The best books in 125 years, according to the New York Times

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'Charlotte’s Web'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

E.B. White's book about a spider, a little girl, and a pig was released in 1952 and became a mainstay in children's literature.

 

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'A Confederacy of Dunces'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

This is the only book ever written by John Kennedy Toole and was published in 1980 after his death. His mother went from publisher to publisher, trying to get her son's work noticed after he took his own life. Fortunately, someone finally recognized Toole's work for the gem that it is.

 

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'To Kill a Mockingbird'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

Harper Lee's 1960 book was voted by readers of The New York Times as the number 1 of this list: the very best book of the past 125 years. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a true high school syllabus classic. The way the book examines race inequality makes it a must-read, even today.

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'The Fellowship of the Ring'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

J.R.R. Tolkien's books are pure classics that took the world by storm. This book was published in 1954, and the world would never be the same again.

 

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'A Fine Balance'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

This book by Rohinton Mistry was published in Canada in 1995 and was chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her book club, which catapulted the book onto the top of the best sellers list.

 

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'A Gentleman in Moscow'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

This 2016 book by Amor Towles has earned rave reviews from fans. It tells the story of a Russian count sentenced to a lifetime of house arrest...at a hotel!

 

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'Gone With the Wind'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

The classics are classics for a good reason! This novel by Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936, sold like hotcakes and has been made into plays and films - a must-read for any bookworm!

 

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'The Grapes of Wrath'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

Written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939, this book describes the trials and tribulations faced by everyday people in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression.

 

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'The Great Gatsby'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

This book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925, is another classic must-read even if it wasn't a hit with the public when it was first released.

 

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'The Handmaid’s Tale'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1986 book found great fame with HBO's television series in recent years. It does not matter if you've seen the series or not; this book simply must be read by everyone, in particular in light of recent political activity in the United States.

 

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'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

J.K Rowling surely never imagined that her Harry Potter books would develop a cult following among adults and children alike. This book from 1997 earned rave reviews from critics.

 

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'Infinite Jest'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

David Foster Wallace's 1996 critically acclaimed book imagines a future where commercial products and absurdities dominate life....

 

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'A Little Life'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

Author Hanya Yanagihara examines the question of how we move past trauma to live the rest of our lives in her critically acclaimed 2015 book.

 

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'L o l i t a'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

This book by Vladimir Nabokov, initially published in 1955 in France, scandalized the world. A look inside the mind of a man obsessed with a young girl is quite disturbing, even if it is fiction...

 

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'Lonesome Dove'©Provided by Showbizz Daily (English)

Larry McMurtry wrote this 1985 book as a critique of the myth of the cowboy.