41. Watership Down
41. 海底沉船

By Richard Adams. when you read it, you will just find yourself moved by the characters and rooted in the story (so to speak) as they struggle to overcome tyranny.
作者理查德·亞當斯,當你閱讀時你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己會被里面反抗暴政的角色深深打動,并沉迷在此故事中。

42. Lolita
42. 洛麗塔

By Vladamir Nobokov. This controversial book will test your moral boundaries, and at the same time push the boundaries of the language. Unmatchable in many ways.
作者弗拉基米爾·納博科夫,這部充滿爭議性的小說將挑戰(zhàn)你的道德底線,同時還有語言的底線。在很多方面它都是無與倫比的。

43. Sometimes a Great Notion
43.?永不讓步

By Ken Kesey. He’s better known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but this is also a masterpiece, really, with intricately interwoven narratives (which can be a bit confusing) telling the story of a hard-nosed logging family in Oregon. A must read.
作者肯·克西,他的另一部小說《飛越布谷鳥巢》更出名些。但這部小說同樣是不朽之作,它凌亂交互地敘述了俄勒岡州一個勇敢頑強的伐木家庭的故事,必讀之作。

44. Life of Pi
44. 少年Pi的奇幻漂流

By Yann Martel. A charming story of an Indian boy lost in the middle of the ocean with a tiger. A great read.
作者揚·馬特爾,這是關于一個印度男孩和一頭孟加拉虎在太平洋漂流的歷險故事,一個扣人心弦的故事。

45. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
45. 深夜小狗神秘習題

By Mark Haddon. A touching story about a 15-year-old autistic boy who is very intelligent, who uses his dedicated detective skills to solve more mysteries than he set out to solve.
作者馬克·海登,這是關于一個患有自閉癥的15歲少年的感人故事,他利用自己的的偵探才能揭開了很多謎團,同時也發(fā)現(xiàn)了更多秘密。

46. The Corrections
46. 糾正

By Jonathan Franzen. Maybe at first, you don’t like this book much, as the author seems to dislike and make fun of the main characters. But the deeper you go into the novel, the more you begin to understand and sympathize with the characters. And beyond an intricately woven tale, it’s also an interesting critique of modern consumerism society.
作者喬納森·弗蘭岑,也許起初你不太喜歡這本書,因為作者似乎不太喜歡主要角色,在故意嘲弄他們。但是隨著故事的深入,你就會逐漸理解書中人物,并同情他們。在看似雜亂的敘述中,是對現(xiàn)代消費社會的評論。

47. The Time Traveler’s Wife
47. 時間旅行者的妻子

By Audrey Niffenegger. A beautiful love story, told with a unique twist of time travel.
作者奧黛麗·尼芬格,這是通過時間的錯亂,敘述一個優(yōu)美的愛情故事。

48. Cold Mountain
48. 冷山

By Charles Frazier. I couldn’t put this book down. You’ll fall in love with these characters.
作者查爾斯·弗雷澤爾,這本書絕對不能錯過。你一定會愛上里面的角色。

49. Noble House
49. 華貴洋行

By James Clavell. Incredibly intriguing historical fiction, in this case set in Hong Kong. Extremely compelling stories. Clavell has a whole series of can’t-put-down books set in Asia, including Tai-Pan and Shogun, among others.
作者詹姆斯·克倫威爾,這是一部難得的迷人歷史小說,故事的背景設在香港。這個故事十分引人入勝,克倫威爾有一系列關于亞洲的不容錯過的小說,其它的還有臺北、日本幕府等。

50. Don Quixote
50. 唐吉訶德

By Cervantes. Another of the greatest novels of all time, the tales of Quixote and the amazing Sancho Panza will delight you with their humor and wit. Much of Western literature is indebted to this book, and Cervantes is the only writer who comes close to standing with Shakespeare.
作者塞萬提斯,又一個至于任何時代都毫不遜色的偉大小說,你一定會被唐吉訶德和桑丘·潘沙的幽默和才智逗樂。關于西方文學這本書里多有提到,塞萬提斯是唯一一個可以跟莎士比亞并肩的人。