Mark Manson Books - 47 Fiction Recommendations
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Mark Manson 47 recommended books. It is a list of the best fiction books according to Mark Manson the author of NYT bestsellers like The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***k and Everything Is F*cked.
Mark Manson books to read if you are interested not only in science fiction or non-fiction literature, but also looking for some decent storytelling to stimulate your fantasy, get inspired by unusual plot twists, or boost your creativity!
Mark Manson recommends the top 47 books to read, with quotes and sources. This list can be used as an ultimate source of the most interesting books, accumulated through the history of humankind.
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Huckleberry Finn
Another candidate for the “Great American Novel,” Huck Finn is about an homeless boy who befriends an escaped slave. An odd yet powerful friendship emerges.
To the Lighthouse
A novel that challenged and broke all traditional forms and expectations for what a novel should be. Part philosophical musings, part emotional meanderings, part story, the book defined a style of its own.
The Metamorphosis
An investigation into the absurd. A man wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant beetle. His family is… not supportive.
The Stranger
A novel that follows a nihilistic main character through situations, both extreme and mundane. Throughout, his lack of emotional response challenges our sense of what is actually meaningful and what is not. Camus won a Nobel Prize for this book.
Midnight's Children
A dizzying display of brilliance from the first-time novelist. This book would cement Rushdie as one of the top authors of his generation.
Candide
A satirical classic of a wealthy young man, brought up to be naive and optimistic about the world, is repeatedly confronted with harsh truth after harsh truth.
Things Fall Apart
The great African novel about the experiences of Africans during the colonial years.
Les Miserables
Before Hugh Jackman danced around singing it, Hugo’s classic was a brooding investigation into the nature of law, society, love and family.
The Count of Monte-Cristo
A modern adventure epic written on the scale of one of the ancient Greek or Roman poems. Not only is it readable but it’s impossible to put down at times.
Oedipus the King
The most famous Greek tragedy. Even today, reading it is unforgettable.
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Huxley’s take on a dystopian future where populations are not controlled by fear, but rather, controlled by pleasure.
Slaughterhouse 5
Considered the ultimate anti-war novel, this book is based on Vonnegut’s own experiences in World War II. Hilarious and heartwarming.
The Master and Margarita
Considered both the best Russian novel of the 20th century and the best piece of Soviet-era criticism and satire, it took 20 years for this book to be published uncensored. And even then, it was after the author had died.
The Corrections
The consummate criticism of middle American suburban life in the 21st century. One of my favorite books ever written. National Book Award winner.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A tale of a young black woman’s empowerment in 1920s United States. A huge influence on both the later civil rights movements.
Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley Annotated Classic Edition
Considered the first true science fiction story ever told. Shelley was a mere 18 years old when she wrote it. It continues to be a classic.
White Noise
A breakout novel in the 80s and one of the first great pieces of fiction to criticize consumer culture and modern entertainment.
The Handmaid's Tale
A feminist dystopia where women are mere vessels for childbirth and everything is controlled by a bizarre religion. Now a famous Hulu series.
The Bell Jar
Esther Greenwood is at college and is fighting two battles, one against her own desire for perfection in all things - grades, boyfriend, looks, career - and the other against remorseless mental illness. As her depression deepens she finds herself encased in it, bell-jarred away from the rest of the world. This is the story of her journey back into reality. Highly readable, witty and disturbing, The Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath's only novel and was originally published under a pseudonym in 1963. What it has to say about what women expect of themselves, and what society expects of women, is as sharply relevant today as it has always been.
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The Road
Perhaps the darkest and yet most powerful book about parenthood. A father fights to keep his boy alive in a post-apocalyptic world.
Infinite Jest
As long as it is brilliant and funny. Most people can’t finish it as it seems, well, infinite. Considered the hallmark novel of Generation X, Wallace’s critique of technology and our obsession with entertainment only grows more relevant each year.
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