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If you suddenly feel sad, or lonely, or bored, then on the shelves of the library you will certainly find books that are guaranteed to increase the level of happiness and joy. They are thoroughly saturated with humor, irony, satire, sarcasm, smile and sun.

And, by the way, in each of these masterly works there is a delicious philosophical filling. Somewhere between the first and the penultimate layer of the smiling word. Read on and enjoy!

Pelam Grenville Woodhouse
"This inimitable Jeeves!"

"I decided to return to London and boldly, as befits a man, to face danger: I will hide in my apartment and tell Jeeves to answer everyone that I am not at home."

"The less you yearn to see a guest, the more punctual he is."

Maxim Malyavin "Notes of a Psychiatrist, or All Haloperidol at the expense of the institution"

Can't sleep because of fear for the fate of humanity? Is a nearby galaxy preparing to invade Earth through your balcony? There is salvation: call our psychiatric special team. We have excellent specialists, wards with windows to the sunny side, buckwheat porridge just heaps of - helps a lot from bad thoughts. This book was born out of a blog by a psychiatrist with 15 years of experience. The author fascinatingly tells medical stories and sheds light on the specifics of his work in an ironic manner. And, yes, maybe it's time to stop taking reality and ourselves too seriously?

“Orgasm, however, turned out to be that bastard: it was looming nearby, giggling, making faces and showed all sorts of offensive figures, but it never gave a chance to test itself.”

Tibor Fischer "Philosophers from the Highway"

"At that time, no one bothered to explain to me that marriage is taken seriously by everyone except those who are in it."

“I have noticed that lying down is much better thinking: the horizontal position itself improves your aerodynamic qualities, reducing the resistance to life. Pay attention: almost all life's troubles are connected with the need to stand on our feet. "

Helen Fielding "Diary of Bridget Jones"

The novel won the Best Book of the Year award in the UK (1998). The book is about a not too lucky, lonely girl in her 30s who is unsuccessfully struggling with being overweight. Her life is full of problems with her parents and men. But she still really wants to meet someone. But with whom? And most importantly, where? Relatives at dinner are boring, flirting at work is dangerous. But Bridget is ready to take the risk! Unpredictable, enchanting, intelligent, ironic Bridget Jones by trial and error moves towards her intended goal - to meet her one and only.

"I realized: the secret to losing weight is not to weigh yourself."

"How can you not be abandoned when you have the same self-confidence as an expired sandwich?"

Slava Se "All the plumber in one pile"

“Whoever throws out the tree in January is paranoid. And a pathetic slave to order. The decisive owner dries the spruce until it is crispy. "

“Found a kitten. Color - metallic leopard. Affectionate, behind small velvet eggs of a child size. Responds to the names Kuzya, Tobik, Lena, Petya and Kuda deli remote control. Funny, he bites everyone's toes at night. He eats well, he went to the pot three times, out of need and just like that, out of interest. Smart as Feuchtwanger.

If this is your kitten and you are not indifferent to his fate, add a comment here, and once a week I will post interesting stories about him personal growth».

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Noel Adams is an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy topped the list of English bestsellers in 1984, and Adams himself became the youngest writer to receive a Golden Pen. The 2005 feature film, with a budget of $ 50 million, doubled the cost of film adaptation and was nominated for 7 awards. A thin and multifaceted book, where many deep layers are hidden behind clever jokes. And reflections on the main issue of life, the universe and all that.

"The main difference between an item that can go bad and an item that cannot go bad is that an item that cannot go bad cannot be repaired if it does go bad."

"- We have a case for you.
- I'm sure I won't like it.
- Like it. A new life will open before you.
- Another life? Oh no not this".

Sergey Dovlatov"Compromise"

The author of Compromise believed in the "smile of reason." Today Sergei Dovlatov is one of the most widely read Russian writers. His prose is staged, filmed, studied in educational institutions, translated into Japanese and major European languages. Almost all of Dovlatov's works make the reader smile. His characters constantly find themselves in funny and ridiculous situations and get rid of them just as ridiculously. "Compromise" is a series of short, very funny and a little sad stories.

“He looked like a diver. Just as lonely and impenetrable. "

"A decent person is one who does nasty things without pleasure."

Andrey Belyanin Fairytale trilogy:
"Jack - the Mad King", "Jack and the Mystery of the Ancient Castle", "Jack in the East"

A young man rides on the roads of a fabulous country on a black horse. A shaggy dog ​​is running nearby. A horse is not a horse at all, but an absent-minded wizard. The dog is the sorcerer's apprentice, and the young man is a real prince, the one who was called the Mad King! Andrei Belyanin's three stories about Jack, despite the many creepy characters and dangerous adventures, are very funny works. The restless and extremely motley company wages an almost non-stop struggle with any evil spirits and emerges victorious from any alteration.

"- Now I will go and conjure something.
- No! Not that! You're messing up something again! - waved his hands
Lagoon.
- What is there to be confused ... Now there will be fried beef. I'm in the mood for Welsh steak ... ”Sam muttered as he hid in the cave.
The sorcerer waved his hand resignedly and motioned for the Mad King to sit on the stump. Lagoon-madcap himself perched side by side on a gray boulder.
- Well, young man ... - the sorcerer did not finish. There was a crash, and from
cave bullet flew Sam Wilkins. A huge Kinbury bull rushed at his heels, covered with circles of onions and richly doused with sauce. The bull bellowed furiously and tried to hook the half-educated wizard with his horns. When the roaring couple disappeared into the forest, the sorcerer shook his head sadly:
- I warned you ... Eh, young people ... "

Narine Abgaryan"Manyunya"

"- Don't wait for me!" He shouted to his mother from the doorway.
“Buy some bread on the way back,” my mother did not remain in debt.
- Never! - Dad shouted and slammed the door.
- And coffee! Mom shouted vengefully.
“Agrhhhh,” was heard outside the door, and my mother chuckled with satisfaction: the last word was left for her.

“A wonderful friend of mine once said: 'Childhood ends at the moment when life ceases to seem endless.'

Terry Pratchett
"Pestilence, Apprentice of Death", "Grim Reaper"

The death of Discworld is not a nuisance, which happens sooner or later to each of us. Oh no! First, Death is him. With all the consequences ... Secondly, He is very responsible, because everyone knows how unpleasant it is to die at the wrong time. Thirdly, he has a daughter, his own house and servant Albert (in the world - the most powerful wizard of the Discworld and the founder of the Invisible University - Alberto Malich). In general, Discworld Death is a very remarkable person, which is why problems begin ...

- Here they are - mortals, - continued Death. “All they have is just a few years in this world. And they spend precious years of their lives complicating everything they touch. Charming.

“Scientists have calculated that the chances of the real existence of such a frankly absurd world are equal to one in a million. However, wizards have calculated that there is a one-in-a-million chance nine times out of ten. "

Pyotr Bormor "Games of the demiurges"

“The whole world is a theater, everyone has their own role in it, and all the lines are distributed in advance. But these bastards improvise all the time! "

“Atheists are the same children. They took offense at their parents for something and ran away. And for half an hour they will think how cool and independent they are. And then they will return as if nothing had happened and say: "Hello, dad, where is my fried calf?"

Woody Allen Settling the Score. Collection "

"Not only does God not exist, on weekends you can't even find a plumber!"

“I once asked Gertrude Stein if she thought I was destined to become a writer. In her typical enigmatic manner that we all adored so much, she replied, "No." I interpreted this as "yes."

Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov "Golden calf"

“In Rio de Janeiro, for example, stolen cars are repainted in a different color. This is done out of purely humane motives - so that the former owner is not upset when he sees that a stranger is driving around in his car ”.

“You always think: 'I still have time for this. There will be a lot more milk and hay in my life. " But in fact, this will never happen again. You should know that it was the best night of our life, my poor friends. And you didn't even notice it. "

Stephen Fry "Heaven's Tennis Balls"

“There are people who are confident that the Asians who have flooded England prevent them from living a full life, the very existence royal family, the intensity of traffic under the windows of their houses, the intrigues of trade unions<...>- yes, anything you like, but not their own emptiness, their feeble-minded inability to really tackle at least some damn thing. Ashley understood well the disappointment that Caligula felt at the thought that the Roman people had more than one neck. If only the British had one butt for all, Ashley thought. What a kick would he give him! "

“When fate hurls bricks at us, it's not that hard. When we ourselves throw them, and they come back and beat us, it is already hopeless. "

Fannie Flagg "Daisy Faye and Miracles"

A light, painful and life-affirming novel, full of optimism and kindness. Very funny written. Once upon a time there was a girl in the American hinterland. Her parents were unlucky, her mother worried more and more, and her dad drank more and more. And there is a strange and so interesting world that I just want to talk about him. And Daisy Fay starts keeping a diary. Her notes are funny and sad, touching and daring. About parents, neighbors, friends. In a word, about a wonderful world full of miracles.

“Someone said that if a girl says no, it means yes. To get to the one who started this rumor! "

“I shouldn't cry if I am not accepted anywhere. This means that I am not like everyone else, special, and someday I will be proud of it. "

It would seem, why read motivating books? Isn't it better to take action right away than wasting time studying someone else's experience? But a person often lacks the determination to change his life. That is why we have collected 15 of the best motivational books for you to dare to conquer the peaks.

1. Nick Vuychich "Life Without Borders".

Nick Vuychich was born without arms and legs, but he is completely independent and lives a full and rich life: he received two higher education, independently types on a computer at a speed of 43 words per minute, surfs, enjoys fishing, swims and even dives from a springboard into the water. His book is an inspiring, emotional story about how to overcome difficulties, despair, believe in yourself and become happy. Nick frankly talks about his physical problems and experiences, about how difficult it was for him to come to terms with his condition - there was a moment when he wanted to commit suicide. It took him many years to learn to see in his problems not an obstacle, but an opportunity for growth, set big goals for himself and always achieve what he wants. Without arms and legs, he learned to rise in every sense of the word. In his book, Nick formulated the rules of life that helped him, and now he shares them with readers.

2. Barbara Sher "Dreaming is not harmful."

A legendary book about how to realize yourself in life. Cindy Fox was a waitress. She is now a pilot. Peter Johnson was a truck driver. Now he is a farmer. Tina Forbes was a failed artist. She is now a successful artist. Alan Rizzo was the editor. He is now a bookstore owner. They all used the effective techniques of Barbara Sher in order to bring about real change in their lives. This humane, deeply practical book will allow everyone to turn their vague desires and dreams into concrete results.

