4.39 avg rating — 386,311 ratings

"Must be the best examination of morality.
(Review: http://goo.gl/el57P5)"

4.38 avg rating — 159,936 ratings

"The most moving book on the travails of everyday life in India. This is the best fiction on India that I have read, yet.
(Review: http://goo.gl/CRIfRT)"

4.16 avg rating — 68,322 ratings

"The finest exploration of how we construct our own lives. The human brain has not been dissected in so much detail in any other novel. The greatest neuroscientist of the century: Proust.
(Review: http://goo.gl/gVUzZj)"

4.10 avg rating — 97,289 ratings

"An imaginative thrill ride par compare.
(Review: http://goo.gl/MsRG19)"

3.77 avg rating — 204,252 ratings

"An evocative work on ecological awareness and about man's relationship with nature.
(Review: http://goo.gl/8Fup25)"

3.96 avg rating — 3,570 ratings

"The best philosophical book on the effect of illness on people and on society. Also, one of the great intellectual feats of our time.
(Review: http://goo.gl/iZCgu0)"

4.38 avg rating — 12,050 ratings

"All of Plato - They can be considered as one giant series. The best introduction to philosophy you can hope for. Plato covers everything.
(A selection of reviews: The Republic: http://goo.gl/HeTrBc; Symposium: http://goo.gl/whPkwm; Phaedrus: http://goo.gl/IcjGE6; More: http://goo.gl/mA3WgA)"

4.52 avg rating — 4,735 ratings

"Most of Shakespeare - The best and most diverse presentation of human nature, in all its twisted glory.
(A selection of reviews: A Midsummer Night's Dream: http://goo.gl/vBZJrJ; King Lear: http://goo.gl/QBbySm; The Merchant of Venice: http://goo.gl/xZRiNE; More: http://goo.gl/apJsGk)
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3.98 avg rating — 21,267 ratings

"Amazing philosophical take on the origins of literature/drama. Probably Nietzsche’s best work.
(Review: http://goo.gl/RtDQFQ)"

4.24 avg rating — 73,139 ratings

"This is how historical fiction should be written. Challenging, entertaining, informative, suspense-laden, with a sequel to boot.
(Review: http://goo.gl/sMWsBU)"

4.32 avg rating — 10,163 ratings

" Have to include a regional language book as well, and M.T. is a pleasure every time."

3.98 avg rating — 96,277 ratings

"The best satire in literature?
(Review: http://goo.gl/Jsw6AV)"

3.91 avg rating — 75,520 ratings

"Add Kafka’s "The Castle" to this category as well. Both hit you hard and never stops hitting you for the rest of your thinking life."

3.81 avg rating — 77,554 ratings

"The classic work of imaginative/speculative fiction (also, my nod to the sci-fi genre here). Only Alice in Wonderland can come close to this wild ride."

4.03 avg rating — 9,907 ratings

"The most haunting fantasy world you are likely to stumble into. This makes the list over LOTR only because I am not listing the more popular titles here. And yes, I happen to be a snob."

4.36 avg rating — 1,763 ratings

"The most important work of historical method/scholarship of our century."