

  • @xCiaraLouisexx
    @xCiaraLouisexx Před 3 lety +8

    I’ve read 4 of these! 3 of them because they were on my A level English course , I’m glad I got to study a variety of texts! Deffo need to add more of these to my good reads list ☺️

  • @neenasanjay3399
    @neenasanjay3399 Před 3 lety +96

    I am in 9th grade and last year I tried reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
    I could not read it then but I love it so much now.

    • @sikrutimohanty
      @sikrutimohanty Před 2 lety +9

      The fact that you were in 9th and intense books like A Thousand Splendid Suns interested you, the entire idea really makes me happy 🌻

    • @itissiriEh
      @itissiriEh Před 2 lety +2

      I'm in 9th standard currently. i just finished the book a couple of days ago and I feel like the perfect word to describe is "unforgettable"

    • @devendudileep1149
      @devendudileep1149 Před 2 lety +2

      Hey, if you read any books like A Thousand Splendid Suns, please comment here, I am looking for such books. You should read "Not Without My Daughter" by Betty Mahmoody.

    • @anotherrandomguy8871
      @anotherrandomguy8871 Před rokem

      Hey man more power to you for having to read it at 9th grade. In a senior and I don’t wanna read it because it’s depressing, and even if it reflects irl I don’t wanna read about child r*pe and people getting blown up for the rest of my weeks in school. You had to read such a brutal book for your grade level. Like I said keep in mind I’m 12th, im 19 years old, and I don’t wish to read it, yet you were able to read it, so be proud of yourself. Truth be told I was never a huge fan of reading any sort of school issued book or even like reading novels.

  • @9836824666
    @9836824666 Před 3 lety

    I love how short and crisp your video is!

  • @thrivingoncoffee8905
    @thrivingoncoffee8905 Před 3 lety +2

    Im pretty proud I have read many of these and they were GREAT. Thanks for the tips a lot, Jack ❤️❤️

  • @hannaknolke1180
    @hannaknolke1180 Před 3 lety

    Thank u so so much for this video! I´ve been searching for new books to read and this list has a lot of interesting reads !

  • @jakewatson668
    @jakewatson668 Před 3 lety +4

    I'm glad I found this. Been looking for a list like that

  • @bethanyallen8015
    @bethanyallen8015 Před 3 lety

    this is the perfect video! thanks so much jack!

  • @afreyno1
    @afreyno1 Před 2 lety +18

    My list is short but I think three books are amazing 1. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 2. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 3. 1984 by George Orwell

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 Před 2 lety +2

      CRIME AND PUNISHMENT ! Good one . I was surprized to see that he didn't have anything of Dostoevsky's on his list . Oh well .

    • @jimkazetsky5897
      @jimkazetsky5897 Před rokem +1

      Thats funny because I just got back into reading and these are the first three books I read.

  • @kingtigerbooks1162
    @kingtigerbooks1162 Před 2 lety +10

    Hello here are the 5 books I think everyone should read:
    - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
    - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
    - Armor by John Steakley
    - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
    - Penturian by Tim Gibson

  • @thebookgeek87
    @thebookgeek87 Před 3 lety +4

    So many of these are on my list to read. I'm currently reading Frankenstein and I absolutely adore The Great Gatsby. Lots to learn from all of these books

  • @nim_19
    @nim_19 Před 3 lety +21

    I’ve not watched the video but I saw a thousand splendid suns... BEST BOOK EVER

  • @maverick_13_44
    @maverick_13_44 Před 3 lety

    These are great! Super helpful and excellent choices. Thank you for sharing.

  • @marticarreras
    @marticarreras Před rokem

    Thank you for this amazing list! Looking forward to read all of them👏👏😊 (and Merry Christmas❄☃🎄🎶!)

  • @hippotomusuaesquippa
    @hippotomusuaesquippa Před 2 lety

    This was amazing! I've been trying to increase my reading palate so I've read 20 so far! I just added a bunch to my booklist!