3. Dan Waldschmidt "Be the best version of yourself."

The book will tell you about the true ingredients of success. You’ll understand that it’s not zeal at all, but who you are. “Everything you know about success is wrong. Set goals. Work hard. Be persistent. You can repeat this recipe for success even if you wake you up at night and ask. And it doesn't work - not for you, not for anyone else. " You work all day, get very tired in the evening and do not come one step closer to success. The point is that success is not determined by what you do, but by who you are. This is the conclusion made by Dan Waldsmith, who has researched more than 1000 stories of ordinary people from business, science, politics and sports who have achieved outstanding success. Among these people is a restaurant chef who has overcome a terminal illness and has earned 3 Michelin stars over time; runners covering incredible distances and overcoming themselves; a retired ambulance physician who started a successful company; figure skater Joanie Rochette, who competed at the Olympics three days after her mother's heart attack and was able to win a medal; Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman-cosmonaut in history at the age of 26; and many others. All these people had several common features, which were identified by the author and his team. The stories from this book will not leave you indifferent and will inspire you to new achievements at work, in sports and any other spheres of life.

4. Howard Schultz "Full speed ahead!"

In 2008, Howard Schultz, 8 years after his resignation, decided to return to the chair. general director Starbucks is a leader in the coffee market. The reason for this decision, in addition to the deteriorating financial performance of the company, which he bought in 1987, was the rapid loss by the company during his absence of those traditions and service standards that were originally laid down. Describing the unique history of the successful reorganization of the company in the midst of a severe economic crisis, Howard Schultz - the main initiator and active participant in all events - openly shares with readers the secrets of effective management, convincingly demonstrating that building a socially responsible business is not only a duty to society of any entrepreneur and top -manager, but also a necessary condition for profitable work.

5. Robert T. Kiyosaki "Rich Dad Poor Dad."

Rich Dad Poor Dad is the first and most popular book by Robert Kiyosaki on how to live and work not for money, but making money work for you. And how can a parent teach his children what school does not teach his children? How will you teach your child to count so that he does not get bored? How do you teach a child to invest when you are a parent and don't know how to do it yourself? Instead of teaching my children to play safe, I decided it would be more useful to teach them to play smart.

6. Josh Weitzkin "The Art of Learning."

This is the autobiography of Joshua Weitzkin, who won his first national chess championship at the age of 9 and became the world champion in the Tai Chi martial art at the age of 28. How did he manage to achieve such a result in completely different sports disciplines? Joshua himself does not believe that he is the best in chess or the best in Tai Chi. He says: "I am the best at learning." In this book, he shares his story and learning principles that helped him climb to the top twice. This is not only the story of an outstanding person, but also proof that any victories and achievements - up to the champion level - are achieved thanks to the right lifestyle, the right habits and mental attitudes, and not innate talents.

7. Ben Horowitz "It won't be easy."

Ben Horowitz, one of the most experienced and respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, shares his best practices for building and growing startups. The author's advice covers the toughest issues that are usually not discussed in business schools. Many people like to talk about how great it is to have your own business. Very few people say that it is very difficult. Ben Horowitz belongs to the latter. He objectively analyzes the challenges leaders face on a daily basis and proposes solutions based on his experience in developing, managing, selling, consulting, and investing in startups. The book is full of the author's trademark humor and his outspoken statements about business. It will be useful for both experienced entrepreneurs and those who are just starting their first business.

8. Richard O "Connor" Depression is canceled.

Depression depends on many interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, external (environmental factors). This book addresses one very important factor that we often overlook: our own habits. We can hide depression, fight it (and even successfully), but this struggle requires a lot of strength from us, taking away from us the opportunity to fully enjoy life and experience positive emotions. This book will help you replace patterns of behavior that are conducive to depression with more effective ones. The systems approach described in the book is based on the best research on the topic of depression - with its help anyone suffering from this ailment will be able to start a new life.

9. Richard Branson “To hell with it! Take it and do it! "

Richard Branson is a legendary British entrepreneur, one of the richest people on the planet, who founded the Virgin Corporation, which today unites almost 400 companies under its brand in a variety of fields - from publishing and air travel to space and underwater tourism. Branson is a bright, non-standard personality. His credo is to take everything from life. It means not being afraid to do what you want. It doesn't matter at all whether you have enough knowledge, experience or education. If you have a head on your shoulders and enough enthusiasm in your soul, any goal will be within your reach. Life is short to spend on things that are not enjoyable. If you like something - do it. If you don't like it, drop it without hesitation. In an expanded version of his bestselling book, Branson offers "rules for life" that should help everyone on the path to creativity, spiritual growth and self-expression. The book carries a huge charge of optimism, wisdom and faith in human capabilities.

10. Stephen R. Covey "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People."

This book is the world's super-bestseller, the # 1 work on the topic of personal growth. She has had a major impact on the lives of millions of people around the world, including Bill Clinton, Larry King and Stephen Forbes. Half of the world's largest Fortune 500 corporations are committed to educating their employees about the philosophy of performance outlined in seven skills.

11. Robin S. Sharma "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari".

What is real success, and how can you achieve it? Is it possible to find happiness that does not depend on either career growth or global crises? How to get rid of endless worries about tomorrow and start enjoying every day you live? Are there simple recipes for receiving spiritual gifts without giving up your usual comfort? How to develop superpowers and subjugate fate? And, perhaps most importantly, how to find your calling and become yourself? The answer is in this book, which has become a bestseller in many countries around the world. Together with former millionaire Julian Mantle, Robin Sharma invites the reader to take an amazing journey to Sivana - a country where dreams come true!

