Awards search:Waterstones Books of the Century

Nineteen eighty-four

by George Orwell
Paperback, 1954
Tags
fiction, novel, authoritarianism, dystopia, distant future, psychology, romance, thriller, mass surveillance, dictatorship, Penguin Classics — 4 more, doublespeak, propaganda, Orwellian, Prometheus Award

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story

by George Orwell
Paperback, 1989
Tags
fiction, novel, animal stories, allegory, authoritarianism, revolutions, Russian Revolution, dystopia, coup d'état, Orwellian, Hugo Award (best novella) — 1 more, Prometheus Award

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley
Paperback, 2006
Tags
fiction, novel, dystopia, utopia, distant future, mind control, authoritarianism, science fiction, sex, Shakespeare, biography — 2 more, class divide, tragedy

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee
Paperback, 2006
Tags
fiction, novel, racism, legal drama, miscarriage of justice, childhood, scapegoat, rape, bildungsroman, period story, 1930s — 3 more, Americana, Pulitzer Prize, young adult novel
Series
To Kill a Mockingbird (1)

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck
Paperback, 1937
Tags
fiction, novel, unlikely friends, tragedy, death, Americana, gentle giant, Penguin Classics

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton Autor
Paperback, 2015
Tags
fiction, novel, science fiction, Jurassic Park, creepy amusement park trope, dinosaurs, thriller, long walk, hubris, jungle adventure, adventuring academic — 3 more, science, gifts from E&E, hoisted by own petard
Series
Jurassic Park (1)

Løven, heksa og klesskapet [The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]

by C. S. Lewis
Paperback, 1997
Tags
fiction, novel, fantasy, allegory, Christianity, witchcraft, child discovers new world, Narnia, secondary world fantasy, Narnia book box, box set — 10 more, Christmas fiction, Christ reborn, werewolves, Santa Claus in fiction, WW2, dwarves, giants, snow and ice adventure, 1940s, eternal winter
Series
Chronicles of Narnia: Chronological (2), Chronicles of Narnia: Publication order (1)

Ringenes herre [The Lord of the Rings]

by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
fiction, novel, fantasy, Lord of the Rings, maps, wizards, long walk, quest, good vs. evil, war story, cursed treasure — 6 more, dwarves, gifts from Ørjan's family, Middle-earth, epic, giant spiders, Prometheus Award
Collection
Loki's Top 13 fantasy prose works
Series
The Lord of the Rings (Omnibus 1-3)

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding
Paperback, 1996
Tags
fiction, novel, horror, survival of the fittest, stranded, deus ex machina, young adult novel

Hobbiten, eller Fram og tilbake igjen (Illustrated Edition) [The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]

by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
fiction, fantasy, Middle-earth, quest, novel, gifts from Ørjan's family, illustrated fiction, children's story, maps, giant spiders, werebear
Series
The Lord of the Rings (Prelude)

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J. R. R. Tolkien
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Middle-earth, fantasy, fiction, wizards, dragons, children's story, Collins Classics, novel, illustrated fiction, giant spiders, werebear
Series
The Lord of the Rings (Prelude)

Dune

by Frank Herbert
Paperback, 1965
Tags
fiction, novel, science fiction, Dune, coming of age, prophecy, dangerously powerful child, grownup in child's body, child genious, desert adventure, white saviour trope — 8 more, political intrigue, revenge story, assassination, rightful ruler, war story, epic, Nebula Award (best novel), Chosen One trope
Series
Dune (1), Dune: Complete Chronology (14)

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger
Paperback, 1991
Tags
fiction, bildungsroman, on the run, coming of age, novel, Americana, young adult novel

Sofies verden: Roman om filosofiens historie

by Jostein Gaarder
Paperback, 1992
Tags
fiction, novel, fantasy, philosophy, journey into the story, meta-narrative, breaking the fourth wall, escapes, edutainment, coming of age, the relationship between reality and fiction
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