15 Classics that will make you forget you're reading!

Classic literature can be overhyped. But this list recommends you all the classic works of literature that will make you forget you're reading!

Welcome to There She Goes. In this post I'm listing all the classics that are worth you're while. From Jane Austen to Joseph Heller, I include works of literature you've heard all about and have never been told before!

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“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”

― Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of Bakersvilles

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1# Pride and Prejudice - by Jane Austen

He had too much pride, she had too much prejudice... it just works. Mr. Darcy's cold and mean first impression does not resound well with Elizabeth Bennet. The eldest second daughter of the Bennets, is a strong-minded and quick to judgement unmarried girl. But when Mr. Darcy comes into the picture, and other promising suitors, everything begins to change. A work of feminism way beyond its years, with heartbreak, betrayal and the occasional proposal.

2# Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Hilarious! First book that made me actually laugh out loud! Yossarian is in the army and looking to escape the war as soon as possible. However, any captain requesting a psych evaluation to be deemed not sane enough to fly proves his own sanity by requesting such evaluation. Among impossible situations like these the book makes a spectacle of war tactics and of the characters themselves.

That's quite a Catch, that Catch-22. The best there is!

3# Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol

Though a favourite childhood book for all, the original book is even better. It is a must read once you are old enough to understand the sophisticated psychology behind the crazy experiences Alice goes through. To read it now and compare it to what you understood of it when you were younger is such a eye-opening experience!

4# Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Four poor sisters set in a coming-of-age drama period. The story follows the ever-changing lives of Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth while transitioning from girlhood to womanhood. It is said to be loosely based on Alcott's own life. This book is a must to read during Christmas, it will warm your heart more than any hot chocolate every could.

5# Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of Baskerville by Sir Arthur Connan Doyle

No one writes murder mysteries like the great Sir Arthur Connan Doyle. From the very first page the reader understands just how brilliant Holmes is as a detective. Though a bit slow-paced through Watson's descriptive writing, there is no way the reader solves the mystery before the author wants you to know who has been haunting the grounds of Baskerville for so many years. You can't go wrong with Sherlock, if you are looking for a mystery.

6# To Kill a Mockingbird - By Harper Lee

A a classic of classics. Lee tells the heartbreaking story of an amateur lawyer desperately trying to prove the innocence of a black man falsely accused of rape by a white woman. Set in small-town Alabama this book will make you cry, smile and transport you back in time to a world of duress and hardship whose messages and pretext are still relevant to this day.

7# Animal Farm - by George Orwell

So intelligently constructed, George Orwell finds the most creative way to retell the story of the Russian Revolution. Clearly and truly portraying the relevant historical figures, Orwell shows the world better than no one how a revolution actually works, and the consequences of empty promises. Destroying the sugar coated reality of true communism, Orwell portrays a crazy hectic farm life through the illuminating interactions between the animals.

8# Breakfast at Tifanny's by Truman Capote

Poise, class and all in between, this masterpiece of literature is perfect for anyone looking for a bit of light reading. Under 100 pages, this book follows the "American geisha" Holly Golightly through her life in New York City. The narrator, her neighbour, tells her life through their small interactions which grow as they gradually become friends. The perfect book to read by the French Riviera or simply to bring with you in the train. You can't miss out on the beautiful writing of Capote

9# Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

I believe no one writes as beautifully like Vladimir Nabokov. Though the story of the book itself is a bit controversial and not exactly my favourite plot, it is so worth reading the book for the majestic writing of it. The words are always perfectly chosen to suit the description of the action and the tone though always romantic is swiftly adapted to what the action warrants, where it be a fight expressing hate or love alike.

10# The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Definitely not for the faint hearted. Plath's description of the horrific events she witnessed while under psychiatric care facilities are both haunting and eye-opening to the cruelty at which mental patients were treated in the 1950s and perhaps with some application to today. The first and last book she ever wrote, Plath left an autobiographical account of the various highs and lows of her life as a struggling journalist in America.

11# The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The corruption of the American dream has become a controversial classic. Was it it perhaps the best way to explain how "self-made" is not all that it is cut out to be? That I don't know, but Fitzgerald's narrative of Jay Gatsby as he attempts at everything to get the love of his life to fall for him, leads us through the highs and lows of his tragic life.

12# The Little Prince by Anthony de-Saint Exupery

One of, if not my favourite childhood book. It is a completely timeless book, to be read whether you're 8 or 80. Full of life lessons, beautiful metaphors and imaginative characters, a perfect book to be read on a summer evening when longing for some childhood nostalgia.

13# The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

For all the misfits and lonely people out there. This coming-of-age story perfectly portrays the struggles of adolescence through the poignant perspective of the narrator, 16-year-old Holden Caulfield. Who goes on to discover and unveil the phoniness of the adult world. A must read for any high-school-er or university student out there.

14# One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Marquez

Hauntingly beautiful. 2 words that best describe the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founded the town of Macondo. A beautifully poignant story of human isolation, García Márquez chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love. If you read Spanish, do buy the original version, though the translation is very well made, nothing beats the author's original choice of words.

15# Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

Another one that made me laugh out loud. No one does write comedy quite like Evelyn Waugh. This book, is the perfect light read for a small plane ride or beach trip. A bundle of mistakes leads an amateur journalists to the middle of a chaotic war no one had ever heard about. It perfectly shows the powers of journalism through the comedic writing of Waugh.