12. Donald Trump "Never give up!"

This book is about how failures, problems, crisis, collapse, disaster can be turned into a springboard for victory, about how, after falling into a deadly whirlpool, push off the bottom and soar up again, to success. The main thing is to perceive all problems not as obstacles or bad luck, but as new opportunities and additional chances given to you by fate. And then you are invincible. Nothing can bring down the face of a person who stubbornly refuses to admit that he is defeated. No obstacles are terrible for those who never give up. And especially convincingly these lessons sound from the lips of a man whose name entered the Guinness Book of Records as an example of overcoming the deepest financial ruin that ever fell to the lot of a businessman. The name of this man is known to the whole world - Donald Trump. And now we know his recipe for overcoming difficulties.
And this recipe: never give up!

13. Mag Jay "Important Years".

Someone calls the years from the twentieth to the thirtieth second youth, someone - the beginning of adulthood. Dr. Mag Jay, a clinical psychologist, claims that this is the most important decade in a person's life in terms of the development of important areas of life: work, love, physical and intellectual development. The book is based on ten years of work with hundreds of students and clients, combining topical scientific research and real stories those who have entered their third decade. The book contains everything necessary tools for the most effective use of the most important ten years. The author shares what psychologists, sociologists, neurologists, economists and top managers involved in personnel policy know about the critical importance of this period. What you do and don’t do between your twenties and thirties can have a huge impact on your career, personal growth, brain development, your relationships, and your business and personal connections. This is a smart and constructive book about years not to be wasted.

14. Will Bowen "A World Without Complaints."

This book will transform your life. Millions of people around the world are convinced by their own experience: Will Bowen's program "A World without Complaints" - works! It is based on a very simple idea: positive changes are ready to happen in our life at any moment, and in order to let them in, you just need to give up the usual manifestations of discontent. "If you find yourself complaining, just put the bracelet on your other hand!" Today, more than six million people have accepted this challenge. The task is extremely simple, but difficult to accomplish (try it - and see for yourself!): To live twenty-one days in a row without complaining, criticizing or gossiping. Help change this world and yourself!

15. Brian Tracy "Build Your Future."

This book is for ambitious people who want to accelerate their progress. Brian Tracy identifies twelve life-proven success factors that must be considered by anyone who wants to fulfill their full potential in our world of almost unlimited possibilities. The book "Build Your Future" will help you develop a positive, optimistic, creative mood, which is a guarantee of great achievements in any field of activity. You will learn how to attract helpful people, valuable ideas, and opportunities to help you reach your goals quickly. With the help of this book, you will become the sovereign master of your own destiny, a real expert in your field of activity, achieve complete financial independence, and develop the habits typical of the most successful people.

If you are suffering from insomnia, or you just do not know what to do in the evening before bed, then start reading! But be careful, because some of the books are so interesting that you will not notice when morning comes!

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So, here is a list of fascinating books that will interest both "avid readers" and novice "book lovers":

"Come in large numbers", Narine Abgaryan

This is a tragicomedy about a young and ambitious girl who, at the beginning of the difficult 90s, decided to leave her native small mountainous republic and conquer the capital. And she immediately realized that every visitor whom the author calls "come in large numbers" has his own Moscow. Someone sees her in millions of people scurrying through the streets, and someone gets the opportunity to get closer to such people. And some of them protect, protect, care, help, support and just love. The author of the book tells about his small piece of that "come in large numbers" of a visitor's life, which many indigenous people of big cities do not know about. And in it there is a place for exploits, the most important of which is to decide to emigrate and accept a new place as it is, and sincerely love it. And then Moscow will certainly reciprocate.

The Collector by John Fowles

This is the author's debut story, and many of them practically freeze their blood, because this is a real psychological thriller that excites the mind. The plot is the fate of two people connected with each other. He is a butterfly collector. There is a void in his soul, which he seeks to fill with beauty. And one day Ferdinand finds himself a wonderful victim - the girl Miranda. She seems to have been created in order to create and enjoy freedom. And he understands that he will give everything to possess her. And so, Miranda becomes a prisoner of Ferdinand. But will he be able to keep within the walls of the castle real Life, Beauty, Freedom and all the most beautiful that can be in the human soul?

The story is built on the delicate relationship of the victim and the villain and allows you to rethink many of the plots of the world classics that seemed to have long been worn out.

Forrest Gump, Winston Groom

This is the story of a mentally retarded guy, which he himself outlined in the pages of the legendary book that formed the basis of the film of the same name. The plot can be called practically the embodiment of the myth about the very "American dream" that disturbed the minds of millions of young people who lived in the second half of the last century. But at the same time, this is a sharp and even a bit cruel satirical parody of the society of that time, which was not ready to accept people who were somehow different from the mainstream. Forrest Gump was different, and therefore became the object of ridicule. But this boy is not mad at all. He is different, and he has access to what others cannot see and feel. He's special.

Amsterdam, Ian McEwan

The author of the book is one of the representatives of the "elite" of modern British prose. And for the work, which became a real world bestseller, he received the Booker Prize. Viktor Golyshev, who translated this creation into Russian, also found an award. It would seem that the story is simple and very relevant. But how many nuances, how many thoughts, how many doubts there are! The main characters are two friends. One of them is a successful editor of a popular newspaper. The second is a genius composer of our time, who is writing the Millennium Symphony. And they conclude an agreement on euthanasia, according to the terms of which, if one falls into a state of unconsciousness and ceases to understand what he is doing, then the other will take his life.

Amendment 22 by Joseph Heller

Although more than half a century has passed since the release of the first book, this work still remains legendary and one of the most popular, and many publications have included it in the list best novels.

