The great 20th Century novel. This is a book to be savored, read and reread. If you've not read this, you won't understand what all the noise is about (people love or hate the book, many find it boring or confusing).  From the horrors and confusion of life.... he finds...beauty.  This was the first literature that I thought was as beautiful as a symphony...

Even in translation, Rilke is the greatest poet (reading him in German is better).
This is the voice of the poetic soul, looking at and reflecting on life. Rilke will touch your soul.

Easily the best work of Hesse; life offers many paths, one of passion and the other of control and restraint. Two friends walk these paths for a lifetime, which path is ultimately the most fulfilling?

Doestoevsky writes of the human condition, deep and at the same time entertaining. Pevear's translation is best.

One amazing, joyous, poignant adventure, you'll reread this.
If the author tightened this by 30 pages and strengthened the ending this would be one of the great modern novels.

A wonderful historical novel on the life of Rodin. Like looking over his shoulder as he creates his masterpieces.

Live fully, awake in this moment. This is the expression of the Enlightened mind. My favorite Buddhist book

An annotated Shakespeare is essential, this is a good option, or pickup the Arden individual copies (not the single volume Arden that eliminated the greats annotations in the individual volumes)