People are using books for reading in their free time so that they can take some interest in the story. The bookstores and libraries consist of different excellent titles around the world. Some of them are best fiction books and some are non-fiction books. 

Now, I am going to describe the book in brief, what are the advantages of reading a book, and the nine best books of all time.

Brief Overview of Books and their Benefits

The book consists of several pieces of paper that contain information like writing and images. It can be written by one person or a group of people. The book has several different chapters in which each chapter is written by a different author. 

Benefits of Reading Books

There are several benefits of reading books. These are the following:

Brain Exercise

People must remember the different characters in the story before reading a book. An individual has to remember the story while enjoying book reading. This identifies that the reading becomes an exercise for a person’s brain. 

Improvement in concentration and memory

Both physical and mental exercises are most important for an individual. Reading becomes the best mental exercise for an individual to remember different characters, plots, connections, settings, and twists which strengthens his or her memory and concentration. 

Increase in general knowledge

Both fiction and non-fiction books provide information since it is filled with fun and interesting facts. Reading books can increase the knowledge of a person which helps in improving his or her conversational skills.

Vocabulary Improvement

It is important for a person to read story books for vocabulary expansion. A better vocabulary knowledge will increase the self-confidence of an individual which is most important for him or her when sitting in a group of knowledgeable audience. 

Reducing Stress

The stress level of a person will be reduced with the help of humor, reading, and yoga. Reading a book will lower heart rate, blood pressure, and psychological distress in people.

9 Best All-Time Books

Below are the nine best all-time books that an individual can read in his or her free time: 

The Bible

One of the most successful all-time books is The Bible. This book was published by Zondervan company. It is a religious text that is related to Jews, Rastafari, Samaritans, Jews, etc. This book consists of several features such as teachings, poetry, historical narratives as well as prophecies. The greatest writers, religious leaders, painters, artists, and musicians have been inspired for thousands of years. 

Characters: Mary, Moses, Aaron, Balaam, Baruch, Peter, Bartholomew, Ananias, Joseph, etc. are some characters of The Bible book. 

Brave New World

Brave New World is a dystopian novel which was written by the English author Aldous Huxley in 1931. This book was published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus on 4th February 1932. It has several features which include love, propaganda, happiness, control, art, and mind-altering substances. A dystopian society is divided into five castes each of which has different specific roles. 

Characters: The characters in this book are Henry Foster, Mustapha Mond, Lenina Crowne, Benito Hoover, Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson, Fanny Crowne, and others.

The Sun Also Rises

The sun also rises is the first novel which was written by the American writer, Ernest Hemingway. This book was published on 22nd October 1926 in the United States of America (USA). The story is all about a theme of love, masculinity, death, and nature. 

Characters: Bill Gorton, Lady Brett Ashley, Pedro Romero, Robert Cohn, and Jake Barnes. 

War and Peace

War and Peace is the greatest novel which is written by the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. It was published in 1869. The story is all about love, friendship, peace, war, full of spirit and tragedy. 

Characters: Anatole Kuragin, Princess Drubetskoya, Amelie Bourienee, Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky, Lisa Bolkonskaya, Nikolai Rostov, Natasha Rostova etc.

The Alchemist

The Alchemist is a novel which is written by Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho. This book was published in the year 1988. It was written in the duration of two weeks. The Alchemist is all about the story of a young Andalusian shepherd, Santigo. It is a combination of mysticism, magic, wonder and wisdom.

Characters: The Alchemist, Santiago, Melchizedek, The Englishman, The Coptic Monk, Fatima and The Shopkeeper.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, an American writer writes a novel called To Kill a Mockingbird. This book was published by J. B. Lippincott & Company in the year 1960. It was generally read in high schools as well as middle schools in the United States of America (USA). This book consists of 281 pages.

In this story, Atticus Finch lives with two children Jem and Scout in a small town Alabama. He is a lawyer and widower who defends Tom Robinson in this book.

Characters: Robert Ewell, Jem Finch, Maudie Atkinson, Atticus Finch, Dill Harris etc.

Night Watch

Night Watch is a novel which is written by Sergei Lukyanenko. It was generally published in the year 1998. The story comprises werewolves, witches, light and dark magics, and the world of vampires. 

Characters: Night Watch, Olly, Qhorin, Benjen Stark, Jon Snow, Eddison Tollett, Samwell Tarly, Bowen Marsh, Osric Stark, Lomi, Mance Rayder, etc.

Citizen: An American Lyric

Citizen: An American Lyric is a poem which is written by the American poet, Claudia Rankine. It was published on 7th October 2014 in the United States of America (USA). This book won several awards in the year 2014 and 2015. The story is all about racial identities, racial politics, race, etc.

Characters: Frantz Fanon, Trayvon Martin, Zora Neale Hurston, Serena Williams, Judith Buttler, Frederick Douglass, Hennessy Youngman (Jayson Musson), James Craig Anderson and so on. 

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger, an American author writes a novel called The Catcher in the Rye. This book was generally published in the year 1951 in the United States of America (USA). Holden Caulfield is the main character in this novel. This book has 234 pages which include several features such as connection, identity, theme of innocence, sex, belonging, loss, and depression. 

Characters: Phobie Caulfield, Mr. Antolini, Stradlater, Allie Caulfield, Carl Luce, Sally Hayes, Maurice, Jane Gallagher, etc. 

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood is written by Truman Capote, an American novelist and screenwriter. This book is all about the clutter family that lives in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas. It consists of four members who were murdered on 15th November 1959. There are no suspects and no evidence found by the police. They arrest two paroled ex-convicts after the investigation into the death of the Clutter family.

Characters: Herbert clutter, Kenyon clutter, Bonnie clutter, Nancy clutter, Harold Nye, Alvin Dewey, Susan Kidwell, Bess Hartman, Don Cullivan, etc.

Conclusion

This blog describes the 10 best all-time books for which an individual can read in free time. These books contain lots of interesting stories which a person is able to enjoy reading instead of wasting time drinking, smoking, watching TV dramas, etc. If an individual is developing the habit of reading books, then he or she learns new things in real life.