This is an unusual story about US Air Force pilots who took part in World War II. All of them find themselves in absurd situations, encounter absurd people and rash actions, they themselves commit incomprehensible actions. And all this is connected with a certain amendment number 22, which does not actually exist on paper, but states that every military man who does not want to carry out a combat mission is completely normal and therefore fit for service. But in fact, in this story you can see not so much an anti-war novel, as a deep and global mockery of modern everyday life, of society and the laws in force.

The Conspiracy of Dunce by John F. Kennedy Toole

The author of this book, who, by the way, lived to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for this creation, was able to create a literary hero unlike any described in satirical literature. Ignatius J. Riley is a creative, creative and eccentric personality. He thinks of himself as an intellectual, but in fact he is a glutton, a mongrel and a quitter. He is like the modern Don Quixote or Gargantua, who despises society for the lack of geometry and theology. He resembles Thomas Aquinas, who started his own hopeless war against everything and everyone: representatives of non-traditional sexual orientation, the excesses of the century and even long-distance buses. And this image is so interesting, unusual and, unfortunately, relevant that everyone can see a part of themselves in it.

"Monday starts on Saturday", Strugatsky Brothers

This book is a real masterpiece of Russian science fiction, a kind of embodiment of the utopia of the Soviet era, a kind of artistic fulfillment of the dream about the possibilities of modern man to learn, create, learn and solve the mysteries of the Universe.

The main characters of the book are employees of NIICHAVO (Scientific Research Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry). They are masters and magicians, real discoverers. And they will face many amazing events and phenomena: a time machine, a hut on chicken legs, a genie, and even an artificially grown man!

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

This book has become a real bestseller. This is a mysterious and fascinating story of the girl Rachel, who, from the window of the train, watches, as it seems to her, ideal spouses. She even gave them names: Jason and Jess. Every day she sees the cottage of a man and a woman and realizes that they probably have everything: prosperity, happiness, wealth and love. And Rachel had it all, but not so long ago she lost it all. But one day, driving up to the already well-known cottage, the girl realizes that something is going wrong. She sees frightening, mysterious and disturbing events in her mind. And after that, the ideal wife Jess disappears. And Rachel realizes that it is she who must reveal this secret and find a woman. But will the police take her seriously? And, in general, is it worth interfering in someone else's life? This is for the readers to find out.

The Book of Life: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

In the last months of his life, the old professor managed to accomplish several important discoveries.

He realized that death is not the end at all. This is the beginning. And, therefore, dying is the same as preparing for something unknown and new. And it's not scary at all, but even interesting.

Before leaving for another world, the old man passed on such knowledge to everyone who was with him in the last minutes of his earthly life. What's next? Do we know this?

The Trial, Franz Kafka

The author is one of the most beloved, mysterious, read and popular writers of the last century. He managed to create a unique artistic universe, in which everything is not at all the same as in real life... She is sad, dreary and almost absurd, but incredible and mesmerizingly beautiful. Her characters constantly become participants in strange adventures, they are looking for the meaning of life and trying to get answers to questions that have long tormented them. The novel "The Trial" is the work that will allow you to most clearly understand the mysterious nature of the work of Franz Kafka.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

This book can be called strange, scary, and incredibly addictive.

In the story, boys brought up in the best traditions find themselves on a desert island. The author told the readers a philosophical parable about how fragile the world is and what can happen to people who have forgotten about kindness, love and mercy. This is a dystopia with a certain symbolic connotation, which explores the characteristics of the behavior of children who find themselves in war time on a desert island. Will they be able to preserve humanity or obey natural instincts?

Rita Hayworth, or the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

The plot of this book is the story of a man whose horrible dream became a reality overnight. He, innocent of anything, was thrown into prison, in a real hell, in which he will have to spend the rest of his life. And from this terrible place no one has yet been able to get out. But the main character does not intend to give up and put up with what was destined for him by fate. He took a desperate step. But can he not only escape, but also get used to freedom and the new world, survive in it? By the way, this work of the real king of fantasy Stephen King served as the basis for the film of the same name, in which Morgan Freeman and Tim Robinson starred.

Events take place in England in 1960. Jennifer Sterling wakes up after a terrible car accident and realizes that she cannot remember who she is, what happened to her. She does not remember her husband either. She would have continued to live in ignorance if she had not accidentally found letters addressed to her and signed with the letter "B". Their author confessed his love to Jennifer and persuaded her to leave her husband. Further, the author takes readers into the 21st century. Young reporter Ellie finds one of the letters written by the mysterious "B" in the archives of the newspaper. She hopes that by taking up the investigation, she will be able to unravel the mystery of the author and recipient of the messages, restore her reputation and even sort out her own personal life.

"Lady with glasses with a gun in the car", Sebastien Japrizo

The main character of the book is a blonde. She is beautiful, sentimental, sincere, deceitful, restless, stubborn and stupid. This lady, who has never seen the sea, gets into a car and tries to escape from the police. At the same time, she constantly repeats to herself that she is not crazy.

But those around me do not agree with this. The heroine behaves more than strange and constantly finds herself in ridiculous situations. She believes that wherever she finds herself, she can be harmed. But if she escapes, she will be able to remain alone with herself and free herself from what she hides, from what worries her so much.

The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt

The author wrote this book for ten years, but it became a real masterpiece. It tells that art has strength and power, and sometimes it can radically change and literally turn our life around, and quite suddenly.

