21. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series
21. 銀河系漫游指南系列

By Douglas Adams. The best comedy books ever, you’ll laugh out loud at every book. Adams is simply brilliant. 作者道格拉斯·亞當(dāng)斯。這是有史以來最好的喜劇小說，每本書都能讓你捧腹大笑，亞當(dāng)斯簡直是天才。

22. The Discworld Series
22. 碟形世界系列

By Terry Pratchett. Starts with The Color of Magic, but there are well over 30 in the series now. You can just jump in and read any of them, and they’re all pretty much incredible. Second-funniest writer, after Adams.
作者特里·普拉切特，該系列以《魔法顏色》為開端，至今已出版30多部。你可以隨意選擇一部閱讀，它們都是令人難以置信的佳作。特里·普拉切特是繼亞當(dāng)斯之后的又一幽默作家。

23. The Stand
23. 末日逼近

By Stephen King. Anything by Stephen King will be a good read, but if you’re going to just read one book by him, read this one. A master storyteller.
作者斯蒂芬·金，他的任何作品都是佳作，但你如果只打算讀一本，那就讀著一本吧。斯蒂芬·金是講故事的大師。

24. Harry Potter series
24. 哈利·波特系列

By J.K. Rowling. A classic series, from book one. Sure, it’s supposedly a kid’s series, but so is LOTR (next entry, below) and host of other wonderful works. Harry Potter made reading come alive for my children, and maybe you cried numerous times while reading these books with them.
作者J.K.羅琳，從第一本開始就是經(jīng)典系列。的確，它被視作兒童文學(xué)作品，但《指環(huán)王》等其他文學(xué)作品也是。哈利·波特讓孩子們再次愛上閱讀，而且也許你看這些書的時候哭過好幾次。

25. The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series
25. 霍比特人及指環(huán)王系列

By J.R.R. Tolkein. Absolute classics. The Hobbit by itself is a great little book, but the LOTR series adds epic drama to the world of the Hobbits.
作者J.R.R.托爾金，這些絕對是經(jīng)典之作?！痘舯忍厝恕繁旧砭褪且徊總ゴ笾?，而由此延續(xù)的指環(huán)王系列則是史詩般的巨作。

26. High Fidelity
26. 失戀排行榜

By Nick Hornby. Made into an excellent movie by John Cusack, High Fidelity is as much about music as it is about relationships. Just a cool book.
作者尼克·霍恩比，該書由John Cusack改編為一部優(yōu)秀電影?！妒倥判邪瘛芳仁钦?wù)搼賽?，也是談?wù)撘魳罚@真的是一部很棒的書。

27. About a Boy
27. 關(guān)于一個男孩

By Nick Hornby. Better than the movie, which was pretty decent. The main characters — a do-nothing rich shallow bachelor and a son of a depressed and suicidal mom — are transformed by each other. Also see Hornby’s excellent How to Be Good.
作者尼克·霍恩比，該書相當(dāng)不錯，比電影更值得一看。該書的主要角色——一個無所事事且膚淺的有錢單身漢、一個沮喪的小男孩和他妄圖自殺的媽媽，他們在相處中改變著彼此?；舳鞅鹊牧硪徊績?yōu)秀小說是《如何是好》。

28. Water for Elephants
28. 大象的眼淚

By Sara Gruen. It’s a historical book about circuses. It’s a compelling story, and the well-researched facts really bring the story and characters alive.
作者莎拉·格魯恩，這是一部關(guān)于馬戲團的歷史小說。故事十分吸引人，而取材真實生活的風(fēng)格使得整個故事和里面的人物活靈活現(xiàn)。

29. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
29. 不能承受的生命之輕

By Milan Kundera. A classic, and a great read. Set in Czechoslovakia in the late 60s, it explores the insignificance of our actions and existence, in beautiful language.
作者米蘭·昆德拉，一部經(jīng)典著作。故事背景是20世紀(jì)60年代的捷克斯洛伐克，它以優(yōu)美的語言探討了我們行為和存在的意義。

30. Anna Karenina
30. 安娜·卡列尼娜

By Leo Tolstoy. One of the greatest novels of all time, Anna is a tragic heroine brought down by her desire to live and be loved, while Levin is a wonderful character looking for a satisfactory answer to the only important question to Tolstoy: that of death. Incredibly interwoven stories presided over by a roving omniscient narrator.
作者列夫·托爾斯泰，一部置于任何時代都毫不遜色的偉大著作，安娜因生活和愛情的失敗淪為悲劇女主人公，而列文則是回答托爾斯泰提出的關(guān)于死亡這一問題的最佳角色。這兩人的故事都被托爾斯泰這位博識的敘述者巧妙地穿插起來。