Even if you take solace in reading during all your free time, there are still probably a few amazing stories you haven’t discovered yet.
In an effort to help you find your next page-turner (and help you accomplish one of your New Year’s resolutions), we dove into Amazon’s “100 Books To Read in a Lifetime” list and rounded up some of our favorites.
Whether you’re looking for a classic read like “The Great Gatsby” or something newer like “Gone Girl” or even a timeless book you can read with your children like “Where the Wild Things Are,” we’ve got you covered with plenty of great options to add to your own list.
Ahead find 10 great options from Amazon’s famous reading list with genres that include children’s books, classics, thrillers, romance, historical and much more.
1. “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger, $12.78 (originally $15.99)
Follow 16-year-old Holden Caulfield, a native New Yorker, run away from his prep-school in Pennsylvania and follow his three-day adventure in the Big Apple.
2. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, $14.99 (originally $17)
Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” is a mystery book (and film!) that you don’t want to miss out on. At the beginning of the book, Amy and Nick portray the perfect couple, but after Amy goes missing on their fifth marriage anniversary, everything takes a turn. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media, everyone starts questioning every move Nick has ever made — wondering if he is the reason his wife is nowhere to be found.
3. “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, $7.99 (originally $15.95)
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was published in the late 90s but is now a successful Hulu original series, is another great read. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women, including the main character, Offred.
4. “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green, $6.10 (originally $12.99)
If you don’t want to cry, “The Fault in Our Stars” is definitely not for you. This beautifully written novel follows a somber 16-year-old Hazel, who has been suffering from thyroid cancer for years when she meets a boy named Augustus Waters at her Cancer Kid Support Group and turns her world upside down.
5. “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank, $21.18 (originally $27)
“The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank is a powerful read, no matter what age or point in your life you may be in. Read through real-life diary entries of one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust and her experiences in hiding for more than two years.
6. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, $8.93 (originally $17)
“The Great Gatsby” is a fabulous read that will take you right to the 1920s. Discover the story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, lavish parties on Long Island and so much more.
7. “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” by Judy Blume, $6.99 (originally $9.99)
Margaret Simon, almost 12, recently moved from New York City to New Jersey and anxiously made new friends — Nancy, Gretchen and Janie. They form a secret club to talk about boys, bras, getting their first periods and eventually come across the topic of religion.
8. “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, $13.20 (originally $19.95)
“Where the Wild Things Are” is an iconic story that has inspired a movie, an opera and broadened endless imaginations. When Max dresses in his wolf suit and causes havoc in the house, his mother sends him to bed. From there, Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things, who name him king and share a wild rumpus with him — and that’s just the beginning!
9. “1984” by George Orwell, $7.48 (originally $9.99)
Written more than 70 years ago, “1984” was author George Orwell’s chilling prediction about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative has become timelier than ever before.
10. “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B White, $5.47 (originally $9.99)
Charlotte’s Web is a tender novel of friendship, love, life and death that takes you into the life of a spider, Charlotte, and her web, a little pig named Wilbur and a young girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he was born as the runt of his litter.
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