There are books that are difficult to tear from, which hold the reader in their power from the first to the last page and do not let go after reading. Books that are read in one goare presented in the list below.
10. Shagreen skin | 1830 year
Honore de Balzac gave mankind a novel that is read in one breath - "Shagreen skin" (1830 g). Rafael de Valentin is a young, educated, but very poor man who decides to commit suicide. At a decisive moment, he looks into the shop of antiquities, where the seller turns his attention to shagreen leather. This is a kind of talisman that can fulfill any desire, but life time will be shortened in return. Raphael’s life is changing dramatically, he gets everything he dreamed of: 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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9. Portrait of Dorian Gray | 1890 year
Novel "The Picture of Dorian Grey" was written by Oscar Wilde in just three weeks. Immediately after the release of the book in 1890, a scandal erupted in society. Some critics demanded that the author be arrested as an offender of public morality. Ordinary readers accepted the work with enthusiasm. An unusually handsome young man, Dorian Gray, meets artist Basil Hallward, who wants to paint his portrait. After the work was ready, Dorian expressed his desire that he stay young and only a portrait grow old. Dorian meets Lord Henry, under whose influence he becomes vicious and depraved. His wish came true - the portrait began to change. The more Dorian succumbed to a thirst for pleasure and vice, the more the portrait changed. Fears, obsessions began to haunt Gray. He decided to change and do good, but the vanity that led him did not change anything ...
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8. 451 degrees Fahrenheit | 1953 year
"451 degrees Fahrenheit" (1953) Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where books are banned, they are burned along with the owners ’houses. Guy Montag is a fireman who does this job. But only after each burning, does Guy take the best books under pain of death and hide them at home. His wife turns away from him, and the boss begins to suspect him of keeping the books, and tries to convince them that they bring only misfortune, they must be disposed of. Montag is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the ideals that they are trying to impose on him. He finds his supporters, and together, to save books for future generations, they memorize them.
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7. The Dark Tower | 1982-2012
"Dark tower" (from 1982 to 2012) - a collection of books by Stephen King, which are read in one breath. All novels are a mixture of various genres: horror, science fiction, western, fantasy. The main character, shooter Roland Disney travels in search of the Dark Tower - the center of all worlds. During his travels, Roland visits various worlds and time periods, but his goal is the Dark Tower. Disney is sure that through it he will be able to climb to the very top and find out who rules the world and possibly make changes to management. Each book of the cycle is a separate story with its own plot and characters.
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6. Perfumer. The story of one killer | 1985 year
"Perfumer. The story of one killer " (1985) - a novel created by Patrick Suskind and recognized as the most famous work after Remarque, written in German. Jean-Baptiste Grenouil has a very strong sense of smell, but does not hear his own smell at all. He lives in difficult conditions and the only thing that pleases him in life is to find new smells. Jean-Baptiste is studying the craft of a perfumer and at the same time wants to invent a smell for himself so that people do not shun him because he does not smell. Gradually, Grenoui 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. A series of murders of the most beautiful girls takes place in the city ...
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5. 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 takes place before and after World War II. Very colorful and detailed are the geisha culture and Japanese traditions. The author frankly shows how hard, exhausting work is behind the beauty and art to please men.
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4. The Adventures of Erast Fandorin | 1998 year
"The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" (since 1998) - a cycle of 15 works by Boris Akunin, written in the genre of historical detective story 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 being a clerk of the Moscow police to a real state adviser. The first work in which Fandorin "Azazel" appeared. In it, he investigated the murder of a Moscow student and exposed the secret and powerful organization Azazel. Then followed the novel “The 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, The Diamond Chariot, The Jade Rosary, The Death of Achilles, and Special Assignments tell of Fandorin's further adventures, which keep and intrigue the reader, preventing the book from being closed.
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3. The Da Vinci Code | 2003 year
"The 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 Louvre curator Jacques Sauniere. The granddaughter of Sauniere Sophie helps him in this. The murdered man tried to help them, as he managed to write with blood the way to the answer. But the inscription turned out to be a cipher, which Langdon will have to solve. The puzzles follow one after another, and to solve them Robert and Sophie need to find a map indicating the location of the Holy Grail - the cornerstone. The investigation confronts the heroes with the church organization Opus Dei, also hunting for the Grail.
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2. The night is tender | 1934 year
"Night is tender" (1934) - one of the most famous works of Francis Stott Fitzgerald, which is read in one breath, and is suitable for lovers of sentimental novels. Actions unfold in post-war Europe. After the war, American young psychiatrist Dick Diver stayed to work in a Swiss clinic. He falls in love with his patient Nicole, and marry her. The girl’s parents are not enthusiastic about such a marriage: Nicole is very rich, and Dick is poor. The diver built a house on the seashore, and they began to lead a secluded life. Soon, Dick meets a young actress Rosemary and falls in love with her. But they had to leave, and the next time they met only four years later and again not for long. Dick begins to pursue failure, he loses the clinic, and Nicole, learning about his connection with Rosemary, throws him.
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1. The Thirteenth Tale | 2006 year
"The Thirteenth Tale" Diana Setterfield became a bestseller immediately after the release in 2006. The book tells about a young woman Margaret Lee, who publishes literary studies and received an offer from the famous writer Vida Winter to write her biography. Winter's first book is called Thirteen Tales, but it only tells 12 stories. The thirteenth is to learn Margaret personally from the author himself. This will be the story of two twin girls and secret intricacies that were destined for them by fate.
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