THE ULTIMATE READING CHALLENGE: EXPLORE THE 50 BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME!
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Published 2024-03-08
š Why Watch This Video?
This list was compiled by an algoritm comparing 228 respected book lists, giving the most authoritative list one can reasonably get.
Discover the Top 50 Books: Uncover a carefully curated list of the most influential books in history, including classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird," "1984," "Pride and Prejudice," and many more.
Each book has a very brief synopsis so that you can decide whether it sounds like a book you would like to read.
Reading Recommendations: Whether you're a student, a lifelong learner, or looking for your next great read, this video offers a wealth of recommendations to enrich your literary journey.
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BOOKS ON THIS LIST
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - 50 Gullivers Travels
1:49 - 49 The Colour Purple
2:42 - 48 The Red and the Black
3:42 - 47 The Sun Also Rises
4:35 - 46 A Passage to India
5:43 - 45 Absalom Absalom
6:57 - 44 David Copperfield
8:20 - 43 Gone With the Wind
9:22 - 42 On the Road
10:18 - 41 Frankenstein
11:35 - Patreon Details
12:12 - 40 Mrs Dalloway
13:21 - 39 The Master and Margarita
15:04 - 38 The Trial
16:47 - 37 The Magic Mountain
18:30 - 36 The Iliad
20:19 - 35 Invisible Man
21:21 - 34 Jane Eyre
22:38 - 33 Midnight's Children
24:01 - 32 To the Lighthouse
25:26 - 31 Great Expectations
26:47 A Modern Book Channel
27:17 - 30 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
28:27 - 29 The Stranger
29:52 - 28 Beloved
31:18 - 27 The Lord of the Rings
32:35 - 26 The Divine Comedy
33:53 - 25 Middlemarch
35:30 - 24 The Bible
37:32 - 23 The Brothers Karamazov
38:32 - 22 Odyssey
39:29 - 21 Heart of Darkness
40:49 - 20 The Sound and the Fury
42:30 - 19 Madame Bovary
43:22 - 18 Catch-22
44:38 - 17 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
45:58 - 16 The Grapes of Wrath
47:13 - 15 War and Peace
48:14 - 14 Wuthering Heights
49:21 - 13 To Kill a Mockingbird
50:35 - 12 Anna Karenina
51:35 - 11 Moby Dick
52:51 - 10 Crime and Punishment
54:29 - 9 Don Quixote
55:42 - 8 Pride and Prejudice
56:58 - 7 Lolita
57:44 - 6 1984
59:13 - 5 The Cather in the Rye
1:00:33 - 4 In Search of Lost Time
1:02:09 - 3 The Great Gatsby
1:03:44 - 2 Ulysees
1:05:46 - 1 One Hundred Years of Solitude
1:07:55 - Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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Video suggestion : the Nobel Prize Winners, which one became classics, which ones got forgotten
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Tristan I must say you are one of my favorite book tubers. I enjoy all you do for those of us who enjoy the classics.
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I absolutely love your videos and explanations of books. Having said that, any list of top books that doesnāt have The Count Of Monte Cristo is infuriating. How dare theyš”š
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Excellent video. I really love your little guided tours around books. It inspires me to read books I wouldn't normally read. Thank you.
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Currently reading through Moby Dick for the first time and my god am I in love. Melville really is a genius
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Yayyy Tristan!! I have my coffee, notebook & pen ready!! So excited to see your list!!
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This is a great video. Iāve read about 20 of these books. I think everyone needs to read Middlemarch-I think of that book often. I read the Bible daily. I would add the need for the Count of Monte Cristo to be on the list.
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I rarely comment but I really appreciate your videos and they always encourage me to engage with some classics I wouldn't normally pick up for myself. Thank you for the effort you put into your videos and for your insights š¤
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Iāve always believed John Steinbeckās, āThe Winter of Our Discontentā should be on everyoneās reading list. Itās a great book no one ever mentions.
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I feel reading The Odyssey, The Iliad & The Bible is a great base for reading all literature. Just my opinion š
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Thank you so much, Tristan. This was so enjoyable and I love how you give a synopsis of each book. Your passion is infectious. Both of your channels are a delight.
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Count of Monte Cristo should certainly be on this list!
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Thank you for all the hard work you put into this but I would much prefer a 'Tristan List' where you recommend books for us and read a little from them. That helps me more. ā¤
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Scarlett was the oldest of the O'Hara sisters, not the youngest! That's why it became her responsibility to take care of Tara and the rest of them.
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@Tristan Just an observation as a viewer: It might be a good idea to pin a comment of your own as a reminder of where this list comes from. Many people, as shown by the comments, have missed that this list isn't your own ranking. This way, you clear up any confusion and you can gauge interest in avideo of your own 50 Greatest list, if you ever plan on making one. Either way, very interesting list. And congrats on the increased attention you're getting with the two channels!
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I really enjoyed this video. Thank you. Its also a pleasure to see how happy you are in talking about these books. Its quite contagious šš»
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I named a cat Albert after I had just finished reading that particular Camus novel. She was a stray that came up and let herself in and the other animals had zero problem with her and she was happy to see everyone. It was just so opposite of the usual experience of introducing a new cat to established cats it seemed fitting to name her in a way after a book about an unusual fellow. Also, before I decided on a name I had been calling her 'Stranger Kitty', so it was a natural development. Of course she is a girl cat, so she is mostly called Bertie, but that is where her name came from.
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Iād love to see a āTristanā list like this. Iām a new subscriber so I may have missed it if youāve already done it, Iāll go and look for that.
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I loved this list! I'm currently reading The Great Gatsby (on Chapter 3) and I immediately knew, with its first sentence, that I was entering a masterpiece!ā
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I'm new here... been following for a couple weeks - I'm hooked - so thought I'd join in. So I'd leave out Lolita and have A Christmas Carol instead
