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Earth, Water, Air, and Fire: 36 Books With Elements in Their Titles

"Here's some trivia for your next late-night conversation: The concept of the classical elements—earth, wind, fire, and water—originates in the ancient world, and seems to have been developed pretty much simultaneously by the best thinkers in multiple cultures. References to the idea can be found in artifacts from ancient Greece, Egypt, and India.

We're all about classification here at Goodreads, and so we've transposed this idea to the world of books. Listed below are 36 books with a classical element in the title—nine for each element. Reading thematically can be fun, and you may spot some familiar names. Where else are you going to get Jules Verne, Madeleine L'Engle, and Ta-Nehisi Coates in the same lineup?"
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
1
Ken Follett
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
2
Ocean Vuong
The Wretched of the Earth (Frantz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
3
Frantz Fanon
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
4
Jhumpa Lahiri
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
5
Julia Phillips
The Uninhabitable Earth (David Wallace-Wells)
The Uninhabitable Earth
6
David Wallace-Wells
House of Earth and Blood (Sarah Maas)
House of Earth and Blood
7
Sarah Maas
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
8
Jules Verne
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
9
Pearl S. Buck
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
10
Sara Gruen
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
11
Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water
12
Nathan Harris
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
13
Ta-Nehisi Coates
A Girl Is a Body of Water (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
A Girl Is a Body of Water
14
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Things We Lost to the Water (Eric Nguyen)
Things We Lost to the Water
15
Eric Nguyen
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
16
Stuart Turton
Something in the Water (Catherine Steadman)
Something in the Water
17
Catherine Steadman
Into the Water (Paula Hawkins)
Into the Water
18
Paula Hawkins
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
19
Paul Kalanithi
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
20
Jon Krakauer
Punching the Air (Ibi Zoboi)
Punching the Air
21
Ibi Zoboi
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
22
Patrick Rothfuss
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
23
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
24
Kristin Hannah
What the Wind Knows (Amy Harmon)
What the Wind Knows
25
Amy Harmon
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
26
Kenneth Grahame
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
27
Madeleine L'engle
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
28
James Baldwin
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
29
Mariana Enriquez
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
30
Elizabeth Acevedo
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
31
Celeste Ng
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
32
Vladimir Nabokov
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
33
Kamila Shamsie
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
34
Suzanne Collins
Things You Save in a Fire (Katherine Center)
Things You Save in a Fire
35
Katherine Center
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
36
Stieg Larsson
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