The hero of the work, the 13-year-old boy Theo Decker, by some miracle survived the explosion that killed his mother. His father abandoned him, and he is forced to wander through foster families and completely alien homes. He has been to Las Vegas and New York and is almost desperate. But his only consolation, which, by the way, almost led him to death, is the masterpiece of the Dutch old master, stolen by him from the museum.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

This book is like a complex mirror maze, in which, in an amazing way, overlap, intersect and overlap, seemingly completely different and unrelated stories.

There are six main characters in the work: a young composer who is forced to trade in soul and body; 19th century notary; a journalist working in California in the 70s of the last century who uncovers a conspiracy of a large company; a clone servant working in a modern fast food business; modern small publisher and simple goat herder living at the end of civilization.

1984 by George Orwell

This work can be attributed to the genre of dystopia, it describes a society in which a harsh totalitarian regime reigns.

There is nothing more terrible than imprisoning free and living minds in the shackles of social foundations.

Blackberry Winter by Sarah Gio

Events unfold in 1933 in Seattle. Vera Ray kisses her young son before bed and goes to work at the hotel at night. In the morning, a single mother discovers that the whole city is covered with snow, and her son has disappeared. In a snowdrift near the house, Vera finds the boy's favorite toy, but there are no traces nearby. A desperate mother is ready to do anything to find her child.

The author then transports readers to modern Seattle. Reporter Claire Aldridge writes an article about a blizzard that literally paralyzed the city. By chance, she learns that similar events already took place 80 years ago. Having begun to study the mysterious history of Vera Ray, Claire realizes that she is somehow mysteriously intertwined with her own life.

"Blindness" by Jose Saramago

The inhabitants of an unnamed country and an unnamed city face a strange epidemic. All of them are rapidly beginning to go blind. And the authorities, in order to stop this incomprehensible disease, decide to introduce strict quarantine and relocate all sick people to the old hospital, placing them in custody.

The main characters of the work are an infected ophthalmologist and his pretending to be blind wife. They are trying to piece together the world bit by bit and find order in this gradually enveloping chaos.

"Three apples fell from the sky", Narine Abgaryan

This book is the story of a small village located somewhere high in the mountains.

Its inhabitants are all a little bit grumpy, a little bit eccentric, but at the same time, real treasures of the spirit are hidden in each of them.

This is a witty, sublime and unusual dystopia about the modern consumer society, which is programmed at the genetic level. And in this world the sad story of the Savage unfolds, whom the author regards as the Hamlet of our time. It still retains the remnants of humanity, but people, divided into castes of social consumption, do not want to recognize it or simply cannot do it.

If you list the attention-grabbing books of modern authors, then one cannot fail to mention the work "The social network" Kovcheg "by Evgeny Vesel, which consists of three parts.

The main character falls from the roof, but is reborn again. Having lived a little in the XI century, he finds himself in the distant future - in the XXXVI century in Moscow. The author touches upon many interesting devices, psychology and sales techniques, modern thinking about life and reasons to seriously think about rhetorical questions. The second book describes life in America and the theory of one of the variants of the worldwide conspiracy. And the third part tells about the adventures of the hero on another planet where white angels live.

These were the most interesting books that are worth reading even for those who believe that they do not like to read. They will turn your views and even ideas about the world.

P.S. What books do you remember the most?

You can fight the blues in different ways: with the help of chocolate, pleasant company or strong drinks, but the most useful and effective remedy is a good and funny book. "So simple!" collected for you 10 of the most satirical, humorous and ironic books that can make you laugh outburst.

Reading them, you can laugh to tears! Even on the bleakest day, these humorous books will instantly cheer you up.

Books that charge you with positive

1. Jerome K. Jerome "Three Men in a Boat, Not including a Dog"
   You will not be able to tear yourself away from this incredible story about the journey of three gentlemen and their faithful companion Montmorency along the Thames. Funny misunderstandings, funny collisions and situations full of humor still amaze readers with their originality.
2. Jaroslav Hasek "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk"
   This is the story of a talented saboteur who became the beloved hero of the Czech Republic. After being drafted into the army, Schweik pretends to be a complete idiot and carries out the orders given to him with such precision that it leads them to absurdity. In fact, every war is absurd.



3. Leonid Filatov "About Fedot the archer, a dashing fellow"
   This humorous tale is not intended for children at all, but rather for their parents. The relevance of this book has not been lost, and the plots are eternal. Many catchphrases from this tale are still heard, however, few people know that Filatov is often quoted.



4. Mikhail Weller "Legends of Nevsky Prospect"
   This book can be safely called the funniest book of the last decade. The author skillfully combines irony, sarcasm and nostalgia. Fantastic stories from our recent past, told by the author, are increasingly perceived not as a fiction of the writer, but as a reality known to many.



5. Amendment 22 Joseph Heller
   When you start reading this book, at first it will be difficult for you to understand the heaped up absurd events and paradoxical judgments, to separate the elements of absurd fiction from what might well have taken place in reality.

   You will see that not only some grotesque images are present in it, but the entire artistic panorama is greatly exaggerated.
   

6. Slava Se "Plumber, his cat, wife and other details"
   It’s like a book about a completely nondescript strong man. His male loneliness smells like a hamster living under the bathroom. He is fond of almost unapproachable sad women who are easy to kiss.

   This is the only plumber in the Baltics who plays in the academic theater. He has a blog in LiveJournal, he knows how to fry meat and grows onions on the window.



