"Novels"- The universal cure to any stress and over powering problem. Reading is a joy that can’t be described in words. The feeling of losing one-selves in a world made out of inked pages that hold adventures of a lifetime, is after all one of a kind. Novels can take away any sorts of pain, and they can help you grow and become the person you want to be. So here, we at the Things To Do have taken it onto ourselves to provide you a list of novels you might not want to miss on reading, because these bad boys might just change your life.
1. Emma by Jane Austin
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Between Pride and Prejudice and Emma, It’s always a hard pick on which is the best. But Emma seems to always win out with a unique plotline that will annoy and amaze the readers throughout the whole journey. Emma, fourth novel by Jane Austen, centres on Emma Woodhouse, a precocious young woman whose overconfidence in her matchmaking abilities creates several romantic misadventures. Emma Woodhouse is without a doubt, one of the most captivating and vivid characters created by Jane Austin. With her charming wits and spoilt nature, Emma would surely win your hearts and make you want to know more about her. This book is truly a mystery and if you look closely, you might even find a new depth of meaning hiding behind the guise of a romantic-comedy.
2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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When you are creating a list of best books, there is no way you can leave out what is known as the best novel ever created in history. Anna Karenina. The plotline, though indicates a forbidden romance between the wife of a minister named Anna Karenina and a dashing cavalry officer named Count Vronsky, the novel itself is much more than that. Anna Karenina provides a view of humanity itself where Tolstoy asks it’s reader to not judge but to watch as the story unfolds in front of them. Anna herself is a lovely, energetic, captivating woman who is full of life and beauty and readers are bound to be on the edge of their seats as they watch how she simply crumbles, sinks into despair, fueled by desperation and irrationality and misdirected passion. What a mysterious character this Anna Karenina, and what a powerful novel it is.
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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While most of us have all swooned and died at the brilliant performance of Leonardo Dicaprio in the hit movie of 2013, the novel itself is what truly portrays the true essence of the story. Set in 1920, Fitzgerald tells us a story about the delusionally hopeless and fabulously wealthy Gatsby, who’s whole life rotates around the dream of getting back to his one true love, Daisy Buchanan. The lavish parties, the sparking lights can’t dim the personality Gatsby holds throughout the tale, and it’s quite easy to get astonished by seeing the man dreaming with such courage and passion even if reality speaks otherwise. The name of the novel truly does justice to what a great man Gatsby was, and the story is no doubt one of the finest that there is.
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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No doubt one of the most adored novels in the list is of course, Dorian Gray. The novel tells a dazzling story about a young man named Dorian who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. It can be easily claimed as one of literature's greatest studies of shallowness, vanity, casual cruelty and hedonistic selfishness. Wilde lays out all the points in absolute perfection, and you won’t be able to put it down once you get a hold of it. The novel, even though it has the name of Dorian in the title, focuses around three characters; Basil Hallward, Lord Henry Wotton and Dorian Gray. It is a story that sounds like a dark, corrupted Jane Austen novel that was snappy and pleasant to the ear, but the feeling it left you with was one of hopelessness and despair as you read on. The level of cynicism and societal disregard that Wilde’s characters display towards humanity in this novel is simply staggering. Despite the dark, it is still one of the most engaging, compelling and lyrical pieces of literature you can ever read, with pros and quotes that make you question life itself.
5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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This creation of Harper Lee never cease to amaze with it’s warm and humorous tone, while also dealing with serious issues like rape and racism. On one level, this book is a fairly straight-forward coming of age story about life in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression. The protagonist is Jean Louise Finch, an intelligent though unconventional girl who ages from six to nine years old during the course of the novel. She is raised with her brother, Jeremy Atticus, by their widowed father, Atticus Finch. He is a prominent lawyer who encourages his children to be empathetic and just. He notably tells them that it is “a sin to kill a mockingbird,” alluding to the fact that the birds are innocent and harmless. Despite the easy flowing narrative, the book is both extremely and deceptively powerful in its discussion of race, tolerance and human decency and is obviously a must read for anyone.
6. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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A novel that is loved by some and hated by some, The Alchemist is no doubt a book to try reading. Coelho, takes us on a spiritual journey with the mysterious and captivating story of a shepherd boy searching for a treasure from Spain to Egypt, meeting mysterious yet eye opening characters like the Gypse woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest while showing him what life was truly about. It’s a book that speaks of the full circle of life, how fate and destiny will entwine if you want something with all of your heart and most importantly, how the real treasure of life lies within oneself than the outside. The Alchemist is a novel that combines an atmosphere of medieval mysticism with the voice of the desert that follow Santiago and the reader like echoes of ancient wise voices. With this symbolic novel Coelho states that we should not avoid our destinies, and urges people to follow their dreams to reach true happiness.
7. The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura
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A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocketer lost to the hands of fate. With dark-cold reality and oozing existential dread, The Thief is simply unforgettable. This novel tells the story of “The Thief”, a seasoned pickpocket, who puts himself into a mess he finds hard to get out of. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves in and out of Tokyo crowds, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly sometimes he doesn’t even remember the snatch. Most people are just a blur to him, nameless faces from whom he chooses his victims. He has no family, no friends but he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when Ishikawa, his first partner, reappears in his life, and offers him a job he can’t refuse. Nakamura writes what has been referred to as “zen noir” and there is not a better way to describe it. A philosophical novel with a gritty crime twist, this is the sort of book where characters debate morality and the worth of an individual life while searching for their own true self. Definitely a Must read.
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