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The 5 best fiction books of all time

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky follows Raskolnikov as guilt, pride, and faith collide, asking whether any human being can stand above moral law.

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a story about faith, guilt, and a murder that tears apart one of the most dysfunctional families in all of literature.

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a haunting story of obsessive love, revenge, and redemption, set on the wild, windswept Yorkshire moors of northern England.

The Odyssey

by Homer

"The Odyssey" by Homer is the epic story of one hero's ten-year struggle to return to his family after the fall of Troy.

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux, is a French mystery-horror tale set in the Paris Opera House. It follows a young singer, a hidden genius living beneath the theater, and a love that twists into terror.