You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. …Tell the others right away, "No, I don't want to watch TV! … I'm reading! I don't want to be disturbed!

Italo Calvino
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Generally, we can find a lot of books online and we may be easily distracted by other things which we think we should be reading but we don't. But here is a list of books which you must read as soon as possible along with this wonderful quote. 1) The Lord of the Rings : This book is about fantasy and adventure and it's not only the first book but the best one. It could be one of the best adventure story ever written. 2) A Walk To Remember: This book describes a boy who meets a girl who changes his life forever. If you have a broken heart, this will comfort your pain. 3) The Catcher in the Rye: This novel depicts a teenager named Holden Caulfield who has a rebellious attitude and the main character is the voice of his generation. 4) The Name Of The Rose: An amazing novel where a religious order takes on an important book from their monastery's library and the aim is to decipher its mysterious meaning. 5) To Kill A Mockingbird: This novel tells us how an innocent man was wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit and how he was carried away from his home after being accused to a white woman who took a dislike to him. 6) Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone: The Harry Potter series tells the adventures of a young wizard named Harry Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which is full of mystery, magic, romance, drama, excitement, laughter, tears and friendships that stay with you forever. 7) Dracula : By Bram Stoker - In this famous novel, Dracula tells us about Count Dracula who lives in Transylvania at the end of 18th century and has been terrorizing people for years by causing them death or turning them into undead. This novel has inspired many movies too. 8) The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time: Sometimes people are known for their out-of-the-box thinking where everything else becomes simple but this novel shows it completely different way where Christopher Boone is known as an autistic boy who thinks differently than everyone else so he tries to solve every problem with his own logic which is quite difficult sometimes but he does it perfectly well.

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