  • @lakrasia
    @lakrasia Před 3 lety +1

    Very refreshing to find a list of books which doesn't consist almost entirely of ones I have already read. I'll add these to my Goodreads. Thank you.

  • @INTERESTPERSON
    @INTERESTPERSON Před 3 lety +39

    He never disappoints

  • @MrDom5
    @MrDom5 Před 3 lety +18

    Jack, thanks for sharing your reading list. On a side note, I feel great to be able to read both in English and Russian because both countries have some greatest literary works! cheers from Kazakhstan!

    • @yanellysmedina4359
      @yanellysmedina4359 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi! Which are the best Russian books in your opinion? Lately I’ve been seen a lot of people talking about Russian authors.

    • @MrDom5
      @MrDom5 Před 2 lety +2

      @@yanellysmedina4359 Hi! One of the best ones are Dostoevsky (the Brothers Karamazoff, Crime and Punishment), Leo Tolstoy (Resurrection), Mikhail Bulgakov (Morphine).

    • @yanellysmedina4359
      @yanellysmedina4359 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrDom5 I'll be adding them to my list, thanks✨

  • @estherr2099
    @estherr2099 Před 2 lety +1

    Surprised to see great expectations recommendation after watching your tier rank classic book videos

  • @hi_ich_bin_lorelei
    @hi_ich_bin_lorelei Před 3 lety +1

    So cool! I've read quite a few of these but I definitely want to read them all now...at least now I know what to do over the summer :) but please tell me I'm not the only one that never realised the Hamlet/Lion King thing! It's so obvious but I just never thought about it 🤦‍♀️

  • @harpwriter
    @harpwriter Před 3 lety

    Good list! It's nice to see classics being promoted.

  • @megancampbell3914
    @megancampbell3914 Před rokem

    This is a very good and diverse list. I've read 35 / 50 and will move the other 15 up in my To Be Read lineup. Will consider subscribing!

  • @Paulo-vs8px
    @Paulo-vs8px Před 3 lety +3

    This video is a godsend as I'm just about to start my coursework for A-level English Lit.

  • @TheSEAisLIGHTS
    @TheSEAisLIGHTS Před 3 lety

    great list ! i've read a great deal of these during my english lit degree as well, but i def got a couple ideas of ones to add onto my future readings list. (:

  • @TheHollyChronicle
    @TheHollyChronicle Před 3 lety +53

    My reading list is so long now oml

  • @AK-yv6hk
    @AK-yv6hk Před 3 lety +3

    Americanah is my favorite book of all time - so beautifully written!!

  • @williamgiovinazzo8523

    Good list. I have not read everything on it, but I see that you have many of my favorites.

  • @soobinsdolphin
    @soobinsdolphin Před 3 lety +7

    I cannot believe Jack just made my reading list even longer smh

  • @LeahRebecca
    @LeahRebecca Před 3 lety +2

    love this my goodreads is FLOURISHING!!

  • @spandanpattanayak40
    @spandanpattanayak40 Před 3 lety

    This is sick list 🔥 loved it

  • @farahmahzabin834
    @farahmahzabin834 Před rokem +1

    These could be added here:
    All the lights we cannot see
    And the mountains echoed
    The orphan train
    The nightingale
    The girls we left behind
    A train to Pakistan
    Hush! An Irish princess
    The help

  • @jueedhar5449
    @jueedhar5449 Před 3 lety +74

    So glad to see a few Indian writers up there ! I totally recommend reading Amish Tripathi for anyone interested in hindustani mythology ... And reading Sudha Murthy and RK Narayan would give an honest reflection of life of India's commoners ... Train to Pak by Khushwant Singh is another book about Indo pak separation... I really recommend short stories by Rabindranath Tagore (they are very impactful, though u have to read it's translation and some emotion is lost in translation) ...
    Have added so many new books to my to read list 😁... And the Khaled Hosseini books have been life changing ... Though I like Emma over Pride and prejudice

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards Před 3 lety +8

      Ooooh thank you for the recommendations! I agree, Emma is Austen's best novel!