7. Terry Pratchett "Unadorned Cat"
   In the beginning there was a word, and that word was Cat. This book can be called the Gospel of the Cat. You will learn everything about them. What cats are made of, their internal structure, laws that act and do not act on them, what they eat and what they drink. May the cat's blessing be with you!



8. O. Henry "Stories"
   Good, high quality and time-tested humor. If you want to take a break from serious literature and read something unobtrusive, this book is perfect. You can laugh, cry and think about these stories. Such a book will make the chilly autumn evening cozy.



9. Strugatsky brothers "Monday starts on Saturday"
   The humor of Boris and Arkady Strugatsky is difficult to compare with anything else - you need to feel it, understand it, and for this you must read their light, lively and filled with optimistic philosophy prose. This book of theirs has already been completely and completely disassembled into quotes.

Each of us has had a book in our life that, throughout the entire reading, made you smile, giggle into a fist, choke on laughter, or, disregarding decency, laugh loudly right in public places!

Narine Abgaryan "Manyunya"

Anna, 23, bookstore salesman:

"Actually, I warmly recommend the whole trilogy about the girl Manyuna! And I'm just going to reread it myself. This is pure, uncomplicated adult nonsense like politics, psychology and some expectations from life, a rich childhood! This is what everyone should have, and from which such wonderful adults as the author - Narine Abgaryan grow later. This book is an excellent inoculation from everything superficial and a reminder that life is nothing like that, if you treat it correctly! "

Favorite quotes:

"Who would dare to refuse the Ba's help? Nobody! Everyone wanted to live."

"How can I explain to you what they give stewed vegetables? Take a school apron, cut it into strips, fill it with chalk and a treble clef. Add deuces in algebra and geometry. Simmer a day in milk with froth. This is how stewed vegetables smell and look like."

"To heighten the scent, Manka sprinkled us with Forest Berry air freshener. The ambre that we exuded could have accumulated a completely combat-ready company of infantrymen."

Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov "The Golden Calf"

Tatiana, 29 years old, teacher:

"A wonderful book: sparkling, radiant and all-embracing! In many ways surpasses the first part of the stories about the" great combinator. "I read it with great pleasure and laughed to tears! repeatedly and advise everyone around! "

Favorite quotes:

"Do not knock your bald head on the parquet!"

"In Rio de Janeiro, for example, stolen cars are repainted in a different color. This is done out of purely humane motives so that the former owner would not be upset when he sees that a stranger is driving around in his car."

"You are an interesting person! Everything is in order. Surprisingly, with such happiness - and free."

Douglas Adams "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

Ekaterina, 24 years old, engineer:

"This is my personal No. 1 in humorous literature. An absolutely brilliant work, quotes from which I often talk with friends. The content is impossible to retell, because these are not just cosmic adventures of reckless heroes - in his book, Douglas Adams reflects on the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything Else ! A thin and clever book, pretending to be an entertaining humorous bestseller, but having many deeper layers. A sample of that very legendary English humor (and one of its best incarnations, in my opinion). "

Favorite quotes:

"A man who has traveled the entire galaxy far and wide, has gone through hunger, need and hardship, and still has a towel with him - this is a person with whom you can deal."

"The main difference between an item that can go bad and an item that cannot go bad is that an item that cannot go bad cannot be repaired if it does go bad."

"The technology that makes something invisible is so infinitely complex that in 999,999,999 cases out of a billion it is much easier and more efficient to just take it and hide with it in an unknown direction."

And, of course, the crown quotes (for those in the subject): "Don" t Panic !!! "and" 42 ".

Helen Fielding "Diary of Bridget Jones"

Alexandra, 26 years old, technical writer:

"In general, I rarely read books that make me smile and cheer up, I like all sorts of adventures and gothic fantasy more, but there is no time for smiles ... But at one time I was sooo amused by the book" Diary of Bridget Jones ": in some places I just hooted and read it already twice, including in English. What this book, probably, the whole world knows about: about a not too lucky girl in her thirties, lonely, whose head and life are full of problems and awkward situations with men, parents, overweight and etc., which one fine day decides to start a diary in order to somehow put her life in order. Well, it does! "

Favorite quotes:

"I got it: the secret to losing weight is not weighing yourself."

"Being a woman is even worse than being a farmer. So many things need to be fertilized and cleaned: wax off the vegetation on the legs; shave off the hair under the armpits; pluck out eyebrows; rub heels with a pumice stone; tint overgrown hair roots; cleanse the skin with a scrub and moisturize with a cream; acne disinfect with lotion; file nails; paint eyelashes; massage cellulite; strengthen abdominal muscles with exercise.

"The need to open your mouth while applying mascara is a great and inexplicable mystery of nature."

Sergey Dovlatov "Compromise"

Tatiana, 28 years old, sound engineer:

“From my rather extensive reading experience, almost all works of Sergei Dovlatov were and remain the most“ smiling ”. he himself said that there are no good or bad among his characters, each has a little bit of everything mixed in. And with each of them, like with each of us, such ordinary, everyday funny and sad joys happen. "Compromise" (a series of short stories from different times), I can say without exaggeration, I know almost by heart and reread every time I feel a lack of such immediacy with which the heroes of these books look at life. "

Favorite quotes:

"A decent person is one who does nasty things without pleasure."

"A boxing match was shown on Leningrad television. A black man, black as a boot, fought with a blond Pole. The announcer explained:" You can tell a black boxer by the light blue border on his shorts. "

- At least you wouldn't be lying! Who is this redhead, fidgety bigot? I saw you from the bus in the morning ...

