A thread on books I love. I still have many books on my Want to Read list, so I'll add new ones to this thread as time goes by. I hope anyone looking to read something new can find this thread useful. This list was requested by @panthi__
1. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami: Panthi had asked me to not include Murakami’s books but how could I not? Out of 13 books I’ve read of him, I can always say this one’s the masterpiece. 
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: A fascinating take on morality, art, beauty, hedonism. As @bg_learning has reviewed it on his Goodreads, “reading it actually allowed me to know myself better in a way.” The power of this book.
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky: You feel happy and sad as the high school days of Charlie unfold through his letters. You will remember your school days and your friends and all the things you could have done.
4. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki: “I am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be.” A wonderful, thought-provoking book.
5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers: Not a love story but story of us, lonely creatures of this world, story of a deep irresistible pain of disappointment, of loss, of anger with oneself, of being who we aren't. The writer was just 23 when she published this.
6. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez: Story of love, patience, Jealousy, obsession, desire, pity, and vengeance. The vivid and poetic prose of Marquez will make you fall in love with the story.
7. Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore: You will probably never read proses and poetry more exquisite, and meaningful than this. Tagore was a magician.
8. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: How we grow old and start forgetting things we admire and excite about! How we start measuring things with our eyes and principles we have clung onto. How we forget that what is essential to us is always invisible to the eyes!
9. No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai: This book talks to people who have gone through a phase of sadness and depression. The author puts up his story questioning the irrationality of society, and explaining inescapable times of suffering. Dark and depressing but an exquisite read.
10. Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez: Marquez is a master at narrating stories slowly almost slyly. This book is another vivid portrayal of human emotions, of the demon called love we all have inside.
11. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: The book is better than the DiCaprio movie. You won’t be disappointed.
12. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom: A simple and wonderful read on lessons of life from an old dying professor.
13. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell: A teen love story that will leave you mesmerized. You will remember your first crush, your first heartbreak, and all sweet, sour moments. Brilliantly written. Fun fact: I started writing a book (still writing) after reading this one in 2014
14. Looking for Alaska by John Green: One of the best YA stories. Just found out Hulu has released a series based on the book.
15. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: If you see this book, pick up and read it. Do not hesitate.
16. A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro: @BishalLakha writes, ”The story is seemingly simple but because of its incompleteness it's convoluted and ambiguous yet very palpable.” A special book.
17. Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti: To achieve freedom in the society we live, surrounded by cults, religions, their dogmas, and Gods, one has to ask questions. One of the best books on the philosophy of life.
18. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder: Sapiens and Sophies World must be read by everyone.
19. The Stranger by Albert Camus: @ydniw__ writes, “how do you define an insouciant man subtly? this is it.” The book is more than this question but the main gist lies in it. The absurdity of the world. The song Mad World captures the same feeling.
20. Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran: A tender story of love told in exquisite proses.
21. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: A timeless classic, hauntingly beautiful, questions the foundation of our relationships.
22. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: Superbly written by Hemingway, a tragic story of a fisherman. A modern classic.
23. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig: Deep, complicated, more than 500 pages, reading this book needs focus but this motorcycle trip of a father and his young son examines our way of life and teaches us many wonderful things.
24. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino: Learn about cities you will never visit, and read stimulating conversations between Kublai Khan and Marcopolo. A brilliant book of imagination.
That's it @panthi__ . Hope you find something interesting to read. I will keep adding books I find intriguing in the thread.
