The Best Stories Ever Told

Here are the top 10 books & stories so far, according to our results from Sri Lanka's readers:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
• Ernest Hemingway's short stories
• The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (Haper Lee)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
• Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
• Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
• Arthur C. Clarke's short stories
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
• The Discworld series (Terry Pratchett)

We're still adding to the list. So tell us about the stories that have stayed with you for years, shaped you as a person or influenced your life. Or books said something important to you, something that spoke to your heart.

Recommend, review or even revile. We'll keep publishing your top picks and dire warnings. :)

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