Other day I was googling how to learn to love reading and came across some Reddit or Quora page – I actually don’t remember now – and there was one advice that I really liked. Some person was telling that easiest way to fall in love with reading is to read something that you can relate to in your current life situation. One of his examples was – if you are about to go to the jail you can read Monte Cristo. There were more examples but I forgot them. Unfortunately I haven’t bookmarked that page and now I’m desperately trying to find it (probably it’s impossible). Now what I need is examples of classic novels (three to five) that everyone knows and that different people in different life circumstances could relate to. It would really help me!
Bram Stoker's Dracula. I'm glad I read this. I accidentally timed it well, I remember I either finished on the same date as one of the last entries when they were travelling but not before the last reflection at the very end, I finished ether on that last date, or Halloween, I forget which, but it was dumb luck on my part. I loved how this was written as different journal and diary entries of all the main characters (except Dracula) and how they all converged to tell of a monster. A bonus treat for me was having my city (London) featured and finding out the London Underground is a lot older than I gave it credit for and Londoners were doing the same things as we do today with the same means and methods like, when they took the Underground to Liverpool Street Station or Mina walking to Piccadilly for Saturday afternoon shopping from somewhere, maybe The Mall, or somewhere, but, it hit close to home, and I liked that.
The City and the City if you're about to go into an area with lots of poors or people with skin that looks different from yours [/sarcasm]
In all seriousness though, John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is quite relatable if you are a Christian living in sin. Also, it is an allegory so you'll find yourself in some weird shit while reading that novel. Beautifully written.