    • @Mindfookfilms
      @Mindfookfilms Před 3 lety +7

      Amish Tripathi is pedestrian af. Please recommend literature, not trash.

    • @kaybea2881
      @kaybea2881 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Mindfookfilms wut bruh? What r u saying buddy....Amish Tripathi kind of gave birth to a genre and u r saying he is pedestrian....Maybe u don't like his work but it doesn't mean they are trash dude....Learn to appreciate good work even if it's not of ur personal taste...

    • @ayushgupta4725
      @ayushgupta4725 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Mindfookfilms i would agree partially.....the first two books in his immortals of meluha were really great.....but then the third book really changed all the love i had for it .....and now even his books are becoming like chetan bhagat ...but never the less he did start a very interesting genre of mythological fiction...something that has so much potential with indian myths....

    • @syedanisah9878
      @syedanisah9878 Před 3 lety +1

      Please.... R. K Narayan, Seriously?

  • @TheFlowerGirl77
    @TheFlowerGirl77 Před 3 lety +1

    Great list Jack! I was pleasantly surprised. Of the 59, I had not read 10, which I will do, but Karsten had read 25 of them already as well and Ariadne at least 7, so this is great as I know they will enjoy the rest as well. PS Karsten’s 2 favourite fiction books he has read so far: 1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman AND 2. Brave New World, according to him. He often tells Ariadne: Hurry up and read them so we can talk about them! 😂 All but a handful of these are already a part of our home library so I am CERTAIN she will read those two as well. One book she didn’t enjoy: Lord of the Flies because...you know. Another list is ALWAYS welcome! R, K and A

  • @madeleine8662
    @madeleine8662 Před 3 lety

    so happy you included the reader by bernhard schlink!

  • @mervinsingh3339
    @mervinsingh3339 Před 2 lety +3

    A thousand splendid suns made me fall in love with reading.

  • @manaalsidd
    @manaalsidd Před 3 lety

    Such amazing recommendations...definitely going to pick up some of them.

  • @brokenremedy7821
    @brokenremedy7821 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome book recommendations! Next time would you please be able to give a brief description of all the books? The ones you did speak about helped a bunch :) Thank you!

  • @ljrockstar69
    @ljrockstar69 Před 2 lety

    Great channel and book selection. Also, you are very handsome, love the accent.

  • @ucctgg
    @ucctgg Před 2 lety

    Very good. You have put a lot of thinking into this.

  • @uptown3636
    @uptown3636 Před 3 lety +15

    Last time I read Hiroshima by John Hersey, it was still not fiction. Though written in the style of New Journalism, with its subjective points of view, it is still very much the true stories of several survivors. An amazing book that is well worth reading, but classifying it as fiction diminishes the power of the narrative.

  • @terezaholkova3145
    @terezaholkova3145 Před 3 lety +4

    JACK you NEED to read “more happy than not” !!! a masterpiece

    • @annac4383
      @annac4383 Před 3 lety

      omg all of Adam Silvera's books are incredible

    • @IshaSharma11
      @IshaSharma11 Před 3 lety

      Ohh great, I would love to try that

  • @reshmah606
    @reshmah606 Před 3 lety +5

    I've read only 12 books completely from this list. I've read many books partially and must complete them. I'm familiar with most of the plots though.

  • @iramsonya8855
    @iramsonya8855 Před 3 dny

    I first read A Thousand Splendid Suns when I was about 12 and have read it twice since. It's the ONLY book I've ever read more than once and I cried EACH time! A book that stays with you for days and days after - just amazing.

  • @vincienator
    @vincienator Před 3 lety

    My TBR took a massive hit today :D

  • @carly885
    @carly885 Před 3 lety +17

    I've read 12 so far so I will add the rest to my never ending list of books to read 📖

  • @ArtsReallyCool123
    @ArtsReallyCool123 Před rokem

    Subscribed! This is awesome!

