Books of contemporary writers are no less popular than classical ones. However, it is difficult to determine the most interesting books of our time, because their authors are often less known than the popular writers of the past.
10 most interesting modern books
The most interesting and popular books are determined by the methods of interviewing and questioning readers. The rating of the best and most interesting new books can be compiled according to the level of demand for this or that work. Any reading person will probably be interested in books that touch upon the global problems of our time.
- "The middle floor" Jeffrey Evgenidis . This book, which received the Pulitzer Prize in 2003, tells the story of one family on behalf of their descendant - the hermaphrodite.
- "Road" Cormac McCarthy . The story of the father and son surviving in the post-apocalyptic world and trying to preserve humanity in a brutal reality.
- "Atonement" by Ian McEwen . The narrative in this work is conducted on behalf of a teenage girl who became a witness of rape. These fatal events lead to unexpected consequences after many years.
- "Girl with a dragon tattoo" Stig Larsson . Detective thriller narrates about the investigation of the disappearance of a young relative of an aging industrial tycoon. And about how this incident is related to the murders of other women committed in different years in different parts of Sweden.
- "Tokyo Legends" by Haruki Murakami . This book is a collection of urban legends from a well-known Japanese author. Here, and the ghost of the deceased surfer, and the missing father of the family, and endowed with the mind to roll the field.
- "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne . This is an amazing book about the friendship between two children belonging to different poles of society, of the barbed wire of the concentration camp and of the terrible events that those who read this work will hardly forget.
- "Cold Paradise" ("Nature Reserve") Andrey Strigin . After the disappearance of civilization, a handful of people try to survive in the midst of a vast ocean that covered all the continents.
- "The Girl in the Mirror" by Cecilia Ahern .
The most common objects in this work are endowed with magical powers, and in the life of heroes miracles are constantly happening. But the most important thing in this book is not mysticism, but the shades of feelings accurately described by the famous writer. - "Siege, or Chess with Death" by Arturo Perez-Revert . In the center of the plot of this epic work is a conspiracy that can change the course of history. And in this novel there are espionage, politics, detective, love adventures and sea battles.
- "After ..." by Guillaume Musso . This overturning work tells of a successful lawyer who witnesses amazing phenomena that completely change his life.