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·亚当斯,当你阅读时你会发现自己会被里面反抗暴政的角色深深打动,并沉迷在此故事中。

42. Lolita
42. 洛丽塔

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.
作者弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫,这部充满争议性的小说将挑战你的道德底线,同时还有语言的底线。在很多方面它都是无与伦比的。

43. Sometimes a Great Notion
43. 永不让步

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,他的另一部小说《飞越布谷鸟巢》更出名些。但这部小说同样是不朽之作,它凌乱交互地叙述了俄勒冈州一个勇敢顽强的伐木家庭的故事,必读之作。

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.
作者扬·马特尔,这是关于一个印度男孩和一头孟加拉虎在太平洋漂流的历险故事,一个扣人心弦的故事。

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

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.
作者马克·海登,这是关于一个患有自闭症的15岁少年的感人故事,他利用自己的的侦探才能揭开了很多谜团,同时也发现了更多秘密。

46. The Corrections
46. 纠正

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.
作者乔纳森·弗兰岑,也许起初你不太喜欢这本书,因为作者似乎不太喜欢主要角色,在故意嘲弄他们。但是随着故事的深入,你就会逐渐理解书中人物,并同情他们。在看似杂乱的叙述中,是对现代消费社会的评论。

47. The Time Traveler’s Wife
47. 时间旅行者的妻子

By Audrey Niffenegger. A beautiful love story, told with a unique twist of time travel.
作者奥黛丽·尼芬格,这是通过时间的错乱,叙述一个优美的爱情故事。

48. Cold Mountain
48. 冷山

By Charles Frazier. I couldn’t put this book down. You’ll fall in love with these characters.
作者查尔斯·弗雷泽尔,这本书绝对不能错过。你一定会爱上里面的角色。

49. Noble House
49. 华贵洋行

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·克伦威尔,这是一部难得的迷人历史小说,故事的背景设在香港。这个故事十分引人入胜,克伦威尔有一系列关于亚洲的不容错过的小说,其它的还有台北、日本幕府等。

50. Don Quixote
50. 唐吉诃德

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.
作者塞万提斯,又一个至于任何时代都毫不逊色的伟大小说,你一定会被唐吉诃德和桑丘·潘沙的幽默和才智逗乐。关于西方文学这本书里多有提到,塞万提斯是唯一一个可以跟莎士比亚并肩的人。