⋆˖⁺‧₊☽ literary landmarks ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

these aren't just books—they're the novels that define generations, challenge conventions, and reshape what literature can be. here you'll find the masterpieces that have left their fingerprints on our cultural DNA: stories that dared to experiment with form, voices that spoke uncomfortable truths, and narratives that captured watershed moments in time. from modernist breakthroughs to contemporary classics, each work here stands as a milestone on literature's ever-evolving road. whether they shocked the world upon release or quietly revolutionized storytelling, these books remind us why some stories don't just reflect their times—they transcend them. perfect for readers who believe that great books aren't just entertainment, but landmarks in the geography of human expression.

1984

1984
ByGeorge Orwell

1949 • 4,819 Readers • 352 pages 4.2

Animal Farm

Animal Farm
ByGeorge Orwell,Boris Grabnar(Translator),+2 more

1945 • 3,386 Readers • 122 pages 4.1

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Anna Karenina
ByLeo Tolstoy,Kyril Zinovieff(Translator),+1 more

5 Readers 4

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities
ByCharles Dickens

19 • 964 Readers • 544 pages 3.6

Brave New World

Brave New World
ByAldous Huxley

1930 • 2,532 Readers • 332 pages 3.9

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment
ByFyodor Dostoevsky,Richard Pevear(Translator),+1 more

19 • 1,728 Readers • 602 pages 4.3

East of Eden

East of Eden
ByJohn Steinbeck

1952 • 1,087 Readers • 601 pages 4.5

Emma

Emma
ByJane Austen,Therezinha Monteiro Deutsch(Translator)

1815 • 923 Readers • 334 pages 4

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451
ByRay Bradbury

1953 • 3,068 Readers • 227 pages 3.9

Frankenstein

Frankenstein
ByMary Shelley

181 • 2,180 Readers • 353 pages 3.9

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle
ByJohn Steinbeck

1936 • 20 Readers • 274 pages 3.9

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Madonna in a Fur Coat
BySabahattin Ali

1943 • 36 Readers • 160 pages 4

Mrs Dalloway

Mrs Dalloway
ByVirginia Woolf

1925 • 515 Readers • 282 pages 3.8

Nausea

Nausea
ByJean-Paul Sartre,Lloyd Alexander(Translator)

1938 • 266 Readers • 196 pages 3.6

Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground
ByFyodor Dostoevsky,Richard Pevear(Translator),+1 more

1847 • 558 Readers • 149 pages 4.1

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men
ByJohn Steinbeck

1869 • 1,842 Readers • 162 pages 3.8

O Pequeno Príncipe

O Pequeno Príncipe
ByAntoine de Saint-Exupéry

1 • 1,644 Readers • 136 pages 4.2

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice
ByJane Austen

1811 • 2,333 Readers • 342 pages 4.2

Rebecca

Rebecca
ByDaphne du Maurier

1938 • 722 Readers • 448 pages 4.1

Stoner

Stoner
ByJohn Williams

1965 • 655 Readers • 288 pages 4.5

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar
BySylvia Plath

1963 • 1,424 Readers • 234 pages 3.9

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The Brothers Karmazov
ByFyodor Dostoevsky

1880 • 1 Reader

The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye
ByJ. D. Salinger

1951 • 2,497 Readers • 288 pages 3.6

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

1886 • 7 Readers • 317 pages 3.5

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby
ByAnne Crow,F. Scott Fitzgerald

1925 • 176 Readers • 94 pages 3.7

The Haunting of Hill House

1959 • 876 Readers • 178 pages 3.8

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis
ByFranz Kafka

1915 • 28 Readers 3.7

The Picture of Dorian Grey

1890 • 418 Readers • 186 pages 4.1

The Stranger

The Stranger
ByAlbert Camus,Matthew Ward(Translator)

1942 • 1,819 Readers • 134 pages 3.9

The True Deceiver

The True Deceiver
ByTove Jansson,Thomas Teal(Translator)

1982 • 20 Readers • 181 pages 3.6

War and Peace

War and Peace
ByLeo Tolstoy

190 • 834 Readers • 1,396 pages 4

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights
ByEmily Brontë

197 • 1,439 Readers • 376 pages 3.7