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Top five books everyone must read and why

Literature is important for everyone and if you ask "a top 5 of must-read books you will get different answers. There are maybe more different "top 5 must-read books" than you will find readers of these books. I will try to give my personal opinion through the millions of books which are available in bookstores

From all the books I have read in my life I try to give my top 5 books and probably there are maybe more "must-read books" which I still have to read. This is my top 5 which I recommend everyone to read:

The Bible

The bible can be considered as "the book of life" and is used in different religions. However, this religious book is considered as God's word; there are different reasons for reading this book. The bible describes the creating of the earth and gives detailed information of one important man "Jesus".

Jesus is the central person in this book and everything is written through the eyes of God. The bible is not meant as a history of the existence of the earth or a biography of Jesus life but it is more trying to understand why some things happen and the lessons we can take.

The bible contains content you can interpret in different ways. For example abortion; the bible said the sixth commandment is "we should not kill". This commandment can be discussed and anti-abortionists will claim abortion is not allowed according to the bible. If you read the bible carefully the bible doesn't write about abortion. The bible only describes life begins at birth.

Reading the bible is important for the lesson you can take from a story. It is the lesson you can take from a story in the bible which can be important for your further life. This is the main reason why the bible is "a must read book" for everyone. Even if you don't share the religion the lesson can be important for everyone.

*Gone with the wind

This novel is written by Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara and her relationship with friends, family, enemies, lovers and the protection of their plantation in Georgia and called "Tara". The story starts when Scarlett get the news that the one she loves "Ashley" is going to marry with his niece Melanie Hamilton. She declares her love to Ashley but without result and Ashley will marry with Melanie.

Rhett Buttler was witness of this romantic scene and in fact he is the one who really loves her. She denied this several times and married after two other marriages with him. They got a child Bonny but she dies by trying to jump with her


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