YOU MUST READ ONE BOOK EACH FROM THESE FREE BOOK WEBSITES

Ask a book lover, and they will explain to you the joy of reading a book for free – be it borrowed from a library or a friend, or a gift they receive or as it is prevalent these days, through free online reading websites. Free websites take away the worries of budgets and money, and allow a reader to sit back, relax and enjoy the book to the fullest. For all thrifty book worms, we present a carefully curated list of must-read books from these websites! Read these and let us know about your reflections and thoughts in the comment section.

Open Library – The Beautiful and Damned by F Scott Fitzgerald

A timeless classic, Fitzgerald’s “The Beautiful and Damned” is a true treat for all booklovers across the world. Published in 1922, as the author’s second book, it has been the subject of rave reviews and intellectual exploration by scholars, academicians and literature enthusiasts alike. A satirical novel, it is set in the New York city, against the backdrop of the Jazz Age. It explores the fragility of relationships, in the wake of the excesses of the roaring twenties. Available as free online reading, this book serves as a befitting successor to the author’s masterpiece “The Great Gatsby”. Check out the website Open Library to experience this novel, which is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence.

BookBoon – Practical Mindfulness by Jean Gilhead

Sylvia Boorstein said “Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience.” True to this quote, mindfulness is a practice, that has become indispensable in a person’s life. The chaos, hustle and bustle of modern life, have taken a toll on people. Published by BookBoon itself, ‘Practical Mindfulness’ is a true guide on how one can incorporate mindfulness in daily life, practically and effectively. With tips, tricks and techniques to make mindfulness one’s coping mechanism, this book, available as free online reading, is sure to leave an impact on your life. Even reading a summary of this book, would be more than enough for you to know why mindfulness is of essence. An amazing book!

Feedbooks – Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Written in 1883, by Robert Louis Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’ is a book that is passed down from generation to generation. Originally written as an adventure book only meant for boys, it is today read by children everywhere in the world. Teachers and educators teach this book in classrooms, to introduce children to colonial classical literature. This book, available as free online reading, is the story of Jim Hawkin’s boyhood adventure on a quest for buried treasure. The iconic lines from the book “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest –Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” are quoted whenever one talks of this book. It can be accessed for free, on the website Feedbooks. Die hard literary fans must read it to savor the beauty of pre-Industrial literature.

Manybooks.net – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her books have been heralded as the ‘standpoint of feminist literature’. A classic book which changed the mindsets of pre-contemporary era British households, Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ deals with the subject of marriage and how it is contextualized in a family of five sisters. While the book genre is romance and it can be accessed as a free online summary reading, it follows the character arc of the protagonist Elizabeth Bennett, who learns about love and life in a novel manner, while growing up in a quite British town, where everyone is bothered with marriage, husbands, and wealth.

This is just a sneak peek of the books that are available on these prominent websites. One can explore millions of books, thousands of genres and uncountable books by different authors, at the click of a button, and that too, for free! Read as much as you can, because as Dr Seuss said “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”