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38 Books That Will Blow Your Mind

38 Books That Will Blow Your Mind

There are always reading materials that will leave you stunned, flabbergasted or just simply left you in absolute awe. This list of books carries such objectives, to blow your mind and leave you wanting for more. We covered both classics and quite recent titles for you to explore, and we’re pretty confident a big number of them below will most definitely ring a bell. Do take note that not all the titles below are free.

This list is GetFreeEbooks’ favorite books that guarantees great mind-expanding activities, to take you into unfamiliar territory or imaginative worlds. The next time you’re looking for a riveting read, consider picking up one of these 38 mind-blowing books.

Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

Thinking Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Ender’s Game  - Orson Scott Card

Ender’s Game

Orson Scott Card

The Trial - Franz Kafka

The Trial

Franz Kafka

Neuromancer - William Gibson

Neuromancer

William Gibson

Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom

Catch-22  - Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Joseph Heller

Watchmen - Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

Watchmen

Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

Flowers for Algernon  - Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest  - Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ken Kesey

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy  - Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

The Man In The High Castle  - Philip K. Dick

The Man In The High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Night - Elie Wiesel

Night

Elie Wiesel

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

1984 - George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

Citizen of the Galaxy  - Robert A. Heinlein

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep  - Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

Philip K. Dick

Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch  - Philip K. Dick

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Philip K. Dick

The Stranger - Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Joshua Foer

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Joshua Foer

Animal Farm - George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

American Gods  - Neil Gaiman

American Gods

Neil Gaiman

A Condeferacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

A Condeferacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

House of Leaves  - Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

Stranger in a Strange Land  - Robert A. Heinlein

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

Ubik - Philip K. Dick

Ubik

Philip K. Dick

The Things They Carried - Tim O’Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O’Brien

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

The whole list in point form for your reference:-

  1. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
  2. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  4. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
  5. The Trial by Franz Kafka
  6. Neuromancer by William Gibson
  7. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  8. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
  9. Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
  10. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
  11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
  12. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
  13. The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick
  14. Night by Elie Wiesel
  15. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  16. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
  17. 1984 by George Orwell
  18. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
  19. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
  20. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
  21. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  22. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
  23. The Stranger by Albert Camus
  24. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
  25. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  26. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  27. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
  28. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  29. A Condeferacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
  30. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
  31. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
  32. Ubik by Philip K. Dick
  33. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
  34. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
  35. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  36. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
  37. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  38. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley