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AustinHatfield_1

#1 Ranked Submission

Best Book Of All Time?

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

A chilling dystopian novel set in a totalitarian superstate, Oceania, where the Party, led by the omnipresent Big Brother, exercises absolute control over thought and action. Protagonist Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth but secretly rebels against the oppressive regime and its constant surveillance.

Dystopian Fiction, Political Fiction, Science Fiction, Classic Literature

AustinHatfield_1

#2 Ranked Submission

Best Book Of All Time?

To Kill a Mockingbird

Set in the American South during the 1930s, this novel explores themes of racial injustice, prejudice, and the loss of innocence through the eyes of young Scout Finch. Her father, Atticus Finch, a principled lawyer, defends a Black man falsely accused, challenging the community's deep-seated racism.

Southern Gothic, Classic Literature, Fiction

AustinHatfield_1

#3 Ranked Submission

Best Book Of All Time?

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad)

Gabriel García Márquez

A landmark work of magical realism, this novel chronicles seven generations of the Buendía family in the mythical town of Macondo. It weaves together extraordinary events with everyday life, exploring themes of time, family, love, war, solitude, and the history of Latin America.

Magical Realism, Epic Novel, Saga, Classic Literature

ZlatkoJovii

#4 Ranked Submission

Best Book Of All Time?

The Magic Mountain

The narrative opens in the decade before World War I. It introduces the protagonist, Hans Castorp, the only child of a Hamburg merchant family. Following the early death of his parents, Castorp was brought up by his grandfather and, later, by a maternal uncle named James Tienappel. Castorp is in …

Bildungsroman, modernist novel

ZlatkoJovii

#5 Ranked Submission

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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The story follows a young prince who visits various planets, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature.

novella, science fantasy

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