My List of the10 Best Fiction Books:

1. J R R Tolkein – The Lord of the Rings

A masterpiece in conception and imagination. Something for Christians to aspire to.

2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky – The Brother Karamazov

The psychological interplay is wonderful.

3. Franz Kafka – The Castle

The ultimate modern nightmare.

4. Jonathon Swift – Gulliver’s Travels

The best satire in the English language.

5. Lewis Carroll – Alice In Wonderland

Imagination in full flight suitable for both children and adults.

6. George Orwell – 1984

A picture of today written in the past. Newspeak was taken by Christians and turned into Chritianese.

7. Albert Camus – The Plague

The conflict between science and faith.

8. D H Lawrence – Sons and Lovers

An exploration of country / city culture and lives.

9. Charles Dickens – A Tale Of Two Cities

A great story of sacrifice for love.

10. Leo Tolstoy – Anna Karenin

An exploration for meaning and the first ‘soap opera’.

Mark Oz

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