- This is not a redhead, fidgety bigot. This is the poet-metaphysician Vladimir Erl. He has such a hairstyle ...

Irina and Leonid Tyukhtyaevs "Zoki and Bada: a manual for children on raising parents"

Tatiana, 35 years old, medical worker:

I first read this wonderful book "for everyone who ever was a child" in electronic form about 10 years ago, and recently bought a paper one with beautiful illustrations. It is very funny (based on a play on words), kind, easy to read and like not only to me, but also to my husband and my 12-year-old daughter, who actually does not like to read at all. The idea of ​​the book is for adults to learn to better understand children, and children - adults. This book always cheers me up, so I will reread her more than once! "

Favorite quotes:

- How tired of you, - the bud moaned, - it would be better if you weren't there.

- And there is no better than us, - objected Mu-ods.

- So we have you, bad, have been, are and will eat, - confirmed Mu-ods.

"Good zoks are not lying on the road, they are lying on the couch."

- These are the ones, - said the bad, - he treated, healed ... What, the head has not gone through?

- It seems not, - mu-ods hesitated, - in fact, I wanted to know: here

the head did not pass?

Glory Se "Plumber, his cat, wife and other details"

Elena, 27 years old, journalist:

"Very, well, just very funny reading! Moreover, the words" very funny "should be understood not as" hee-hee "and" ha-ha ", but a wild cackle that breaks out completely uncontrollably! Therefore, at work, like me, read all the same not worth it ... Slava Se - like Dovlatov (I'm not afraid of this surname), only closer, not so brilliantly unattainable, and also a little sad, but very lively and understandable. Besides, I don't even remember my father's notes in our literature, moreover, about daughters , oh little ones, and even so warmly and with such love written. Seriously, a universal remedy for blues! And you can read from anywhere. "

Favorite quotes:

"Whoever throws out the tree in January is paranoid. And a miserable slave to order. The determined owner dries the tree until it is crispy."

“It's easy to bring up two girls. I can bark“ Well, eat! ”And“ Well, sleep! ”I'm good at it. Lyalya is already asleep on the thirteenth chapter. Masha - I don’t know, after the hundredth I fall asleep myself.

I know how to cook sausages, I know where the tights are (I don't know - where whose). Here are just hair ... In the morning, you have to whip up the princess-like compositions from them and rubber bands. I only know how to "a woman from Mars".

"Found a kitten. Color - metallic leopard. Affectionate, behind small velvet eggs of a child's size. Responds to the names Kuzya, Tobik, Lena, Petya and Where did the remote control. Funny, bites everyone's toes at night. Eats well, went to the pot three times , out of need and just like that, out of interest. Smart as Feuchtwanger.

If this is your kitten and you are not indifferent to his fate, add a comment here, and once a week I will post interesting stories about his personal growth. "

Tibor Fischer "Philosophers from the Highway"

Olga, 26 years old, editor:

"The most witty, kind and very funny story about a fat and lazy loser philosopher and his disabled partner, robbing banks. And it turns out for them quite by accident, and often - unexpectedly for themselves. Luxurious style of storytelling - in the spirit of a philosophical treatise with subtitles like "A series of common places" and "The train as a way to cover your tracks." About love, friendship, sex, philosophy, logic and bandits: "This is a robbery! Everyone read!"

Favorite quotes:

"Themistocles riding through the agora in a chariot drawn by prostitutes ... This picture has nothing to do with philosophy. But what a thought!"

"Other details of the orphanage upbringing are omitted: a priori it was assumed that if it was not hell itself, then one of its branches."

"And then the morning always comes when you have to get up disgustingly early and go rob five banks in Montpellier."

Georgy Danelia "The toasted one drinks to the bottom"

Irina, 36 years old, economist:

"These are the director's memories - about childhood, about his films (in particular," Afonya "," Mimino ", etc.), about actors, about curiosities on the set, the history of creating scripts of our favorite comedies. The book cannot be called funny in the literal sense of this the words are rather ironic. But it definitely raises the mood! "

Favorite quotes:

"This is not music, this is gonorrhea." - "Why gonorrhea?" - "Because it clings quickly and is difficult to get rid of."

"Once in Tashkent, I watched on TV Tatiana Lioznova's film" Seventeen Moments of Spring ", dubbed on Uzbek language... There Bormann, when he entered the office of the Fuhrer, threw out his hand and exclaimed: "Salam Aleikum, Hitler-aha!"

"Meet, this is my mom, - I told my new friends. I got up and offered to drink to her health. Mom said that if I drank less for her health, it would be more."

Igor Guberman "Gariki for every day"

Inna, 29 years old, dentist:

"A collection of short, very well-aimed and vital quatrains. Humor, of course, is more masculine, and this is confirmed by the common profanity, but most of the" gariks "are so truthful that, noticing the imperfection of being, ourselves and the world around us, they make us smile invariably - they say, yes, that's exactly the way it is! The book is as funny as it is sad - but I strongly advise you to read it! "

Favorite quotes:

Yesterday I ran to fill a tooth
and laughter took me on the run:
all my life I've been dragging my future corpse
and zealously shore.

There is an era in the yard,
and there is a bed in the corner,
and when I feel bad with a woman,
I don't care about the era.

It happens - you wake up like a bird
a winged spring on the platoon,
and I want to live and work;
but it goes away by breakfast.

What books will you add to this list?

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