Most people lie and say they’ve read these classic books to seem smarter, according to a survey in The Guardian . Chances are, you’re one of those people too.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
What you think it's about: Great Expectations is a classic tale of large predictions, significant likelihoods, and big prospects.
Why you should actually read it: Dickens gives readers a good lesson in why you should be kind to strangers, because you never know who they really are.
Penguin / Via dickensblog.typepad.com
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
What you think it's about: A couple of short dudes go on a long vacation with a taller dude, and eventually Ethan Hawke shows up.
Why you should actually read it: Before there was J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, there was J.R.R. Tolkien and The Hobbit. In order to have a handle on modern-day fantasy it's always good to have some context.
Houghton Mifflin Books / Via aquarionics.com
The Bible
What you think it's about: A group of guys had a bet as to how many stories, characters, and themes they could fit into one book which would then spawn a number of organized religions and phenomenons.
Why you should actually read it: Regardless of your religious affiliation, the Bible is an integral piece of historical literature that shaped countless other texts.
Crossway / Via bibleanalyzer.com
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
What you think it's about: Sailors who listen to electronic music get pissed when they can't track down their favorite DJ. What a dick.
Why you should actually read it: Melville's novel is one of the major works of American Romanticism and has one of the most famous first sentences in English literary history.
Dover / Via en8848.com.cn
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