Books to read before u die !!

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This is one book everyone tells you to read and that’s for a reason. No book had ever made me cry but this one did. Atticus Finch became my favourite character after reading this book, the ideal father. The book illustrates what it’s like to be brought up in a country, about life, about sacrifice, family, childhood, growing up and what not. Trust me if you cried while reading The Notebook and The fault in our stars then “Get a life” (and I assure you won’t cry in this one).

2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I don’t think everyone would end up endearing it because it is the typical 19th century English romantic novel but if someone does (an ass, probably), then they are hopeless and idealize love (perhaps even single). It was my first classic and one of my favourites till date. This book will make you fall in love with English classics, if you’re lucky. And if not, you’d end up hating every goddamn 19th century English writer. As of me, I fell in love with its male protagonist, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and even wrote sexual fanfics on Wattpad (dude I was 13).

3. The Mahabharata by Ved Vyasa

This is one book I haven’t read but aspire to once I gather enough will power to accumulate chunks of information. Everyone knows the basic line but it takes a lot of mindfcukery to have the audacity to read 18 books that spans around the 2 sets of warring cousins in the 18 day battle of Kurukshetra. The best part about the story is that it actually emphasises and takes the saying “Everything is fair in love and war”, way too seriously. It tells us that you need to be bad to fight the bad guys, the God we worship today was a human being like us once upon a time and just as driven, it talks about philosphy, magic etc. etc. The best part is that it also involves the Bhagvad Gita which has one of the best philosphical teachings given by Krishna and if read carefully and pondered upon, can actually make us deal with some of our life’s problems. The book is written in Sanskrit but there are tonnes of translations available and shortened versions too.