Top 7 books to read in English

How to maintain daily English practice without courses and private lessons? Pretty simple.Go to English-language content! Watch YouTube videos from English-speaking bloggers, re-watch your favorite films in the original and, of course, read books in English.

We have compiled the top of the best books in world literature, which are easy and interesting to read in the original.The list includes:

"The Catcher in the Rye" - Jerome David Selinger

Don't expect this novel to be of interest only to teenagers. You can and should read it even after 16 years.The book is not loaded with complex vocabulary and is easy to read in the original.

The Great Gatsby - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Have you watched the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio? Great, then reading the book in the original will not be a problem for you. Not to say that Fitzgerald wrote in plain language. Many scenes in the novel are difficult to understand. Try to reproduce these moments from the movie in your head and keep reading.

“1984” - George Orwell

There are very few complicated descriptions in Orwell's book. The action of "1984" is fast-paced, so it will be interesting to read it.

Dystopias are generally quite amusing reading.To Orwell, add Brave New World Aldous Huxley and Fahrenheit 451 to Ray Bradbury.

"Farewell to arms!"- Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway is best read in the original.If you haven't reached the books by this author yet, start with Farewell to Arms. This novel about the First World War will definitely pull you in. The author rewrote its ending 47 times. It will be interesting to find out where Hemingway finally stopped.

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Hardly anyone-he doesn't knowthe story of the boy who survived. If all the films have already been revised, and the books have been re-read, it's time to move on to the originals. So you can once again plunge into the already beloved magical world.

A little tip: add the history of Fantastic Beasts to the Harry Potter books and the list of references will increase significantly.

"Notes on Sherlock Holmes" - Arthur Conan Doyle

Have you reviewed all the film adaptations of the story about the great detective Sherlock Holmes? Well, then let's move on to the original texts.You can start with Etude in Scarlet Tones or The Dogs of the Baskervilles, and then move on to all the other stories.

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

A classic English novel that is best read in the original.If you've been putting off reading Jane Eyre for later, then maybe now is the time to start reading.