9 Books With The Best Character Development

9 Books With The Best Character Development

One of the marks of a great book is its characters. Here are 9 Books With The Best Character Development.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Since the two characters serve as narrative foils to each other, the character development feels even more enhanced.

Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

In this mythological fiction, Divakaruni paints the portrait of India’s grand epic Mahabharata, from the perspective of Draupadi.

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

This story excels at both plot and character development. We follow a host of people as they board the grand ship ‘Ibis’ which sets sail towards China.

Emma by Jane Austen

Emma by Jane Austen

In this classic, the protagonist Emma is beautiful, rich and smart but also proud. She fancies herself as an expert matchmaker.

Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

In this lyrical book, Kawabata paints exquisite portraits of a man who returns to meet his ex-lover, who is now living with another woman.

Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore

Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore

This book is a love triangle between Bimala, her mellow husband and the conniving but passionate Sandip who comes to stay with them.

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This book is about a young girl, Kambili whose father is abusive due to a skewed interpretation of religion.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In this great American classic, Nick Carraway narrates the story of Gatsby, a pompous yet very elusive and mysterious man.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

This book follows an orphan, Jane Eyre who finds employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, the home of the mysterious Rochester.