10 classic novels on the human condition

A Listmania! list by Chris from Greenwich (London, England)
 
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics)
1.  Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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  "A heavy and powerful introduction to right, wrong, love and humanity with deep psychological  overtones"
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The Dice Man
2.  The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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  "We all have choices, but what do these really mean? How does our fear of the uncertain control our actions and beliefs? This book will make you think!"
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The Remains of the Day
3.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "Are we always true to who we are, or do we become who we aspire to be, and if the latter, at what cost?"
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
4.  Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
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  "What happens when one sence overides all others, for most of us it is love, not smell"
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Les Miserables (Classics)
5.  Les Miserables (Classics) by Victor Hugo
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  "A long book, but a fascinating juxtaposition of righteousness over selfishness and dogma over forgiveness"
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Germinal (Oxford World's Classics)
6.  Germinal (Oxford World's Classics) by Émile Zola
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  "When does work become slavery? What drives a mob? What is poverty? What was "sixteen tons" by the Red Skins all about?"
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Love in the Time of Cholera
7.  Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "Mortality, love and lost opportunities cannot be solved at the end of life"
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials")
8.  Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
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  "Compare this to Germinal.  The tragedy is the same, but the freedom is all too clear, freedom to suffer"
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The Prince (Oxford World's Classics)
9.  The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolò Machiavelli
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  "How much have people changed over the centuries? The desired results may be different, but the methods are the same. This book is still essential reading for any aspiring leader"
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A Woman in Berlin: Diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945
10.  A Woman in Berlin: Diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945 by Hans Magnus EnzensBerger
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  "War, and perhaps more significantly, poverty, exposes the darker sides of humanity for both the strong and weak."
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