  • @koubrazakaria4508
    @koubrazakaria4508 Před 3 lety +2

    Love this!
    Just a remark though: Things Fall apart is about so much more than just tribes, in fact so little in that book is about tribes.

  • @uuManu
    @uuManu Před 3 lety +1

    These seem great. Read 9 out of these and excited to read more.

  • @megan5996
    @megan5996 Před 3 lety +1

    Woahhh thanks for these recommendations!! So so useful. Also, I submitted a literature related video to the Studytube Project about 2 weeks ago now and have not heard back, just wondering if its been received? Thanks again for the fab video:)

  • @ananyapandey4876
    @ananyapandey4876 Před 3 lety

    It feels good to see books by individuals author:)
    *they're amazing

  • @user-hf8qj9ec3t
    @user-hf8qj9ec3t Před 3 lety +4

    Read 8/50 books 😊😁 There's so much more to read. I've left Heart of Darkness midway, but I'm excited to pick it up again

  • @elsaluvsnutella
    @elsaluvsnutella Před 3 lety +14

    wish I could jump to the person I would be after reading all these books

  • @pro369
    @pro369 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the reminder, some of those classics bring me back to my years of university in the same domain of English literature. Thanks

  • @abby31415
    @abby31415 Před 2 lety

    I also recommended Nectar in a Sieve! A quick and fulfilling read on life in India in the 50s. It’s quite heartbreaking and bittersweet

  • @meri.learning.languages

    I just read Americanah and i was crying like a baby towards the end. It does go into romance quite a bit so if you aren't into that thing it may not be the best for you but it also goes into the perspective of being a foreigner in both America and in England, being Nigerian, experiencing racism, and experiencing feelings of regret, jealousy, mental health issues etc etc. It's so we'll written and I couldn't recommend it more!

  • @lizzie-kl4us
    @lizzie-kl4us Před 3 lety +13

    intriguing that heart of darkness was in the 'post colonial' section, whereas things fall apart was in the 'different perspectives' section - don't know what Achebe would have thought of that 😂

    • @jack_edwards
      @jack_edwards Před 3 lety +8

      I had too many favourite postcolonial texts to limit to 10, so quite a few in the different perspectives section are postcolonial (for example The White Tiger)!! Too many good’uns I think everyone should read, haha! I originally had Things Fall Apart in the postcolonial section but moved it as it was more fitting than some of the others. Also, Heart of Darkness is definitely postcolonial in a different way to the others, as it shows the perspective of the imperialists rather than the oppressed natives.

    • @lizzie-kl4us
      @lizzie-kl4us Před 3 lety +4

      @@jack_edwards haha yeah that defo makes sense! I suppose because of how I read Heart of Darkness, its classification is always slightly confused in my mind, since I can't see it as being in favour of postcolonialism, although in subject and theme it is 'postcolonial'. I've just never really been able to disagree with Achebe calling Conrad a 'bloody racist'! 100% still an important and useful read when considering postcolonial lit more widely!

  • @caitlincharlotte2419
    @caitlincharlotte2419 Před 3 lety +4

    going straight onto my goodreads to-read list

  • @TraduintdesdeCalella
    @TraduintdesdeCalella Před 3 lety

    Loved all your recommendations :-)

  • @Zootauro
    @Zootauro Před 3 lety +71

    No Latino Americans authors? I recomend you Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Juan Rulfo, Elena Garro, Rosario Castellanos.

    • @ileanameraz7650
      @ileanameraz7650 Před 3 lety +1

      Julio Cortazar is one of my absolute favorite authors!!! And Juan Rulfo is also so beautiful!

    • @laafranchi3587
      @laafranchi3587 Před 3 lety +4

      as well as machado de assis

    • @lakrasia
      @lakrasia Před 3 lety +1

      Gabriel Garcia Marquez is incredible. Would have been in his top 100, I would hope. Always difficult to narrow it down.

    • @FumesOfTheGods
      @FumesOfTheGods Před 3 lety +4

      Don't forget Carlos Ruiz Zafón!!

    • @sarahmartinez9187
      @sarahmartinez9187 Před 3 lety +1

      And Elena Poniatowska

  • @bon037
    @bon037 Před 2 lety

    Great list! Thank you.

  • @halloween42
    @halloween42 Před 3 lety +5

    The God of Small Things is my favourite book.
    Indian book reccomendations - Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh (highly highly recommend)
    And books by Jhumpa Lahiri.

  • @juliewake4585
    @juliewake4585 Před 2 lety

    I’ve only read 35 of these but I do have two of them in my pile to read. I’m going to have to get my reading cap on!

  • @maya-lc9zr
    @maya-lc9zr Před 3 lety +1

    ugh i read heart of darkness in senior year high school,, i hated it lmao but i recommend reading things fall apart by chinua achebe right after. gives everything such perspective. also achebe wrote basically a response to heart of darkness so i recommend reading that as well.. good luck

    • @ZombiesGoRawr5
      @ZombiesGoRawr5 Před 3 lety

      Ughhh me too!!! I didn’t mind assigned readings bc I knew I could read the book if I mentally prepared myself to enjoy them but that book.... hated it

  • @aslh9782
    @aslh9782 Před 3 lety

    Really solid recommendations!

  • @shannoncrozier3181
    @shannoncrozier3181 Před 3 lety +1

    ooo i've read 25 of these. Exited to get to the rest!

  •  Před 3 lety +1

    jack and bookish content!!!! yes please!!!!!!

  • @tracygregory8448
    @tracygregory8448 Před měsícem

    I’ve never seen such a dedicated reader❤

  • @juliawburn2352
    @juliawburn2352 Před 2 lety +2

    It makes my heart happy that half of the comments are about A Thousand Splendid Suns :,)

  • @klarah.2921
    @klarah.2921 Před 3 lety +3

    Animal Farm and Handmaid's Tale are my absolute favourite books.
    And weird fact: Brave New World was translated into my language as "End of civilization" which seems kinda sad to me because by doing that, they erased the "connection" to The Tempest by Shakespeare, right?
    Sorry for my English, by the way.

  • @MrsMaryBeery
    @MrsMaryBeery Před 3 lety

    Okay, can we have more of that please!

  • @ephemeral9747
    @ephemeral9747 Před 3 lety

    Great list. I'm familiar with almost all the books thought have read only a quarter of them. I do think Jazz by Toni Morrison should have been on that list along with To the Lighthouse.

  • @Joana-iy1uy
    @Joana-iy1uy Před 3 lety +2

    Loved it!! Really needed some recommendations!

  • @elizabethcampyoga4875
    @elizabethcampyoga4875 Před 3 lety

    I love this video, thanks!!!

  • @mrjmrj7646
    @mrjmrj7646 Před 2 lety +1

    Gabriel Garcia Marquez should be on every top 50 list! His prose and compact style get me every time I read a book

  • @ambermoore8208
    @ambermoore8208 Před 3 lety +1

    I use to have an English teacher who use to always do really educational books such as to kill a mockingbird and animal farm. I was so sad when she left

  • @colonialgal1750
    @colonialgal1750 Před 2 lety

    A great list, of which I have read a few.
    But, disappointed, no Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
    An awesome gothic novel, with beautiful and wild landscapes, unforgettable characters, and an all encompassing tale of revenge, malice and an unearthly bond.
    Emily writes her characters so well, you feel for all of them (except Cathy).
    I highly recommend reading it. It beats Jane Eyre

  • @anajulianocera1406
    @anajulianocera1406 Před 3 lety +3

    I want to read every single one of those books! I've already read 10, so 40 to go!